Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 700-750 lbs. were 2.00 higher, steers 800-950 lbs. were 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifers 650-700 lbs. were 1.00 lower, heifers 800-950 lbs. were 2.00-5.00 lower. Alot of the feeder cattle were caring extra mud today. Some load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 22nd , expecting 3500 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.85/cwt on 2,287 head.

Average price

$131.85

2,287 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$384

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.48

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	142.81	840	129
Medium and Large 1	808	131.24	1,060	2,150
Large 1	1,037	118.00	1,224	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about −$384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,287 hd

131.85

—

SD average7 barns · 10,233 hd

140.33

−8.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	122.79/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,133	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	133.90/cwt	129.25–135.25	1,028	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	157.25/cwt	153.00–164.00	884	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	783	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	167.71/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,065	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,007	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	156.25/cwt	154.00–159.25	1,139	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	125.85/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,099	523
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	140.97/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,166	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	163.00/cwt	159.00–164.25	1,079	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	881	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	167.77/cwt	166.00–168.50	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	184.52/cwt	178.00–192.00	980	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	132.18/cwt	127.75–135.00	1,227	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	913	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,056	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,251	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	127.49/cwt	120.85–128.25	1,298	194
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,361	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,116	123.85/cwt	123.85–123.85	1,382	108
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,037	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,135	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.25	1,233	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	793	139.06/cwt	138.75–142.50	1,103	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	925	117.39/cwt	114.50–117.75	1,086	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	138.89/cwt	137.50–146.75	939	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.43/cwt	143.00–155.00	921	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.55/cwt	130.00–138.75	983	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	138.24/cwt	135.00–141.50	1,077	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	170.38/cwt	170.00–171.00	898	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	139.00/cwt	124.00–142.00	874	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	120.80/cwt	117.00–121.50	1,177	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	134.99/cwt	130.00–136.10	1,191	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.97/cwt	138.00–152.50	990	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	128.58/cwt	123.00–131.75	1,072	300

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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