Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2023-10-26

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 26
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
5,327 head
▲ 3,407 vs last sale 1,920▼ 1,019 vs year ago 6,346 · −16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers too lightly tested last week to compare with this week's very large offering. A higher undertone was noted on light steers. Heifers 600-850 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady market, other weights not well compared. Demand was good. Had two featuring consigners today, in steers was 1500 black thin fleshed feeders from 1080-1125 lbs. buyers filled many large orders with this consignment, In spring calves we had a consignment of 340 head of light fleshed home raised calves with all shots. Flesh and shots determined prices. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 2nd, expecting 3000 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 $234.14/cwt on 3,540 head.
Average price
$234.14
3,540 head · 904 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$114.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−47.55
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1688264.241,8171,468
Medium and Large 1-2624242.651,515109
Large 11,088211.712,3031,925
Medium and Large 2705189.411,33532
Large 21,040150.001,5606thin
One grade step is worth $114.24/cwt here — about $257 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 sale3,540 hd
234.14
—
SD average12 barns · 33,040 hd
281.68
−47.55
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

66 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 1—419271.81/cwt268.00–304.001,13941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—957215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,05825
HeifersMedium and Large 1—453272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,23218
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668227.75/cwt227.75–227.751,52110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—924211.46/cwt209.50–216.751,954237
HeifersMedium and Large 1—631239.94/cwt238.00–241.001,514204
SteersLarge 1—1,167201.56/cwt199.35–205.852,352173
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—631256.56/cwt254.50–257.001,61963
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—976207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,02055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—808224.51/cwt217.50–226.001,81448
SteersMedium and Large 2—599186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1145
SteersLarge 2—1,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5606
SteersMedium and Large 2—769182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,40014
SteersMedium and Large 2—694189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,31210
SteersMedium and Large 2—618231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4283
SteersMedium and Large 1—659263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,73680
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—384311.69/cwt290.00–320.001,19710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—647247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5989
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—517283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4639
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—436277.86/cwt276.00–281.001,2118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—458222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,01925
SteersMedium and Large 1—330357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1804
SteersMedium and Large 1—630266.19/cwt262.00–272.751,677222
SteersMedium and Large 1—977221.55/cwt219.00–224.252,165186
SteersMedium and Large 1—570281.12/cwt273.00–287.001,602140
SteersMedium and Large 1—935219.79/cwt216.00–220.852,055137
SteersMedium and Large 1—482303.33/cwt290.00–324.501,462112
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—405342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3873
SteersLarge 1—1,087212.85/cwt209.25–216.252,314594
SteersMedium and Large 1—434326.94/cwt322.00–328.001,41978
SteersMedium and Large 1—808236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,91140
SteersMedium and Large 1—719249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,79439
SteersMedium and Large 1—898222.16/cwt219.00–222.501,99531
HeifersMedium and Large 2—746193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4409
HeifersLarge 1—1,103196.50/cwt196.50–196.502,16716
HeifersLarge 1—1,059195.50/cwt195.50–195.502,07013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—987206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,03362
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—591233.59/cwt230.00–235.501,38134
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—781221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—386274.06/cwt264.00–280.001,05817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—939204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,92013
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1225
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363237.50/cwt237.50–237.508623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421223.00/cwt223.00–223.0093920
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,07110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—329286.72/cwt283.00–289.0094313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—544238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—572229.27/cwt217.00–239.501,311125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—717214.00/cwt212.50–217.001,53442
HeifersLarge 2—1,008154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—471250.46/cwt245.50–259.001,18036
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530248.73/cwt242.00–254.001,318171
HeifersMedium and Large 1—841223.10/cwt223.10–223.101,876130
HeifersMedium and Large 1—721242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,74883
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,37583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—443256.38/cwt240.00–264.001,13654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—779205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,59745
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—671243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,63122
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—872210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8319
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—566261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4779
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—546282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5405
HeifersMedium and Large 1—856221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,89265
HeifersMedium and Large 1—787235.04/cwt234.00–236.501,85063
SteersLarge 1—1,116207.80/cwt201.60–210.002,319626
SteersMedium and Large 1—535302.55/cwt284.00–307.001,619233
SteersLarge 1—1,029218.33/cwt210.00–221.002,247532

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.