Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 850-900 lbs. sold 8.00 lower, 1000 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Heifers 850-950 lbs. sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good, with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 21st, expecting 2000 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 $144.12/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$144.12

1,003 head · 851 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.17

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	857	145.20	1,244	867
Medium and Large 1-2	698	140.38	981	94
Large 1	1,077	130.38	1,404	42

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale1,003 hd

144.12

—

SD average8 barns · 14,630 hd

158.30

−14.17

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

28 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	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	965	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,259	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,076	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	941	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,294	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,050	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,441	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,104	123.50/cwt	123.00–123.75	1,363	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,379	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,019	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	150.69/cwt	146.50–152.50	1,234	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	152.05/cwt	152.00–152.10	1,560	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	156.34/cwt	155.85–156.85	1,532	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,393	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	935	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,070	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,562	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,356	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	145.66/cwt	142.50–148.85	1,263	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	861	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,264	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	143.63/cwt	142.25–149.50	1,192	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,023	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.83/cwt	135.50–145.75	985	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	142.32/cwt	138.25–143.50	1,314	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	520	5

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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