Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Few comparable weights of steers and heifers. Steers 850 lbs. and up were steady to 3.00 higher, heifers 850 lbs. and up were 5.00-9.00 higher. Had some load lots of green off grass feeders bring top dollars, instances 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good . The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 17th, expecting 2000 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 $240.19/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$240.19

855 head · 929 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	921	243.96	2,246	722
Medium and Large 1-2	850	235.14	1,998	32
Large 1	1,070	232.00	2,482	21
Large 1-2	1,032	220.50	2,276	13thin
Large 2	994	208.39	2,072	67

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $175 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 sale855 hd

240.19

—

SD average5 barns · 4,275 hd

242.93

−2.73

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

26 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	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	819	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,884	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	216.35/cwt	211.50–218.00	2,237	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,056	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,191	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	6
Steers	Large 2	—	1,030	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,127	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	959	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,340	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	248.49/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,933	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	240.71/cwt	238.75–242.35	2,222	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	238.03/cwt	235.75–239.25	2,349	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,976	26
Steers	Large 2	—	812	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,943	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	221.35/cwt	221.35–221.35	2,112	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	921	254.60/cwt	254.60–254.60	2,345	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	240.07/cwt	239.35–245.50	1,983	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,792	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,070	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,482	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	227.83/cwt	227.75–227.85	2,112	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	231.21/cwt	223.00–238.50	2,007	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	857	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	2,140	74
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,032	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,276	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	228.93/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,738	54

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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