Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 23
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
4,503 head
1,684 vs last sale 2,819 853 vs year ago 5,356 · 15.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 700-900 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 higher, 1000-1050 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Heifers 850-950 lbs. sold 3.00-4.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher on 750-800 lbs. Sold many high quality replacement heifers today, bringing top dollar. Many large load lots in todays offering. Demand was very good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Mar.30th, expecting 4500 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 $177.94/cwt on 2,470 head.
Average price
$177.94
2,470 head · 783 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,394
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$25.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.73
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1790178.511,4112,275
Medium and Large 1-2682172.191,174185
Large 11,077156.001,6805thin
Large 1-21,062153.501,6305thin
One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale2,470 hd
177.94
SD average5 barns · 7,301 hd
183.67
−5.73
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

63 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771176.12/cwt170.00–186.001,35839
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1534
HeifersMedium and Large 1709178.40/cwt177.00–179.501,26563
HeifersMedium and Large 1618194.24/cwt184.00–202.501,20059
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement803180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,44556
SteersMedium and Large 1613218.09/cwt212.00–220.001,33722
SteersMedium and Large 1969176.31/cwt173.75–177.001,70876
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy864165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4264
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3123
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy912173.34/cwt172.75–177.001,58143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577208.44/cwt208.00–210.001,20313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0135
SteersLarge 1-21,002160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6033
SteersMedium and Large 1683205.77/cwt204.00–212.001,40535
SteersMedium and Large 1827191.24/cwt184.00–194.751,582374
SteersLarge 11,011177.26/cwt175.75–179.101,792321
SteersMedium and Large 1909180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,63626
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,36211
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed499260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,3008
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476217.73/cwt215.00–220.001,03613
SteersMedium and Large 1571229.85/cwt221.00–232.001,31215
SteersMedium and Large 1511242.50/cwt239.00–244.001,23910
SteersMedium and Large 1882181.82/cwt176.00–187.501,604284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740190.70/cwt176.50–192.501,41133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679193.58/cwt181.00–198.001,31421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy881158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,3968
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy621181.54/cwt180.50–182.001,12756
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy783162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,27229
BullsMedium and Large 1932157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4637
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2821157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2894
HeifersMedium and Large 1830171.95/cwt170.00–173.601,427197
HeifersLarge 1-21,062153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,6305
HeifersMedium and Large 1968166.44/cwt164.50–167.001,61173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668172.59/cwt171.00–173.501,15320
HeifersMedium and Large 1908170.82/cwt169.50–171.001,55158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,39114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738164.09/cwt161.00–170.501,21181
HeifersMedium and Large 1520206.67/cwt206.00–207.001,0759
HeifersMedium and Large 1471222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0488
HeifersLarge 11,077156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6805
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy714174.69/cwt173.00–176.001,24714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy671167.67/cwt163.00–176.501,12512
HeifersMedium and Large 1559204.92/cwt203.00–207.001,14631
HeifersMedium and Large 1432223.55/cwt223.00–224.0096613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement774182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,41346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2754156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,17611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439211.55/cwt211.00–212.0092911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583181.19/cwt166.00–189.001,05644
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy797180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,43513
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy620197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2215
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy530228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2085
HeifersMedium and Large 1690187.42/cwt183.00–189.501,293371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2646186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2024
HeifersMedium and Large 1794181.78/cwt176.00–182.751,443311
SteersLarge 11,128168.90/cwt162.50–169.751,905122
SteersLarge 11,095169.75/cwt169.75–169.751,85926
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy962174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,67412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement718192.77/cwt187.00–194.501,384107
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement863178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,54065
HeifersMedium and Large 1870170.11/cwt166.00–176.001,480689
SteersMedium and Large 1725204.69/cwt195.00–210.501,484100
SteersMedium and Large 1762198.35/cwt188.75–202.001,511217

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.