Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 800 lbs. Steers 800 lbs. and up were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 700 lbs. and up were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good with many large lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 2nd, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.47/cwt on 2,140 head.

Average price

$154.47

2,140 head · 894 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$54.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	856	158.04	1,354	1,664
Large 1	1,057	143.44	1,517	386
Medium and Large 1-2	835	141.70	1,184	76
Large 1-2	1,112	104.00	1,156	14thin

One grade step is worth $54.04/cwt here — about $197 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 sale2,140 hd

154.47

—

SD average6 barns · 6,224 hd

158.63

−4.16

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

37 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	Large 1	—	1,016	135.39/cwt	133.00–140.50	1,376	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	144.36/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,344	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	138.76/cwt	125.00–144.50	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	165.10/cwt	165.10–165.10	1,365	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	154.77/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,221	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	152.52/cwt	147.00–154.75	1,478	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	942	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,125	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	154.75/cwt	154.35–155.35	1,458	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	162.98/cwt	160.75–164.00	1,160	125
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,112	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	157.60/cwt	155.75–160.00	1,388	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,389	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,186	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,066	143.58/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,531	301
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	142.95/cwt	140.50–143.75	1,468	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	161.28/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,316	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	168.65/cwt	166.85–176.75	1,044	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	910	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,426	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,307	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	166.47/cwt	166.00–166.50	1,085	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,077	123.25/cwt	121.50–125.50	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	147.23/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,284	522
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	172.81/cwt	170.50–178.00	904	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	150.13/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,243	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	882	144.10/cwt	144.10–144.10	1,271	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	153.17/cwt	148.50–154.50	1,190	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,205	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	156.54/cwt	153.00–157.25	1,154	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	144.94/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,115	8

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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