Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very few steers this week, trend not applicable. A higher undertone was noted on steers . Steers 1050-1100 lbs. sold 10.00 higher. Heifers 800-950 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good with many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 14th, expecting 2000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.27/cwt on 1,273 head.

Average price

$149.27

1,273 head · 989 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.51

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	896	157.11	1,407	258
Large 1	1,050	148.16	1,556	853
Medium and Large 1-2	814	142.65	1,162	162

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $246 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 sale1,273 hd

149.27

—

SD average8 barns · 16,727 hd

175.78

−26.51

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

23 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	—	1,015	134.55/cwt	134.00–134.85	1,366	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,124	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	156.10/cwt	156.10–156.10	1,030	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	134.67/cwt	132.75–135.85	1,301	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	144.22/cwt	141.50–146.10	1,181	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,064	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,198	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	964	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,523	56
Steers	Large 1	—	1,070	149.86/cwt	148.50–150.35	1,604	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	144.78/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,044	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,215	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,128	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,225	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	136.06/cwt	135.00–140.50	992	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	165.34/cwt	159.50–166.00	1,437	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	141.42/cwt	140.35–142.10	1,239	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	137.31/cwt	134.85–145.75	1,277	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	915	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	148.66/cwt	146.50–150.25	1,531	552
Steers	Large 1	—	1,131	140.25/cwt	132.75–144.10	1,586	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	148.87/cwt	144.50–150.25	1,387	81

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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