Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-04-14

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 14
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,364 head
497 vs last sale 3,861 322 vs year ago 3,686 · 8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-850 lbs, sold 3.00-5.00 higher, steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 1.00-2.00 higher, a steady to higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. 650-1000 lbs. heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with instances 5.00 higher on 800-850 lbs. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 21st, 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 $143.95/cwt on 1,855 head.
Average price
$143.95
1,855 head · 817 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$384
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$12.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.78
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2706146.041,03143
Medium and Large 1809144.351,1681,736
Large 11,060133.581,41676
One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about −$384 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 sale1,855 hd
143.95
SD average7 barns · 8,282 hd
150.73
−6.78
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

47 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823147.59/cwt146.00–149.001,21513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,06211
SteersMedium and Large 1727166.78/cwt165.50–169.001,21296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,0144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2354195.00/cwt195.00–195.006908
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy880138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,21410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783150.32/cwt148.50–152.501,17717
SteersLarge 11,080140.71/cwt137.25–143.851,52064
SteersLarge 11,235136.75/cwt136.75–136.751,6897
SteersMedium and Large 1574185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,06519
SteersMedium and Large 1523186.00/cwt186.00–186.009735
SteersMedium and Large 1822162.28/cwt155.00–164.001,334180
SteersMedium and Large 1684172.17/cwt166.75–176.251,178100
SteersMedium and Large 1626184.75/cwt184.75–184.751,1579
SteersMedium and Large 1488203.00/cwt203.00–203.009914
SteersMedium and Large 1934147.30/cwt147.00–148.001,376149
SteersMedium and Large 1780163.98/cwt156.00–167.251,279260
HeifersLarge 11,038128.92/cwt128.00–131.001,33816
HeifersLarge 11,152129.75/cwt129.75–129.751,4956
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy660150.50/cwt150.50–150.509934
BullsMedium and Large 1522188.00/cwt188.00–188.009815
BullsMedium and Large 1682156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,0673
BullsMedium and Large 1482189.00/cwt189.00–189.009113
SteersLarge 1-21,022136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,3955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483186.50/cwt186.50–186.509015
SteersMedium and Large 1979146.88/cwt146.50–147.751,438115
SteersLarge 11,185136.78/cwt135.00–137.251,62119
HeifersMedium and Large 1531167.50/cwt167.50–167.508895
SteersLarge 11,009145.39/cwt139.50–148.001,467222
HeifersMedium and Large 1725151.93/cwt146.00–155.851,101113
HeifersMedium and Large 1832141.12/cwt135.00–142.101,174167
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement824145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,19535
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy658167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483168.00/cwt168.00–168.008113
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy980141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,38216
HeifersMedium and Large 1566166.12/cwt162.00–168.5094064
HeifersMedium and Large 1968135.72/cwt135.25–136.751,314110
HeifersMedium and Large 1866137.51/cwt132.50–139.751,191192
HeifersMedium and Large 1912136.56/cwt134.75–137.501,245437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2901114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0324
HeifersMedium and Large 1636157.94/cwt154.00–158.751,004109
HeifersLarge 11,056135.38/cwt134.75–135.751,43054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427162.00/cwt162.00–162.006923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2399191.50/cwt191.50–191.507645
HeifersMedium and Large 1773145.32/cwt142.50–148.001,123360
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2787138.36/cwt137.50–140.001,08928
HeifersMedium and Large 1675158.39/cwt155.00–161.001,069140

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.