Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-1000 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher, a higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Feeder heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good, with most cattle going in large load lots. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 30th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.11/cwt on 1,475 head.

Average price

$163.11

1,475 head · 995 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2	731	178.00	1,301	5thin
Medium and Large 1	934	164.11	1,533	702
Large 1	1,054	162.13	1,709	761
Medium and Large 1-2	820	158.50	1,300	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $1 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 sale1,475 hd

163.11

—

SD average5 barns · 5,167 hd

166.87

−3.76

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

24 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,150	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,593	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,021	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,488	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	174.53/cwt	171.00–179.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	159.03/cwt	158.25–159.25	1,108	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,300	7
Steers	Large 2	—	731	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	163.83/cwt	163.25–164.60	1,507	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	162.64/cwt	157.50–165.75	1,586	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	158.24/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,242	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,423	95
Steers	Large 1	—	1,155	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,709	77
Steers	Large 1	—	1,058	164.58/cwt	149.00–166.50	1,741	295
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	163.07/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,681	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	170.89/cwt	168.50–179.50	1,338	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	158.82/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,294	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	173.43/cwt	173.25–173.50	1,105	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	153.99/cwt	153.85–154.25	1,360	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	149.75/cwt	147.75–151.85	1,373	326
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	977	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	41

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.

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