Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2023-07-20

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,144 head
▼ 199 vs last sale 2,343▲ 201 vs year ago 1,943 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Few light feeders today, steers 1000 lbs. and over were 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-950 lbs. were 2.00-8.00 higher. Some large load lots today. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 27th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.91/cwt on 1,204 head.
Average price
$233.91
1,204 head · 965 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,257
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$585
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.53
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1881242.442,135462
Medium and Large 1-2802234.041,87775
Large 11,062230.842,452614
Medium and Large 2796194.881,55053
One grade step is worth $47.56/cwt here — about $585 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 sale1,204 hd
233.91
—
SD average4 barns · 6,624 hd
230.38
+3.53
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

38 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—987204.50/cwt204.50–204.502,0187
HeifersLarge 1—1,018201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0465
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,48715
HeifersMedium and Large 2—831177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,47129
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,43430
HeifersMedium and Large 1—434277.77/cwt277.00–278.001,20620
SteersMedium and Large 1—928240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,227115
SteersMedium and Large 1—876246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,15516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—843227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,91421
SteersMedium and Large 1—964229.72/cwt229.00–230.002,215134
SteersMedium and Large 1—672263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,77120
SteersMedium and Large 1—588280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,64626
SteersMedium and Large 1—722252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,81910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—752242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,82042
SteersLarge 1—1,090226.91/cwt216.50–229.852,473233
SteersMedium and Large 2—891180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,60424
SteersLarge 1Natural—1,064238.55/cwt235.00–239.752,538212
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—962244.50/cwt244.50–244.502,35260
SteersMedium and Large 2—803192.62/cwt181.50–206.001,54722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—906218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,98012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—982210.25/cwt210.25–210.252,065109
HeifersMedium and Large 1—688247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,69913
SteersMedium and Large 1—185379.00/cwt379.00–379.007013
SteersMedium and Large 1—372315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1723
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—822238.25/cwt238.25–238.251,95875
SteersLarge 1—1,022226.60/cwt217.00–229.752,316169
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—692230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—595251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,49316
SteersMedium and Large 2—575237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3633
SteersMedium and Large 2—348265.00/cwt265.00–265.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—906219.13/cwt217.85–219.851,985217
HeifersMedium and Large 1—833223.19/cwt220.00–223.501,85979
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—489252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2325
HeifersLarge 1-2—1,165177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—884223.17/cwt220.50–232.251,973176
HeifersMedium and Large 1—790232.56/cwt222.00–243.751,837147
HeifersMedium and Large 1—612260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,59124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—390297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1603

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.