Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-04-21

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 21
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
5,506 head
2,142 vs last sale 3,364 2,463 vs year ago 3,043 · +80.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 750 lbs. and steers over 1050 lbs. Steers 750-1050 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. A higher undertone

was noted on heifers up to 650 lbs. heifers 650-1000 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good with many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 28th, expecting 3000 head plus, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.21/cwt on 2,824 head.
Average price
$155.21
2,824 head · 945 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,467
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$492
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$47.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.93
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1803167.731,3471,311
Medium and Large 1-2775153.031,187126
Large 11,097144.131,5811,310
Large 1-21,103135.171,49071
Large 2712120.008546thin
One grade step is worth $47.73/cwt here — about $492 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 sale2,824 hd
155.21
SD average5 barns · 7,001 hd
158.14
−2.93
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

69 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 1Unweaned516161.50/cwt161.50–161.5083314
SteersLarge 1-21,228125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5353
SteersLarge 11,023146.14/cwt139.00–148.001,495367
SteersMedium and Large 1869159.46/cwt157.00–162.001,386176
SteersLarge 11,244139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,73516
SteersLarge 2Fleshy712120.00/cwt120.00–120.008546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009846
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382200.00/cwt200.00–200.007645
SteersMedium and Large 1576197.37/cwt191.00–200.001,13750
SteersMedium and Large 1418224.36/cwt217.00–227.0093834
SteersLarge 11,070145.06/cwt143.35–148.751,552239
SteersLarge 1-21,102135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,49639
SteersMedium and Large 1-2696162.11/cwt146.00–167.501,12816
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned736153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1267
SteersLarge 11,158140.48/cwt136.00–143.501,627314
SteersLarge 11,128146.76/cwt146.35–147.251,655269
SteersMedium and Large 1633189.34/cwt186.50–189.501,199110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2844151.88/cwt151.75–152.001,28235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780150.49/cwt147.00–153.501,17427
SteersMedium and Large 1842163.29/cwt156.50–164.601,375337
SteersMedium and Large 1918157.22/cwt147.00–158.851,44387
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned607173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,05317
SteersMedium and Large 1531205.14/cwt203.50–206.501,08963
SteersMedium and Large 1987150.27/cwt146.50–155.001,483189
SteersLarge 1-21,288133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,7233
SteersMedium and Large 1707172.43/cwt165.50–174.501,21951
SteersMedium and Large 1783164.59/cwt160.25–171.751,289122
SteersMedium and Large 1655179.28/cwt177.00–181.001,17414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy658136.00/cwt136.00–136.008955
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy858125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0773
BullsMedium and Large 1635156.00/cwt156.00–156.009919
BullsMedium and Large 11,155111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,2884
BullsMedium and Large 1821138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1337
BullsMedium and Large 1420197.00/cwt197.00–197.008275
HeifersMedium and Large 1919135.09/cwt132.25–136.251,241184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2351170.00/cwt170.00–170.005974
HeifersLarge 1-21,068126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,0364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2776135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0518
HeifersMedium and Large 1567168.19/cwt167.00–171.0095420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2729141.81/cwt141.50–142.001,0348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586156.75/cwt146.00–158.5091937
HeifersMedium and Large 1423174.76/cwt174.00–175.0073921
HeifersLarge 11,009130.32/cwt128.60–133.001,315102
HeifersLarge 11,112131.84/cwt131.75–132.001,46629
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy913129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,17811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement893142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,26831
HeifersMedium and Large 1964133.12/cwt131.00–133.851,283514
HeifersMedium and Large 1611163.31/cwt162.50–166.7599886
HeifersLarge 1-21,034120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2414
HeifersMedium and Large 1832139.73/cwt135.00–142.101,163360
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621150.50/cwt144.00–155.0093519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy890135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2025
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy867151.25/cwt146.25–153.001,31147
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy904137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2387
HeifersMedium and Large 1518170.50/cwt170.50–170.5088315
HeifersMedium and Large 1777146.13/cwt142.00–150.501,135347
HeifersMedium and Large 1662157.50/cwt152.50–161.001,043103
SteersLarge 1-21,089134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,46213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy708131.00/cwt131.00–131.009274
SteersLarge 11,258141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,77749
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488173.50/cwt173.50–173.5084717
HeifersMedium and Large 1711150.55/cwt146.00–152.001,070180
HeifersLarge 1-21,130122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621158.00/cwt158.00–158.0098110
SteersLarge 1-21,046137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,43313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2931144.43/cwt143.50–145.001,34518
SteersLarge 1Fleshy1,013138.75/cwt138.75–138.751,40656
HeifersMedium and Large 1869137.76/cwt133.85–139.251,197332

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.