Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 900-1050 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 900-950 lbs. sold 4.00 lower. Many large load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. Lower numbers today because of extreme heat in the area. The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 3rd. expecting 2000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.78/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$229.78

923 head · 984 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	944	233.04	2,199	368
Large 1	1,040	228.35	2,375	463
Medium and Large 1-2	862	223.94	1,930	92

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about $269 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 sale923 hd

229.78

—

SD average6 barns · 6,077 hd

233.80

−4.02

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

21 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,058	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	225.63/cwt	223.00–228.50	1,737	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,933	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,882	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,590	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	228.18/cwt	225.50–230.00	2,366	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,980	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,094	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	232.78/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,574	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,042	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	228.25/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	2,283	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	234.41/cwt	233.50–236.00	2,171	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	838	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,911	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,433	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,221	6

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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