Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers up to 1000 lbs. were much higher, steers 1000-1100 lbs. were 8.00-15.00 higher. Heifers 750-950 lbs. were 8.00-15.00 higher. Flesh on feeders was determining factor on prices today. Demand was very good, many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 20th, expecting 4000 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 $221.44/cwt on 1,314 head.

Average price

$221.44

1,314 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$86.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

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	467	263.85	1,233	27
Medium and Large 1	850	221.43	1,882	1,261
Large 2	827	177.75	1,470	26

One grade step is worth $86.10/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale1,314 hd

221.44

—

SD average5 barns · 3,199 hd

226.58

−5.15

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

27 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	—	789	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,155	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	221.29/cwt	214.25–225.00	1,919	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	896	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	817	213.80/cwt	213.50–214.00	1,747	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	229.94/cwt	220.50–234.50	1,794	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,298	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,100	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	2,384	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,287	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	234.64/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,659	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	226.66/cwt	225.50–227.75	1,850	146
Heifers	Large 2	—	783	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,394	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	245.26/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	210.90/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,940	361
Steers	Large 2	—	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	3
Steers	Large 2	—	990	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,797	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	224.42/cwt	224.25–224.50	2,278	160
Heifers	Large 2	—	871	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	210.75/cwt	210.75–210.75	2,048	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	777	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,869	81
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,004	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	2,166	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,066	223.08/cwt	215.35–229.00	2,378	488
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	2,042	58

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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