Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-10-27

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
6,346 head
2,889 vs last sale 3,457 705 vs year ago 5,641 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 700 lbs. Steers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steers 950-1000 lbs. 4.00 lower, steers 1050-1100 lbs. were steady. Heifers 700-1000 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering on heavy feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 3rd, expecting 3000 plus head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.85/cwt on 3,201 head.
Average price
$171.85
3,201 head · 773 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,328
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$608
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$46.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.41
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497182.40906293
Medium and Large 1794171.701,3642,778
Large 11,068152.651,63088
Medium and Large 2612148.6791039
Large 1-21,113136.001,5143thin
One grade step is worth $46.40/cwt here — about −$608 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 sale3,201 hd
171.85
SD average12 barns · 19,680 hd
189.26
−17.41
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

62 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 1-2412192.39/cwt189.00–193.0079336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268187.18/cwt182.50–196.0050221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2731165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,20613
HeifersMedium and Large 1914162.71/cwt159.00–163.851,487347
HeifersMedium and Large 1862166.19/cwt160.00–171.001,433430
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463186.90/cwt184.00–189.5086552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2307206.00/cwt206.00–206.0063229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511196.13/cwt194.00–199.001,00217
HeifersMedium and Large 1576184.76/cwt178.00–188.501,064202
SteersLarge 1-21,222131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,6075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582181.59/cwt171.00–186.001,05740
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy886168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,49347
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy967169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,63944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279200.00/cwt200.00–200.0055819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2337219.20/cwt200.00–230.0073954
SteersMedium and Large 1575200.14/cwt188.00–209.501,151296
SteersLarge 1-21,172128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,16816
SteersMedium and Large 1534209.41/cwt195.00–215.001,118341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,56913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483197.11/cwt196.50–198.0095212
SteersMedium and Large 1798181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4448
SteersMedium and Large 1634197.98/cwt185.00–207.001,255510
SteersLarge 11,174153.35/cwt153.35–153.351,800114
SteersMedium and Large 1879176.30/cwt172.25–180.601,550148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2287
SteersMedium and Large 1468224.61/cwt209.00–229.501,051101
SteersMedium and Large 1720185.11/cwt179.00–188.001,33360
SteersMedium and Large 1675192.56/cwt189.00–197.501,30043
SteersLarge 11,074169.55/cwt169.00–170.601,821315
SteersMedium and Large 1816176.27/cwt175.25–177.001,43834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3145
SteersMedium and Large 1435221.28/cwt215.50–233.00963110
SteersMedium and Large 1917173.74/cwt170.75–179.251,593167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2392201.48/cwt195.00–213.0079034
HeifersMedium and Large 2499162.00/cwt162.00–162.0080818
HeifersLarge 11,022153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,56963
HeifersLarge 11,184150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,78225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy682163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1123
BullsMedium and Large 1612177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539171.45/cwt161.00–176.0092447
HeifersMedium and Large 2829138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1448
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2992152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0086
HeifersMedium and Large 2626141.00/cwt141.00–141.008838
HeifersMedium and Large 2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2779166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,29323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,02013
HeifersMedium and Large 1735178.04/cwt174.00–184.251,309224
HeifersMedium and Large 1760178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,35782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581167.55/cwt167.00–168.0097313
HeifersMedium and Large 1982159.92/cwt154.50–163.751,570701
HeifersMedium and Large 1835166.64/cwt166.00–167.751,391154
SteersLarge 11,201146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7534
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy945169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,60223
HeifersLarge 1-21,113136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5143
HeifersMedium and Large 1621182.91/cwt163.00–187.751,136283
HeifersMedium and Large 1525188.54/cwt182.00–191.00990275
HeifersMedium and Large 1470199.51/cwt194.00–206.0093874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427204.00/cwt204.00–204.008715
HeifersMedium and Large 1435200.50/cwt200.50–200.508723
SteersMedium and Large 1983176.43/cwt171.50–178.851,734313

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.