Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 higher, many load lots in the yearlings. Today was the first week of large numbers of spring calves. Very few last week to make trend. Heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher, demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov.11th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, will have both yearlings and spring calves, expecting 3000 head, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.83/cwt on 2,706 head.

Average price

$149.83

2,706 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	150.39	1,126	2,374
Medium and Large 1-2	565	146.42	827	326
Large 1-2	1,108	112.50	1,247	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale2,706 hd

149.83

—

SD average10 barns · 18,925 hd

155.60

−5.77

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

59 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	—	380	203.19/cwt	202.00–206.00	772	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	827	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	149.75/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,297	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	147.19/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,526	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	149.90/cwt	142.50–155.50	962	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	182.37/cwt	178.00–184.00	688	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	161.44/cwt	153.00–167.50	1,161	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,488	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.72/cwt	126.00–168.50	844	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	169.18/cwt	166.00–170.50	736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.29/cwt	156.00–169.75	942	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	170.63/cwt	160.50–177.00	1,054	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	162.74/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,567	429
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	153.06/cwt	151.00–153.75	1,186	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.50	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	166.26/cwt	161.25–171.75	1,111	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	159.25/cwt	158.00–161.00	979	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	664	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,135	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,025	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	736	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.65/cwt	157.50–158.00	591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.99/cwt	143.50–158.00	844	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	971	139.63/cwt	138.75–140.50	1,356	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	151.16/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,439	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.29/cwt	138.00–147.50	884	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,225	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	151.23/cwt	143.75–155.50	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	979	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	144.25/cwt	141.00–146.25	1,305	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,019	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	150.61/cwt	147.25–154.25	1,224	475
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,193	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.87/cwt	140.00–154.50	943	286
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,108	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.96/cwt	150.10–158.50	884	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.60/cwt	143.00–155.00	703	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	149.54/cwt	146.00–151.50	994	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	146.37/cwt	143.50–147.75	1,270	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.72/cwt	154.50–159.00	735	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.35/cwt	159.00–163.00	695	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,535	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	146.67/cwt	145.00–148.50	780	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	881	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.10/cwt	148.50–182.00	781	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.02/cwt	152.00–157.50	814	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.65/cwt	176.00–200.00	799	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.85/cwt	170.00–185.50	923	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	888	136
Steers	Large 1	—	1,121	142.99/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,603	119

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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