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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-600 lbs. sold 2.00 higher. Steers 900-950 lbs. sold steady, steers 1100-1150 lbs. sold 6.00 higher. Heifers 600-650 lbs. 2.00 higher, 850-950

lbs. 1.00 higher. Many large load lots in yearling feeders today, demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 18th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.09/cwt on 1,770 head.

Average price

$148.09

1,770 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	835	148.85	1,242	1,623
Medium and Large 1-2	598	146.11	874	79
Large 1	1,045	132.22	1,381	68

One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale1,770 hd

148.09

—

SD average9 barns · 17,396 hd

156.35

−8.25

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

40 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	—	662	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	768	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,133	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,004	131.49/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,320	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,063	132.54/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,409	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	164.30/cwt	163.25–167.00	1,099	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	160.33/cwt	159.10–163.00	1,570	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	163.78/cwt	155.85–164.75	1,523	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	158.10/cwt	153.75–161.25	1,293	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	168.81/cwt	165.25–171.50	1,207	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,342	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	156.84/cwt	155.00–158.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	162.72/cwt	162.35–163.10	1,399	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	167.03/cwt	163.50–173.00	1,059	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	167.32/cwt	161.00–171.50	952	120
Steers	Large 1	—	1,143	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,563	52
Steers	Large 1	—	1,091	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,596	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	715	160.85/cwt	160.85–160.85	1,150	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	199.70/cwt	191.00–208.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	182.31/cwt	173.00–184.00	870	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	832	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	153.39/cwt	152.00–156.00	873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	146.21/cwt	144.00–149.00	993	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	166.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	147.68/cwt	144.10–153.85	1,286	696
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	154.65/cwt	153.00–156.50	980	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,391	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,417	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	158.72/cwt	156.00–161.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	147.92/cwt	141.00–150.00	806	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,230	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	146.18/cwt	143.85–148.60	1,370	422

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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