Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 700-800 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 lower, 800 lbs. and up sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650-800 lbs. sold 1.00-2.00 higher, 800 lbs. and up sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was good, with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 14, expecting 3500 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 $142.49/cwt on 2,333 head.

Average price

$142.49

2,333 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$459

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	647	149.30	966	205
Medium and Large 1	809	142.78	1,156	1,983
Large 1	1,049	131.65	1,381	116
Large 1-2	1,210	117.75	1,425	29

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about −$459 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 sale2,333 hd

142.49

—

SD average6 barns · 5,975 hd

148.35

−5.86

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.11/cwt	156.75–162.50	1,233	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	174.82/cwt	174.25–182.00	1,038	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,030	3
Steers	Large 2	—	1,089	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,361	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	204.53/cwt	201.00–209.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	172.14/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	167.24/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,047	15
Steers	Large 2	—	978	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	142.60/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,273	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	153.75/cwt	150.00–154.25	1,258	42
Steers	Large 1	—	1,054	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,492	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,228	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,098	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	169.64/cwt	164.50–171.50	1,225	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	150.78/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,315	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	195.64/cwt	194.00–203.50	1,099	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	880	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	130.80/cwt	130.50–130.85	1,388	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	133.05/cwt	128.50–134.60	1,370	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	148.89/cwt	146.00–149.50	971	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	978	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	137.01/cwt	133.50–140.85	1,184	495
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	155.32/cwt	153.50–158.00	969	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	135.41/cwt	130.00–137.85	1,250	452
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,210	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	1,425	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	135.47/cwt	132.50–140.25	1,133	319
Steers	Large 1	—	1,114	139.33/cwt	138.00–139.75	1,552	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	996	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	139.74/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,033	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	153.01/cwt	147.00–154.50	887	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	152.16/cwt	145.50–156.00	1,074	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,114	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	145.64/cwt	142.75–148.00	1,341	64
Steers	Large 1	—	1,160	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.25	1,581	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,312	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	165.67/cwt	158.00–166.50	1,151	82
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	141.37/cwt	131.00–143.35	1,456	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	144.76/cwt	139.00–148.85	1,400	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	168.69/cwt	167.00–169.00	865	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	156.91/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,058	297
Steers	Large 2	—	1,144	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,407	13

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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