Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-900 lbs. were 2.00- 7.00 lower, instances 11.00 12.00 higher on load lot, thin fleshed steers 550-600 & 700-750 lbs. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs. sold 4.00-5.00 lower, heifers 700-900 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good, many load lots in the heavy end of feeders. Flesh again set price on many feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 3rd, expecting 7000-7500 head of feeders, starting at 8:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.57/cwt on 2,169 head.

Average price

$167.57

2,169 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	170.95	1,325	1,768
Medium and Large 1-2	706	162.96	1,151	55
Large 1	1,053	151.01	1,590	346

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale2,169 hd

167.57

—

SD average6 barns · 10,457 hd

178.75

−11.18

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

49 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	—	861	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,242	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,096	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,193	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,077	136.12/cwt	134.50–137.25	1,466	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	167.51/cwt	161.25–181.00	1,295	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,183	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	194.66/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,096	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	165.93/cwt	162.50–170.50	1,198	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	584	208.80/cwt	206.50–210.50	1,219	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	152.67/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,337	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	715	186.04/cwt	183.00–186.85	1,330	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	151.92/cwt	149.75–152.25	1,430	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	861	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	150.32/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,559	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,067	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	152.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,492	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,021	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	178.43/cwt	170.50–181.00	1,204	81
Steers	Large 1	—	923	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,417	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	158.55/cwt	154.00–161.50	1,305	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	693	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,168	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	156.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,241	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,068	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,599	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,149	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	804	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,121	150.60/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,688	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	145.85/cwt	138.50–149.25	1,278	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,303	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	155.77/cwt	150.00–158.10	1,104	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	152.25/cwt	149.00–155.25	1,151	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	176.74/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,029	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	163.27/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,024	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	144.96/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,328	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	147.54/cwt	144.50–149.50	1,205	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.05/cwt	141.00–156.50	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	159.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,075	180

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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