Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-09-30

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 30
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,404 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 2,477▲ 2 vs year ago 2,402 · +0.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very few steers again this week, trend not applicable. Start of spring calves today, many bull and heifers with no shots, lower undertone. Heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 7th, expecting 2000-2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.98/cwt on 1,433 head.
Average price
$141.98
1,433 head · 785 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$24.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.92
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1789142.341,1231,310
Medium and Large 1-2664142.0894498
Large 11,026131.501,3499thin
Large 1-21,013118.161,19716thin
One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale1,433 hd
141.98
—
SD average8 barns · 8,002 hd
151.91
−9.92
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

58 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—647157.80/cwt157.75–158.001,02133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—778145.50/cwt145.00–146.501,1329
SteersMedium and Large 1—710156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,10814
SteersMedium and Large 1—441200.00/cwt200.00–200.0088213
SteersMedium and Large 1—962135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,30612
SteersMedium and Large 1—587168.00/cwt168.00–168.0098612
BullsMedium and Large 1—477168.65/cwt163.00–170.0080427
BullsMedium and Large 1—702141.50/cwt141.50–141.5099317
SteersLarge 1—1,013138.75/cwt138.75–138.751,40652
SteersMedium and Large 1—546175.78/cwt173.50–177.5096035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—558140.00/cwt140.00–140.007813
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524160.67/cwt160.50–161.0084246
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624159.85/cwt158.00–161.0099734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—431171.00/cwt171.00–171.0073713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—363182.50/cwt182.50–182.506627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—678149.22/cwt141.00–155.501,0129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—935123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1504
SteersMedium and Large 1—770152.24/cwt151.50–152.501,17280
SteersMedium and Large 1—859150.28/cwt148.75–152.501,29168
SteersLarge 1-2—1,021121.27/cwt120.00–129.501,23822
SteersMedium and Large 1—658163.58/cwt152.00–166.001,07637
SteersMedium and Large 1—923144.77/cwt143.25–152.501,33666
SteersMedium and Large 1—493186.72/cwt184.50–187.0092158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—988123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,21530
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—737146.00/cwt144.00–150.501,07613
BullsMedium and Large 1—327200.00/cwt200.00–200.006547
BullsMedium and Large 1—393181.00/cwt181.00–181.0071111
BullsMedium and Large 1—542162.00/cwt162.00–162.0087810
BullsMedium and Large 1—779140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—665140.50/cwt140.50–140.509349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—983125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—716134.49/cwt132.50–136.009637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—583152.00/cwt152.00–152.0088612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—768132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,01411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—907125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,13413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—941132.10/cwt130.25–137.501,243168
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,09783
HeifersLarge 1—1,026131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,3499
BullsMedium and Large 1—439180.00/cwt180.00–180.007905
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—617144.00/cwt144.00–144.008883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—544154.00/cwt154.00–154.008387
HeifersMedium and Large 1—699148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0356
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430165.77/cwt163.00–170.0071334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—405162.00/cwt162.00–162.0065621
HeifersLarge 1-2—1,050121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569162.50/cwt162.50–162.5092522
HeifersMedium and Large 1—873135.46/cwt133.00–136.751,183445
SteersLarge 1—1,227118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,4546
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471161.11/cwt158.00–163.0075952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—814127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,03812
HeifersLarge 1-2—1,005117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,18113
HeifersMedium and Large 1—968140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,35513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—353174.00/cwt174.00–174.0061411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—453176.00/cwt176.00–176.007975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—817140.25/cwt135.00–148.001,14650
HeifersMedium and Large 1—728147.57/cwt139.50–150.001,074221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825140.57/cwt136.00–145.001,160175
SteersLarge 1—1,078136.63/cwt136.35–136.851,473112

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.