Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Had very few steers for todays auction so trend not applicable. Heifers 800-900 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 lower. State Fair going on in SD this week, may be why low numbers today. Demand was fair, most heifers sold in load lots. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 9th, expecting 3500 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 $146.13/cwt on 1,159 head.

Average price

$146.13

1,159 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$37.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	834	147.55	1,230	988
Medium and Large 1-2	739	145.05	1,071	88
Large 1	1,108	131.93	1,462	77
Large 2	921	110.00	1,013	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.55/cwt here — about $217 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 sale1,159 hd

146.13

—

SD average7 barns · 6,446 hd

157.01

−10.88

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

24 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	—	1,066	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	135.63/cwt	134.25–136.00	1,392	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,158	130.59/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,512	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	795	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	153.89/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,053	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	138.76/cwt	138.25–140.00	1,152	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,381	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,145	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,299	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	143.22/cwt	142.75–145.50	1,299	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	163.07/cwt	159.75–164.00	1,029	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	141.37/cwt	133.50–142.00	1,371	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	144.52/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,250	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	817	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	921	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	145.78/cwt	143.50–149.25	1,222	246

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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