Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers up to 900 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher, steers 1000-1150 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifers up to 850 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 12th, expecting 3000 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 $143.43/cwt on 2,266 head.

Average price

$143.43

2,266 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$196

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

$22.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	143.70	1,177	2,167
Medium and Large 1-2	732	142.55	1,044	55
Large 1	1,026	136.32	1,399	29
Large 1-2	1,133	121.30	1,374	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.40/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale2,266 hd

143.43

—

SD average5 barns · 4,696 hd

148.73

−5.30

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

53 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	157.60/cwt	152.00–163.50	1,214	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,290	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	153.05/cwt	152.50–154.50	1,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	154.50/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,054	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	164.09/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,116	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	158.68/cwt	157.75–159.00	1,163	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,291	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	150.33/cwt	142.75–152.25	1,455	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	149.89/cwt	148.25–151.75	1,401	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	184.06/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,172	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	151.71/cwt	148.75–153.00	1,346	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	653	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,179	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	634	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,217	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	148.80/cwt	145.00–149.75	1,545	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,147	120.00/cwt	116.50–122.50	1,376	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,214	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	165.06/cwt	160.00–166.50	942	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	549	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	995	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	138.82/cwt	135.25–143.00	1,280	400
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.43/cwt	146.00–147.00	978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	137.03/cwt	135.75–138.00	1,335	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	912	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,075	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	147.55/cwt	142.50–151.25	1,096	285
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	136.32/cwt	135.00–138.25	1,399	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	156.94/cwt	154.50–162.50	987	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	749	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,071	151.07/cwt	147.75–152.35	1,618	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	140.63/cwt	136.50–141.50	1,162	287
Steers	Large 1	—	1,229	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	880	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	139.35/cwt	136.50–142.25	1,228	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	152.92/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,023	46
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,065	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	145.43/cwt	139.50–150.85	1,123	330
Steers	Large 2	—	896	125.05/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,120	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	141.24/cwt	138.50–148.25	1,165	35
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,048	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,396	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,158	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,672	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,117	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,606	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	189.81/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,105	56

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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