Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2023-06-29

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
4,122 head
599 vs last sale 3,523 2,316 vs year ago 1,806 · +128.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold on a very good higher undertone, some very thin fleshed steers brought top dollars today. Steers 1000 lbs. and over sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers up to 850 lbs. sold on a much higher undertone. heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good, Many large load lots in todays offering. There will be no sale next week, July 6th, The next feeder cattle auction will be July 13th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am. " Have a safe and happy 4th of July, From Mitchell Livestock"

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $238.39/cwt on 2,080 head.
Average price
$238.39
2,080 head · 866 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$71.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.24
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1819250.082,0491,226
Medium and Large 1-2771232.961,795270
Large 11,037218.612,268509
Medium and Large 2766204.421,56765
Large 1-21,090179.001,95110thin
One grade step is worth $71.08/cwt here — about $98 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 sale2,080 hd
238.39
SD average4 barns · 5,312 hd
227.15
+11.24
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

54 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 2517215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1129
SteersMedium and Large 2747220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,64734
SteersMedium and Large 1864245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,117181
SteersMedium and Large 1583282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,64440
SteersLarge 1-21,109170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2884220.11/cwt219.00–221.001,94620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2902203.50/cwt190.50–210.001,83615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,31714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686243.80/cwt243.00–249.501,67288
SteersMedium and Large 1939220.98/cwt215.00–221.752,075129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805226.89/cwt224.00–227.001,82685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2957205.99/cwt189.00–208.501,97131
SteersLarge 1-21,071188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0135
SteersMedium and Large 1681268.73/cwt262.00–271.501,83092
SteersMedium and Large 1791245.26/cwt243.00–248.001,94053
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed856269.50/cwt269.50–269.502,307191
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed800269.50/cwt269.50–269.502,15671
SteersMedium and Large 1526290.84/cwt286.00–295.001,530104
SteersMedium and Large 1976213.26/cwt210.50–217.002,081190
SteersMedium and Large 1471299.08/cwt292.50–306.001,40917
SteersMedium and Large 1827242.34/cwt236.00–244.502,004158
HeifersLarge 11,046181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy970175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,69816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy918174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5977
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy898195.75/cwt195.75–195.751,75823
HeifersLarge 1Fleshy1,022170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,73726
BullsMedium and Large 1427292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2856196.51/cwt173.00–199.501,68245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2733211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,54735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436276.93/cwt265.00–290.001,20729
HeifersLarge 2943172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,62215
HeifersMedium and Large 2604205.66/cwt205.00–206.001,2429
HeifersMedium and Large 1603235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,41715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,53218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626229.28/cwt228.00–230.001,43511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2782202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,58010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1597
HeifersMedium and Large 2489220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2989183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8105
HeifersMedium and Large 1920195.64/cwt188.50–207.501,800360
HeifersMedium and Large 1880204.53/cwt194.75–216.501,800339
HeifersMedium and Large 1769210.13/cwt201.50–224.501,616268
HeifersMedium and Large 1660242.84/cwt226.00–248.001,603116
HeifersLarge 1-21,173136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5955
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2819191.59/cwt177.00–199.001,56925
SteersLarge 11,024223.14/cwt205.50–228.002,285367
SteersLarge 11,081209.50/cwt209.50–209.502,265110
SteersLarge 1Fleshy1,039198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,05732
HeifersMedium and Large 1721224.84/cwt223.00–226.001,6218
HeifersMedium and Large 1955189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8055
HeifersMedium and Large 1817217.89/cwt211.00–220.601,780435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721242.25/cwt242.25–242.251,74717
SteersMedium and Large 2808199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6083
SteersMedium and Large 2913171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,56619

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.