Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-02-03

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 3
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,533 head
977 vs last sale 4,510 1,754 vs year ago 5,287 · 33.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on 750-800 lbs. and 9.00 higher on 900-950 lbs. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 700 lbs. heifers 700-850 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 higher, a higher undertone was also noted on heifers 850-1000 lbs. Demand was very good. Some load lots in todays offering. House full of buyers. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 10th, expecting 4500 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.61/cwt on 1,950 head.
Average price
$154.61
1,950 head · 761 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$447
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$32.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.44
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615159.2998083
Medium and Large 1764154.641,1811,851
Large 1-21,122127.091,42616thin
One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about −$447 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 sale1,950 hd
154.61
SD average6 barns · 8,307 hd
161.05
−6.44
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

43 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy748146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,09627
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy628153.00/cwt153.00–153.009616
HeifersMedium and Large 1668159.31/cwt151.50–162.251,064223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430177.61/cwt170.00–180.0076413
HeifersMedium and Large 1522172.40/cwt169.00–176.0090030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2399184.00/cwt184.00–184.0073410
SteersMedium and Large 1730169.59/cwt166.00–172.501,238175
SteersMedium and Large 1583191.03/cwt183.00–193.501,11466
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed608191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,16110
SteersMedium and Large 1930157.67/cwt154.50–158.351,466140
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676170.28/cwt159.00–177.501,15143
SteersMedium and Large 1970154.62/cwt154.50–154.751,50075
SteersMedium and Large 1832162.46/cwt155.50–166.001,35290
SteersMedium and Large 1477205.51/cwt199.00–212.0098025
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed754172.51/cwt172.10–173.751,301139
SteersMedium and Large 1521197.33/cwt197.00–198.001,02816
SteersMedium and Large 1774166.93/cwt162.00–170.751,292252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613162.83/cwt154.00–178.0099811
SteersMedium and Large 1620183.51/cwt180.00–186.501,13870
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy494190.00/cwt190.00–190.009394
SteersLarge 1-21,182127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5013
SteersLarge 11,074154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,65954
SteersLarge 11,130144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,63316
SteersMedium and Large 1875157.35/cwt157.35–157.351,37784
SteersMedium and Large 1681179.91/cwt174.00–187.001,225131
HeifersMedium and Large 1636162.07/cwt160.00–163.501,03195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 1472182.22/cwt180.00–186.0086022
HeifersMedium and Large 1920145.60/cwt140.50–149.001,34067
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy648175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,13416
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy672172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1568
HeifersMedium and Large 1959144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,381100
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy721159.34/cwt158.50–160.251,14923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed768159.75/cwt159.75–159.751,22711
HeifersMedium and Large 1827151.47/cwt148.25–153.001,253370
HeifersMedium and Large 1766154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,1837
HeifersMedium and Large 1567167.18/cwt165.25–168.5094879
HeifersLarge 1-21,154124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,4375
HeifersMedium and Large 1878149.23/cwt145.50–150.001,310298
HeifersLarge 1-21,108128.26/cwt125.00–131.001,42111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632152.88/cwt138.00–155.7596637
HeifersMedium and Large 1719156.10/cwt150.50–163.251,122516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2786148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,16723

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.