Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-600 lbs. sold 8.00-9.00 higher, 650-950 lbs. sold 1.00-300 higher, steers 950-1150 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs. sold steady, 700-950 lbs. sold unevenly steady . Demand was good , buyers had many large load lots of heavy feeders to fill big pens with one persons feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 15th,, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. NO Feeder cattle SALE on Dec.22nd,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.30/cwt on 3,669 head.

Average price

$186.30

3,669 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.89

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	191.78	1,557	2,626
Medium and Large 1-2	678	178.08	1,207	261
Large 1	1,070	172.63	1,848	626
Medium and Large 2	567	165.59	939	114
Large 1-2	1,069	154.93	1,656	42

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale3,669 hd

186.30

—

SD average9 barns · 29,227 hd

201.20

−14.89

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

82 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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,864	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,431	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	183.64/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,537	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	185.78/cwt	183.50–187.00	1,731	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	196.30/cwt	191.75–198.75	1,354	277
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,079	153.43/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,656	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,021	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	195.58/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,236	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	991	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,068	151.73/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	175.49/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,286	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	174.82/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,163	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,047	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	173.13/cwt	168.00–175.00	985	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	933	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,148	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	180.46/cwt	176.00–183.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	948	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,037	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	152.76/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,034	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,216	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	204.89/cwt	203.00–215.00	949	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	170.29/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,018	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	196.52/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,053	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	173.42/cwt	160.00–175.60	1,599	756
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.19/cwt	135.00–155.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	162.93/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,346	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	167.32/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,049	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	189.72/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,080	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	172.02/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,345	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,206	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	750	5
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,016	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,829	117
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,124	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,919	83
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,171	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	162.34/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,161	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	168.18/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,601	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	181.60/cwt	174.00–182.75	1,148	177
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,209	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	175.26/cwt	161.00–179.75	1,309	58
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	165.76/cwt	151.00–169.75	1,701	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	167.73/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,479	475
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,491	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	153.98/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,087	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,115	164.87/cwt	160.00–166.75	1,838	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	210.76/cwt	206.00–215.00	904	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	171.05/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,416	284
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	212.45/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	207.56/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,220	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	191.41/cwt	191.00–191.50	1,150	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	150.00/cwt	145.00–162.00	765	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	973	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,191	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	223.27/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,217	109
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,820	161
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,192	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	217.39/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,239	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	164.61/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,093	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	165.32/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,516	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	182.59/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,585	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	182.93/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,306	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	229.23/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,073	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	181.47/cwt	175.50–185.25	1,757	768
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,063	18

How this sale compares

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