Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
1,377 head
▼ 1,194 vs last sale 2,571▼ 1,319 vs year ago 2,696 · −48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend not applicable on steers due to light numbers to compare. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 900 lbs. Heifers 900-1000 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good, with many load lots in heavier feeders, The next feeder cattle auction will be June 9th. This will be their "Special Appreciation BBQ Dinner" expecting 6000 plus head of feeders, starting at 8:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.38/cwt on 808 head.
Average price
$144.38
808 head · 861 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$45.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.04
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528165.6087515thin
Medium and Large 1854144.941,238728
Large 11,048135.001,41557
Large 2759120.009118thin
One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale808 hd
144.38
—
SD average2 barns · 975 hd
144.34
+0.04
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

33 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 1Fleshy—894132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1854
HeifersLarge 1—1,048135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,41557
HeifersMedium and Large 1—676156.33/cwt154.50–161.001,05715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582173.71/cwt168.50–177.001,01165
HeifersMedium and Large 1—872137.39/cwt136.50–138.501,19811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—931136.72/cwt133.25–141.501,273368
SteersMedium and Large 1—463223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,03215
SteersMedium and Large 1—721171.47/cwt169.00–173.501,23618
SteersMedium and Large 1—915146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3368
SteersMedium and Large 1—501213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,06711
SteersMedium and Large 1—756164.14/cwt159.00–165.001,24121
SteersMedium and Large 1—895149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,34015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—950142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,34916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—929131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2174
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—991154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,534133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—439178.00/cwt178.00–178.007818
HeifersLarge 2—759120.00/cwt120.00–120.009118
HeifersMedium and Large 1—791149.26/cwt145.00–151.001,18145
SteersMedium and Large 1—825159.73/cwt155.00–161.751,31896
SteersMedium and Large 1—605194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,17435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—458216.00/cwt216.00–216.009894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0604
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,06412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—958138.75/cwt138.75–138.751,32955
SteersMedium and Large 1—671184.75/cwt184.75–184.751,2408
SteersMedium and Large 1—966149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,44757
SteersLarge 1-2—1,030125.97/cwt124.00–128.001,2976
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468179.26/cwt178.00–180.0083913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—824150.19/cwt146.50–150.351,238140
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006933
SteersLarge 1—1,109129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,43611
SteersLarge 1—1,071134.16/cwt132.50–135.001,43712
SteersLarge 1—1,033138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,43115

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.