Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 950 lbs. Steers 950-999 lbs. sold 1.00 lower, steers 1000-1500 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. A unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up heifers 850 lbs. heifers 850-900 lbs. sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.85/cwt on 1,255 head.

Average price

$147.85

1,255 head · 972 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	902	151.35	1,365	583
Large 1	1,036	145.42	1,507	651
Medium and Large 1-2	874	126.00	1,101	16thin
Large 1-2	1,091	125.50	1,369	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale1,255 hd

147.85

—

SD average6 barns · 7,860 hd

150.97

−3.12

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

25 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	161.48/cwt	159.25–164.25	1,148	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	140.59/cwt	137.75–143.00	1,229	638
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	144.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,140	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	142.22/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,343	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,101	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.19/cwt	146.50–147.50	991	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	140.63/cwt	138.75–142.75	1,167	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,281	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	150.97/cwt	150.25–154.00	1,267	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	832	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,360	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	951	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	146.14/cwt	142.00–147.75	1,045	120
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,066	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,359	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,111	132.08/cwt	128.25–132.50	1,467	110
Steers	Large 1	—	1,021	148.13/cwt	148.00–148.25	1,512	541
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,091	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	147.28/cwt	140.25–148.85	1,439	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	148.12/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,280	29

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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