Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Only a hand full of feeders under 900 lbs. Most steers were over 1000 lbs. last week very few over 1000 lbs. Undertone was lower. Heifers 900-1000 lbs. were unevenly steady. Almost all heavy feeders came in large load lots. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug.24th, expecting 2000 head of feeders , starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.92/cwt on 877 head.

Average price

$226.92

877 head · 878 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$12.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	885	227.47	2,014	832
Medium and Large 2	490	219.82	1,077	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	937	216.62	2,029	13thin
Large 2	746	215.00	1,604	21

One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $410 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 sale877 hd

226.92

—

SD average5 barns · 2,877 hd

227.37

−0.45

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	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	923	219.10/cwt	219.10–219.10	2,022	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,170	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,960	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,109	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,337	60
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,404	62
Steers	Large 1	—	1,134	217.41/cwt	215.75–219.75	2,465	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	746	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,604	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	223.76/cwt	219.50–224.85	2,191	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	230.96/cwt	228.00–233.25	1,901	333
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	226.14/cwt	219.50–226.50	2,096	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,020	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,009	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,114	4

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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