Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-08-25

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 25
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,862 head
2,755 vs last sale 1,107 262 vs year ago 4,124 · 6.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend not applicable, a steady undertone was noted. Steers 1000-1100 lbs. sold 2.00 higher. Heifers 850-950 were 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good, with many large load lots in todays offering. The next regular feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 1st, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.22/cwt on 2,549 head.
Average price
$175.22
2,549 head · 975 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$41.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.58
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1896185.811,6651,129
Medium and Large 1-2767183.711,410147
Large 11,058165.811,7551,215
Large 1-21,308144.721,89258
One grade step is worth $41.09/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale2,549 hd
175.22
SD average7 barns · 9,759 hd
180.80
−5.58
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

48 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
BullsMedium and Large 1313265.00/cwt265.00–265.0082911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006007
HeifersLarge 11,044162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6975
HeifersLarge 11,156147.25/cwt147.25–147.251,70223
HeifersLarge 11,081152.93/cwt149.75–155.251,653124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2242255.00/cwt255.00–255.006177
SteersMedium and Large 1968183.35/cwt172.75–186.501,775394
SteersMedium and Large 1920182.93/cwt175.50–186.751,683409
SteersLarge 1-21,363144.10/cwt144.10–144.101,96439
SteersMedium and Large 1346260.00/cwt260.00–260.009008
SteersMedium and Large 1565201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,13614
SteersMedium and Large 1421258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,08632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2734185.43/cwt183.00–186.501,36129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2893173.09/cwt171.50–174.251,54673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245255.00/cwt255.00–255.006253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0476
SteersMedium and Large 1840183.32/cwt181.00–188.501,54062
SteersMedium and Large 1763188.46/cwt185.00–190.001,438103
SteersLarge 1-21,194146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,74319
SteersMedium and Large 1874183.06/cwt182.00–183.251,60044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1748
SteersMedium and Large 1669192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2302247.50/cwt247.50–247.5074710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2777177.32/cwt171.00–183.001,37818
HeifersMedium and Large 1688177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,22125
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed884179.25/cwt179.25–179.251,585138
HeifersMedium and Large 1705174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,22834
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy988168.60/cwt168.60–168.601,66658
SteersLarge 11,028166.78/cwt162.00–176.251,714474
SteersLarge 11,078165.19/cwt164.75–165.601,781741
HeifersMedium and Large 1837166.98/cwt163.00–168.001,398166
HeifersMedium and Large 1793177.15/cwt169.50–184.001,405132
HeifersMedium and Large 1888167.75/cwt161.75–178.751,490219
HeifersMedium and Large 1366235.00/cwt235.00–235.008604
HeifersMedium and Large 1540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,08011
HeifersMedium and Large 1575179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,02911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2908142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489182.00/cwt182.00–182.0089010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586166.00/cwt166.00–166.0097314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619159.00/cwt159.00–159.009846
HeifersMedium and Large 1918160.24/cwt159.00–167.501,471214
HeifersMedium and Large 1428214.00/cwt214.00–214.0091632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539163.00/cwt163.00–163.008798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664167.21/cwt165.00–170.001,1109
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865156.99/cwt140.00–163.501,35837
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2761169.75/cwt167.75–171.001,29258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2294237.41/cwt235.00–242.5069832

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.