Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-03-24

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 24
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
5,356 head
1,203 vs last sale 6,559 1,714 vs year ago 3,642 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 600 lbs. sold on a higher undertone, steers 600-850 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, steers 850 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Heifers up to 600 lbs. sold on a higher undertone ,heifers 600-800 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 higher, heifers 800 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering, witch brought top dollar. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 31st, expecting 3500-4000 head of headers, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.10/cwt on 3,058 head.
Average price
$157.10
3,058 head · 832 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$37.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.48
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1814158.951,2942,605
Medium and Large 1-2752155.981,172175
Large 11,048141.631,484263
Large 1-21,103121.081,33615thin
One grade step is worth $37.87/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale3,058 hd
157.10
SD average5 barns · 11,441 hd
162.59
−5.48
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

50 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
SteersLarge 11,072141.33/cwt139.75–142.751,515119
SteersMedium and Large 1886148.42/cwt146.50–149.501,315281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2883138.72/cwt132.00–142.001,22579
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy835148.28/cwt143.50–149.751,23865
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy641172.79/cwt170.00–174.501,10822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2692153.55/cwt145.00–156.001,06318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2837143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,19713
SteersMedium and Large 1473215.85/cwt212.00–219.501,02123
SteersMedium and Large 1578196.58/cwt191.00–200.001,13621
SteersMedium and Large 1920145.81/cwt141.75–146.851,341234
SteersMedium and Large 1618182.25/cwt179.25–186.001,126103
SteersMedium and Large 1811159.27/cwt153.00–161.851,292431
SteersMedium and Large 1972145.23/cwt143.00–147.351,412397
SteersMedium and Large 1688173.38/cwt168.25–180.001,193244
SteersMedium and Large 1541204.12/cwt187.00–206.001,10439
SteersMedium and Large 1727165.93/cwt161.00–169.501,20698
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429213.00/cwt213.00–213.009145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555186.51/cwt176.00–196.001,03546
SteersLarge 1-21,030124.95/cwt120.00–130.001,2876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy547160.00/cwt160.00–160.008753
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy562156.00/cwt156.00–156.008775
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy682151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0309
BullsLarge 11,051122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2828
BullsMedium and Large 1742140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0396
SteersMedium and Large 1783160.87/cwt153.50–164.001,260629
HeifersMedium and Large 1628169.05/cwt159.00–171.001,062115
HeifersMedium and Large 1428205.48/cwt205.00–206.008796
SteersLarge 1-21,152118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,3659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1343
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy854145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,2434
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy669167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,11714
HeifersMedium and Large 1722155.22/cwt143.00–161.501,121270
HeifersMedium and Large 1934136.14/cwt134.00–136.751,272143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783144.83/cwt141.00–149.501,13411
SteersLarge 11,028141.87/cwt141.00–142.751,458144
HeifersMedium and Large 1494195.23/cwt182.00–200.5096424
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement757163.75/cwt163.75–163.751,24032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2853123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2924111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0265
HeifersMedium and Large 1575180.50/cwt169.00–186.501,03878
HeifersMedium and Large 1512189.03/cwt186.00–194.0096836
HeifersMedium and Large 1680165.08/cwt163.50–166.251,12392
HeifersMedium and Large 1974132.43/cwt131.00–134.501,290131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573160.28/cwt157.50–167.0091842
HeifersMedium and Large 1879138.09/cwt133.75–139.501,214582
HeifersMedium and Large 1770149.98/cwt139.00–158.501,155202
HeifersMedium and Large 1832139.07/cwt134.75–140.751,157323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,0078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2762136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,03614

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.