Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-12-30

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 30
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
6,736 head
▲ 1,865 vs last sale 4,871▲ 6,736 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 600-900 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Steers 1050-1100 lbs. sold 7.00 higher. Heifers 550-950 lbs. sold 3.00-4.00 higher instances 6.00 higher. House full of buyers today. Demand was very good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 6th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. "HAPPY NEW YEAR"

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.07/cwt on 4,144 head.
Average price
$170.07
4,144 head · 837 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.16
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1767173.481,3313,000
Large 11,047162.091,6981,015
Medium and Large 1-2789153.431,210129
One grade step is worth $20.05/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 sale4,144 hd
170.07
—
SD average2 barns · 4,527 hd
167.90
+2.16
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

55 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—733133.00/cwt133.00–133.0097512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—500174.00/cwt174.00–174.008703
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—633146.00/cwt146.00–146.009248
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—826144.19/cwt143.00–145.001,19136
HeifersLarge 1—1,260131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—439196.00/cwt196.00–196.0086015
SteersMedium and Large 1—936161.64/cwt158.10–164.851,513120
SteersMedium and Large 1—725174.10/cwt170.00–178.501,262244
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—719180.49/cwt180.00–181.001,298159
SteersMedium and Large 1—827166.03/cwt159.75–170.751,373353
SteersMedium and Large 1—482202.64/cwt198.00–213.0097733
SteersMedium and Large 1—369218.00/cwt218.00–218.0080414
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—636198.75/cwt198.75–198.751,264164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—944143.46/cwt141.50–149.001,35423
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—677185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,25271
SteersMedium and Large 1—521193.24/cwt185.50–199.001,007106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—666157.16/cwt147.00–163.001,04724
SteersMedium and Large 1—636177.88/cwt171.50–184.001,131122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—857137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—564171.00/cwt171.00–171.009646
SteersMedium and Large 1—427209.41/cwt206.00–212.008947
SteersMedium and Large 1—979164.54/cwt161.85–165.601,611300
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—807145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1707
SteersMedium and Large 1—678175.42/cwt168.00–180.501,189408
SteersMedium and Large 1—876163.18/cwt154.00–165.751,429409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—629169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0635
SteersMedium and Large 1—773170.61/cwt163.50–175.251,319419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—618154.00/cwt154.00–154.0095216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—397170.00/cwt170.00–170.006757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—496166.00/cwt166.00–166.008234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—329197.50/cwt197.50–197.506504
HeifersMedium and Large 1—714156.88/cwt153.50–162.001,120214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—420173.00/cwt173.00–173.007273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885151.59/cwt145.00–153.751,342243
HeifersMedium and Large 1—531181.21/cwt177.50–187.0096273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—716147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,05317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—509155.86/cwt144.50–161.0079324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661158.67/cwt153.00–160.251,049174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—581157.34/cwt143.00–160.5091465
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487185.00/cwt185.00–185.0090139
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616163.37/cwt155.50–175.001,006469
HeifersMedium and Large 1—918153.30/cwt151.85–155.851,407104
HeifersMedium and Large 1—769156.56/cwt151.50–161.501,204264
SteersLarge 1—1,072158.15/cwt154.25–162.101,695102
HeifersMedium and Large 1—953147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,401120
SteersLarge 1—1,178158.10/cwt158.10–158.101,862101
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—845158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,33916
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—689169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,16473
HeifersMedium and Large 1—841154.64/cwt149.75–158.251,301303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565169.85/cwt161.50–175.00960108
SteersMedium and Large 1—562189.82/cwt179.50–200.001,06755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—966140.55/cwt136.00–148.001,35821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—767156.35/cwt142.00–161.501,19934
SteersLarge 1—1,028163.08/cwt161.60–166.101,676812

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.