Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-1050 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 750 and up were 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand was fair, with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 23rd, 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 $144.63/cwt on 1,126 head.

Average price

$144.63

1,126 head · 944 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.72

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	910	149.93	1,364	594
Medium and Large 1-2	729	144.48	1,053	115
Large 1	1,052	137.13	1,443	417

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale1,126 hd

144.63

—

SD average7 barns · 7,533 hd

166.35

−21.72

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

29 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	—	836	158.48/cwt	155.50–159.25	1,325	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	140.16/cwt	140.10–140.50	1,385	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,047	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,107	131.60/cwt	131.60–131.60	1,457	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	134.26/cwt	131.75–134.60	1,383	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,111	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	139.78/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,101	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,151	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	151.09/cwt	149.50–155.50	1,319	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	150.72/cwt	144.50–157.10	1,376	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	147.20/cwt	133.00–152.50	945	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	139.77/cwt	138.75–140.75	1,301	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,329	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.35/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,032	26
Steers	Large 1	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,089	134.97/cwt	133.75–135.50	1,470	190
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	139.18/cwt	137.35–141.10	1,417	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	130.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	967	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	146.42/cwt	146.00–146.60	1,170	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	138.98/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,369	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	143.58/cwt	140.35–149.50	1,199	371
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.51/cwt	141.51–141.51	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	143.52/cwt	142.00–147.25	1,247	66

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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