Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-09-23

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,477 head
97 vs last sale 2,380 589 vs year ago 1,888 · +31.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very few steers again this week, trend not applicable. A steady to lower undertone was noted on steers. Heifers 750-850 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower, heifers 850-1000 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. Next week yearling sell first followed by spring calves. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 30th, starting at 9:30 am. expecting 3000 head of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.23/cwt on 1,968 head.
Average price
$140.23
1,968 head · 844 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$337
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$23.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.52
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2708143.821,018193
Medium and Large 1849140.401,1921,698
Large 11,053129.251,36161
Large 1-21,122120.751,35516thin
One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale1,968 hd
140.23
SD average6 barns · 5,337 hd
144.75
−4.52
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

30 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
HeifersLarge 11,053129.25/cwt129.25–129.251,36161
HeifersMedium and Large 1546164.00/cwt164.00–164.0089510
HeifersMedium and Large 1817141.37/cwt139.50–144.501,155124
HeifersMedium and Large 1767147.13/cwt146.00–148.001,128132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2682145.29/cwt143.50–148.0099120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618148.16/cwt147.00–148.5091623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885143.43/cwt135.00–146.001,26953
SteersMedium and Large 1827153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,26511
SteersMedium and Large 1763153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,17147
SteersMedium and Large 1858152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,30454
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed962154.25/cwt154.25–154.251,48444
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed878157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,38564
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed819152.85/cwt152.85–152.851,252150
SteersMedium and Large 1609169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0297
SteersMedium and Large 1458179.00/cwt179.00–179.008209
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681145.20/cwt140.00–150.0098915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2737152.23/cwt151.00–152.751,12223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755146.08/cwt143.00–147.251,10350
HeifersMedium and Large 1723152.92/cwt149.50–156.851,106215
HeifersLarge 1-21,184118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,4037
HeifersLarge 1-21,074122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,3169
HeifersMedium and Large 1877135.78/cwt132.50–143.001,191787
HeifersMedium and Large 1988131.31/cwt128.75–139.751,297132
HeifersMedium and Large 1908133.85/cwt133.00–137.001,215148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767145.21/cwt145.00–145.251,11425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2747142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,06178
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2973118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579141.10/cwt138.00–144.0081712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497156.00/cwt156.00–156.0077516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2847137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,16016

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.