Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-05-13

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,167 head
894 vs last sale 2,273 250 vs year ago 3,417 · 7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-900 lbs. sold 3.00 higher, A higher undertone was noted on steers over 900 lbs. An unevenly steady market was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. Heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. Grain markets moved lower today. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 20th, 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 $121.76/cwt on 2,305 head.
Average price
$121.76
2,305 head · 861 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$394
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$9.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.47
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2668125.17836133
Medium and Large 1869121.651,0572,137
Large 11,066115.431,23035
One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about −$394 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 sale2,305 hd
121.76
SD average6 barns · 8,968 hd
129.22
−7.47
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

41 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 11,122117.54/cwt110.00–119.351,31942
SteersLarge 11,074123.85/cwt123.85–123.851,33058
HeifersLarge 11,186112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3285
HeifersLarge 11,046116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,21330
Dairy SteersLarge 2646115.00/cwt115.00–115.0074310
Dairy SteersLarge 2704132.00/cwt132.00–132.0092915
HeifersMedium and Large 1785123.05/cwt121.00–124.50966152
HeifersMedium and Large 1969118.66/cwt117.25–119.851,150391
SteersMedium and Large 1750141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,06110
SteersMedium and Large 1621151.69/cwt150.00–153.0094225
HeifersMedium and Large 1836120.34/cwt117.50–121.751,006286
SteersMedium and Large 1841133.15/cwt130.00–135.501,12057
SteersMedium and Large 1939125.83/cwt123.25–129.001,182178
SteersMedium and Large 1556164.00/cwt164.00–164.009127
SteersMedium and Large 1873131.79/cwt130.00–132.501,151110
SteersMedium and Large 1712140.96/cwt139.00–144.501,00423
HeifersMedium and Large 1565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673126.83/cwt125.00–128.0085470
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734105.99/cwt104.50–107.5077810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536140.00/cwt140.00–140.0075014
HeifersMedium and Large 1742126.59/cwt120.50–129.85939144
SteersMedium and Large 1978125.48/cwt122.00–130.001,227124
HeifersMedium and Large 1925120.21/cwt117.50–120.851,112291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,03910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2914101.99/cwt100.50–103.0093210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2793131.28/cwt131.00–131.501,0419
HeifersMedium and Large 1882120.48/cwt117.00–122.001,063754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573133.00/cwt133.00–133.0076211
HeifersMedium and Large 1631143.19/cwt137.50–143.5090494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2594147.13/cwt143.00–150.0087422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2697138.00/cwt138.00–138.009627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2884122.57/cwt122.00–123.001,08421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614128.20/cwt126.50–133.0078715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy652122.00/cwt122.00–122.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2752114.50/cwt114.50–114.508613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy802118.50/cwt118.50–118.509503
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy858112.50/cwt112.50–112.509656
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy992120.25/cwt120.25–120.251,19311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy908106.50/cwt106.50–106.509676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720134.92/cwt134.00–136.0097114

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.