Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very few light steers for today. Feeder steers 800-850 lbs. sold steady. Lower undertone on steers 850 lbs. and up. A unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up to 850 lbs. Heifers 850-950 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Grain markets are up again today. A few load lots for today. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 13th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 1,346 head.

Average price

$119.04

1,346 head · 840 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$28.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	119.34	1,002	1,275
Medium and Large 1-2	758	118.06	895	52
Large 1	1,041	104.00	1,082	15thin
Large 1-2	1,235	90.50	1,118	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.84/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale1,346 hd

119.04

—

SD average4 barns · 3,191 hd

122.22

−3.18

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

42 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	—	870	115.51/cwt	114.35–116.50	1,005	384
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	114.81/cwt	113.35–116.35	1,057	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	119.94/cwt	116.25–121.50	979	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	127.93/cwt	121.00–128.75	1,139	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	139.11/cwt	139.00–139.25	1,036	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	137.76/cwt	134.75–138.50	1,083	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.64/cwt	119.50–126.50	947	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	129.91/cwt	124.00–132.35	929	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.03/cwt	135.75–137.50	846	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	169.48/cwt	164.00–171.50	890	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	1,159	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	144.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,135	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,085	32
Steers	Large 1	—	1,102	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,311	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,003	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,063	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,116	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	120
Steers	Large 1	—	1,221	109.77/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,340	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	119.56/cwt	118.00–120.60	1,243	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.12/cwt	135.50–136.50	904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.14/cwt	137.50–145.50	800	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	175.81/cwt	175.50–176.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	114.24/cwt	113.60–116.50	1,104	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	987	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.37/cwt	137.00–138.00	725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	906	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,235	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,118	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,037	100.84/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,046	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	862	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	121.13/cwt	120.50–122.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,035	4

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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