Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers up to 900 lbs. sold on a lower undertone. Steers 900-1100 sold steady. Feeder heifers up to 900 lbs. sold on a lower undertone. Heifers 900-1000 lbs. 4.00-9.00 lower.. Demand was good. Many load lots in heavier feeders today. Flesh and shots determined prices today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 16th, 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 $226.81/cwt on 1,767 head.

Average price

$226.81

1,767 head · 885 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,048

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$103.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.56

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	801	243.44	1,951	961
Medium and Large 1-2	712	226.37	1,611	160
Large 1	1,076	204.67	2,202	596
Medium and Large 2	628	177.41	1,114	29
Large 1-2	1,128	176.33	1,989	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	645	140.00	903	6thin

One grade step is worth $103.44/cwt here — about $1,048 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 sale1,767 hd

226.81

—

SD average9 barns · 27,714 hd

277.38

−50.56

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

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	213.10/cwt	210.50–217.50	1,417	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	941	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,915	47
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,069	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	236.47/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,336	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,410	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	266.15/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,227	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	338.46/cwt	331.00–343.00	1,110	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,640	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,368	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,433	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	232.43/cwt	222.00–237.85	2,178	496
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,076	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	199.65/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,619	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,034	61
Steers	Large 1	—	1,155	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	2,400	56
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,116	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,148	48
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,069	194.43/cwt	189.35–203.50	2,078	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,704	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	213.86/cwt	212.00–214.50	1,839	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,074	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,013	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	249.50/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,198	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	235.18/cwt	228.50–238.50	1,272	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	222.21/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,167	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	146.46/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,006	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	210.50/cwt	206.50–210.60	2,078	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	214.65/cwt	213.00–223.50	1,303	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	945	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,994	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	609	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	206.20/cwt	205.00–208.60	1,901	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	216.03/cwt	215.50–216.50	1,696	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	236.34/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,087	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	273.50/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,444	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	250.90/cwt	250.25–253.00	1,646	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	226.16/cwt	209.00–234.50	1,312	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,236	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,057	217.22/cwt	207.50–225.60	2,296	239
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,154	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	259.87/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,512	165

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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