Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 15
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
1,537 head
▼ 4,151 vs last sale 5,688▼ 843 vs year ago 2,380 · −35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lower numbers today, so trend not applicable, a lower undertone was noted. On heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept.22nd, expecting 2500 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 $162.83/cwt on 974 head.
Average price
$162.83
974 head · 884 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$26.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.06
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2721166.881,204131
Medium and Large 1889164.721,465706
Large 11,057160.351,69560
Large 2978140.521,37577
One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale974 hd
162.83
—
SD average7 barns · 6,457 hd
171.89
−9.06
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

39 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
SteersLarge 2—719149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,07117
HeifersLarge 1—1,071161.45/cwt160.00–162.501,72929
HeifersMedium and Large 1—966161.61/cwt159.00–174.001,56187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—866141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008708
HeifersLarge 2—1,022139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,42352
SteersLarge 1-2—1,073161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7283
HeifersLarge 1Fleshy—1,224135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6524
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—891156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,39043
HeifersLarge 1—1,018162.93/cwt161.00–165.001,65927
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810174.71/cwt169.00–176.001,415132
SteersMedium and Large 1—939168.40/cwt168.25–171.001,58156
SteersMedium and Large 1—734185.01/cwt178.50–189.501,35857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—737173.89/cwt172.00–176.001,28217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—874163.78/cwt157.00–171.001,43132
SteersMedium and Large 1—649202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3117
SteersMedium and Large 1—504207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0435
SteersLarge 1—1,097154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,69812
SteersLarge 1—1,167154.25/cwt154.25–154.251,80033
SteersMedium and Large 1—465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009867
SteersMedium and Large 1—883175.92/cwt174.00–182.501,55387
HeifersMedium and Large 1—604188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,13611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—699178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2444
HeifersLarge 2—657154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0126
SteersLarge 2—654153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0016
SteersLarge 2—766146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1188
SteersMedium and Large 1—418225.00/cwt225.00–225.009415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—832172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,43110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—739163.12/cwt162.50–163.501,20531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—511181.00/cwt181.00–181.009259
HeifersMedium and Large 1—873168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,47111
SteersMedium and Large 1—959170.30/cwt169.50–174.001,63375
SteersMedium and Large 1—583211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,2336
HeifersMedium and Large 1—914161.84/cwt159.25–171.501,479403
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740173.88/cwt171.00–176.501,28715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—759164.27/cwt148.00–165.501,24758
HeifersLarge 2—947140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,32614
HeifersLarge 2—996139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—633178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1279

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.