Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The undertone on feeder steers and heifers up to 600 lbs. was higher. Feeder steers 600-900 lbs. sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 600-900 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Demand was very good. Today we had many very large consignment, so buyers could fill large feed lot pens with one mans feeders, witch brought top dollar. Next feeder cattle auction will be Mar.10th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.41/cwt on 5,028 head.

Average price

$195.41

5,028 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$436

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

$52.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	207.27	1,254	141
Medium and Large 1	773	198.61	1,536	4,323
Large 1	1,056	170.43	1,800	439
Large 2	968	163.25	1,580	61
Large 1-2	1,090	155.09	1,690	64

One grade step is worth $52.18/cwt here — about −$436 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 sale5,028 hd

195.41

—

SD average7 barns · 13,876 hd

197.74

−2.34

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

59 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	Medium and Large 1	—	731	196.88/cwt	190.50–203.00	1,439	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	817	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,381	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	189.30/cwt	182.00–196.85	1,556	655
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,224	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	188.99/cwt	180.25–195.10	1,640	613
Steers	Large 2	—	968	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,580	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	247.37/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	173.47/cwt	162.00–178.50	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	228.25/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,089	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	188.90/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,262	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	245.71/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,256	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	218.58/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,370	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	169.82/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,333	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	178.30/cwt	177.10–180.75	1,647	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	234.13/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,386	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	961	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,090	155.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,690	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	202.04/cwt	196.50–216.50	1,376	414
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,405	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	199.95/cwt	184.00–206.00	1,534	1,127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	173.63/cwt	171.25–176.00	1,688	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,394	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	202.83/cwt	200.50–207.50	1,168	87
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,208	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	949	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	172.02/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,185	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	199.50/cwt	169.00–217.50	830	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	168.56/cwt	163.50–173.50	1,204	10
Heifers	Large 2	—	884	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,383	37
Heifers	Large 2	—	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	181.51/cwt	178.25–186.50	1,323	306
Heifers	Large 2	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	222.42/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,077	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	187.74/cwt	169.00–196.50	1,087	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	211.18/cwt	198.00–216.00	767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	171.91/cwt	163.00–177.60	1,497	435
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	165.06/cwt	164.75–165.25	1,609	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	177.56/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,461	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	178.60/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,391	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	193.01/cwt	186.50–196.00	1,216	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	187.07/cwt	180.00–191.50	1,259	426
Steers	Large 1	—	1,107	164.58/cwt	164.35–164.60	1,822	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	218.36/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,140	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	956	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	191.59/cwt	181.50–195.50	1,447	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	168.24/cwt	164.00–171.10	1,558	450
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	712	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	958	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	985	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,288	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	172.20/cwt	170.75–173.10	1,760	205
Steers	Large 1	—	1,067	172.70/cwt	171.25–173.25	1,843	124

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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