Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-05-19

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 19
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,693 head
1,622 vs last sale 4,315 815 vs year ago 3,508 · 23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 900 lbs. Steers 900-1050 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good, with many large load lots in the heavier cattle in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 26th, 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 $134.88/cwt on 1,686 head.
Average price
$134.88
1,686 head · 864 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$9.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.66
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2726143.581,042215
Medium and Large 1884133.601,1811,471
One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale1,686 hd
134.88
SD average5 barns · 5,684 hd
145.54
−10.66
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

35 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 1834138.92/cwt135.50–139.001,159210
HeifersMedium and Large 1924131.36/cwt130.25–132.751,214529
HeifersMedium and Large 1558165.00/cwt165.00–165.009219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424177.00/cwt177.00–177.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377181.00/cwt181.00–181.006827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2641149.93/cwt148.50–151.0096121
SteersMedium and Large 1846153.59/cwt149.50–154.101,29980
SteersMedium and Large 1770153.75/cwt153.75–153.751,18438
SteersMedium and Large 1529194.68/cwt191.00–196.001,03015
SteersLarge 1-21,171128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,5054
SteersMedium and Large 1457216.50/cwt216.50–216.509896
SteersMedium and Large 1644169.52/cwt168.00–170.001,09259
SteersMedium and Large 1702159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,03212
SteersMedium and Large 1587184.12/cwt180.50–184.501,08141
SteersLarge 11,125138.90/cwt136.35–140.101,563226
SteersMedium and Large 1923143.83/cwt143.50–144.001,328137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487164.13/cwt160.00–170.0079912
SteersMedium and Large 1864149.85/cwt149.85–149.851,29540
SteersMedium and Large 1684169.22/cwt166.00–170.001,15747
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2846127.25/cwt127.25–127.251,07718
SteersLarge 1-21,002137.75/cwt137.75–137.751,38023
HeifersMedium and Large 1973131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,27571
HeifersMedium and Large 1516182.00/cwt182.00–182.009399
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy892129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,1554
SteersLarge 11,042140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,459104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461173.20/cwt166.00–180.0079826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660148.50/cwt148.50–148.5098014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2884128.35/cwt128.35–128.351,13530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558156.39/cwt153.00–157.5087337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679142.00/cwt142.00–142.009646
HeifersMedium and Large 1761138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,05061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2914127.49/cwt126.00–128.501,16565
HeifersMedium and Large 1879132.35/cwt130.50–136.601,163582

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.