Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 700-1000 lbs. sold steady. Flesh determined price paid for feeders today. Many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 27th,expecting 3000 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 $198.11/cwt on 2,104 head.

Average price

$198.11

2,104 head · 886 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$403

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

$63.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

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	625	223.16	1,396	84
Medium and Large 1	833	206.11	1,717	1,313
Large 1	1,023	180.78	1,849	660
Large 1-2	850	176.79	1,503	37
Large 2	1,124	160.00	1,798	10thin

One grade step is worth $63.16/cwt here — about −$403 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 sale2,104 hd

198.11

—

SD average7 barns · 14,454 hd

213.10

−14.99

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 1-2	—	522	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	282.81/cwt	267.50–289.00	1,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	864	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,536	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	214.21/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,326	92
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	181.68/cwt	176.60–187.00	1,846	544
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	293.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	197.87/cwt	197.85–198.00	1,603	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	218.90/cwt	210.50–224.25	1,679	116
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	177.91/cwt	177.50–182.00	1,886	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	228.69/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,537	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	212.60/cwt	202.50–228.00	1,327	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	253.55/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	242.85/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,413	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	185.12/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,635	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	246.71/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,194	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	201.26/cwt	188.50–205.75	1,767	187
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,011	170.67/cwt	149.00–175.50	1,725	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	713	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,298	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	235.18/cwt	230.50–240.00	1,703	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	191.51/cwt	189.60–194.50	1,747	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	241.80/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,511	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	226.49/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,325	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	675	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,627	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	783	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,760	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,253	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	913	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,584	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	176.61/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,439	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	174.30/cwt	169.25–177.00	1,516	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,647	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,483	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	995	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	199.86/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,361	30
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,107	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,793	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	209.39/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	183.06/cwt	181.25–185.00	1,514	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	181.58/cwt	179.85–184.25	1,600	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	190.98/cwt	189.00–195.50	1,505	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	229.75/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,098	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,285	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	765	201.75/cwt	201.75–201.75	1,543	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	925	182.93/cwt	182.00–184.50	1,692	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	205.01/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,460	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	236.90/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,218	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	176.92/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,619	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	196.60/cwt	196.60–196.60	1,549	133
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,047	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,835	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	189.00/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,850	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	836	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,580	56
Steers	Large 2	—	1,124	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	945	186.60/cwt	186.60–186.60	1,763	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,076	3

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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