Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-17

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 17
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,036 head
5,070 vs last sale 8,106 1,563 vs year ago 1,473 · +106.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 750 lbs. Steers 750-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-7.00 higher, a steady undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 650-750 lbs. sold 2.00-7.00 higher, Heifers 750-950 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Heifers 950-1000 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Demand was good, with many load lots in todays offering. Live futures at 1.22 gave support of the feeder cattle market . Grain prices drop again today. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 24th, 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 $130.83/cwt on 1,873 head.
Average price
$130.83
1,873 head · 844 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$11.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1844131.281,1081,711
Medium and Large 1-2705130.9692393
Large 11,036119.521,23869
One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,873 hd
130.83
SD average5 barns · 6,621 hd
129.90
+0.93
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

43 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 11,318117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5425
SteersLarge 11,081125.67/cwt125.50–126.001,35857
SteersMedium and Large 1770150.02/cwt145.75–152.751,155104
HeifersMedium and Large 1884125.75/cwt121.50–128.001,112104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463145.16/cwt143.00–148.0067212
HeifersMedium and Large 1623154.23/cwt153.00–157.5096193
SteersMedium and Large 1963136.89/cwt133.00–137.601,318236
BullsLarge 11,05396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0115
BullsLarge 11,25994.50/cwt94.50–94.501,19012
HeifersLarge 11,050118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,24422
HeifersLarge 11,029120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,23547
HeifersMedium and Large 1969124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,206120
SteersMedium and Large 1869134.62/cwt132.50–135.501,17017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2908123.75/cwt123.75–123.751,1248
SteersMedium and Large 1833145.03/cwt141.00–147.251,208202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2834122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,01718
SteersMedium and Large 1666162.69/cwt161.00–164.001,08413
HeifersMedium and Large 1726138.24/cwt130.50–142.001,004252
HeifersMedium and Large 1827126.92/cwt122.50–131.001,050116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2936119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1146
HeifersMedium and Large 1790132.81/cwt125.50–136.501,049143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702129.75/cwt129.75–129.759115
HeifersMedium and Large 1925125.45/cwt122.10–128.501,160765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,12418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691129.14/cwt128.50–129.5089211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632137.64/cwt134.00–139.508709
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671141.77/cwt136.00–143.5095125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582141.33/cwt133.00–147.0082312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479171.00/cwt171.00–171.008197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2766132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,01116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0025
BullsMedium and Large 1730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775124.87/cwt122.50–128.0096818
HeifersMedium and Large 1666150.27/cwt146.00–150.501,001118
SteersMedium and Large 1744149.18/cwt149.00–149.501,11019
SteersMedium and Large 1614165.22/cwt160.25–176.501,01457
SteersMedium and Large 1930136.40/cwt127.50–138.601,269174
BullsMedium and Large 1771132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,02211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581162.00/cwt162.00–162.009416
SteersLarge 11,193117.86/cwt116.50–118.001,40652
SteersLarge 11,010124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,25717
SteersLarge 1-21,112105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1683
Dairy SteersLarge 2971106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,02927

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.