Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Good light calves sold on a higher undertone. Not enough heavy steers for a good trend. Heifers 850-1000 lbs, sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good, with a few large load lots in the heifers .The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 26th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, around 3000 of locally home raised spring calves for this auction , starting at 8:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.73/cwt on 1,365 head.

Average price

$216.73

1,365 head · 869 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$613

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

$64.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.52

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	553	240.77	1,332	166
Medium and Large 1	912	219.28	1,999	937
Large 1	1,015	209.33	2,125	62
Medium and Large 2	528	201.92	1,065	13thin
Large 2	871	188.09	1,638	155
Large 1-2	1,102	176.47	1,945	32

One grade step is worth $64.29/cwt here — about −$613 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 sale1,365 hd

216.73

—

SD average10 barns · 16,846 hd

260.26

−43.52

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

42 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	Large 2	—	852	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	962	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	926	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	1,938	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	892	212.60/cwt	212.60–212.60	1,896	58
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,060	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	274.38/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,391	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	237.50/cwt	233.00–240.50	2,024	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	304.68/cwt	294.00–327.50	1,261	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	287.49/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,633	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	263.87/cwt	262.00–264.50	1,699	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	301.83/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,488	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	293.03/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,594	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,384	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	254.86/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,465	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	275.03/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	249.45/cwt	248.75–249.50	1,310	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	230.43/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,419	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,013	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	2,125	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	246.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,584	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,132	170.63/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,932	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	227.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,162	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	214.09/cwt	213.35–219.50	2,004	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	213.26/cwt	210.35–216.75	2,084	490
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,012	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,963	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	962	185.21/cwt	170.00–186.50	1,782	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	260.86/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,096	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	296.62/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,252	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,914	80
Heifers	Large 2	—	816	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,567	76
Heifers	Large 2	—	711	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,322	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	789	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	842	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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