Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 650 lbs. sold on a sharply higher undertone , with high optimism on steers 550-600 lbs. Steers 600-1000 lbs. sold on a lower undertone. Heifers up to 700 lbs. sold on a steady to higher undertone. Heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good. Many load lots in heavier feeders. NO AUCTION next week. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 30th, expecting 3500 plus feeders, starting at 9:00 am. " Happy Thanksgiving " From Mitchell Livestock Market

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.03/cwt on 1,515 head.

Average price

$211.03

1,515 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$476

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

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.04

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	614	216.27	1,328	214
Medium and Large 1	838	211.50	1,772	1,187
Large 1	1,029	200.87	2,066	90
Medium and Large 2	732	179.18	1,311	20
Large 1-2	1,008	179.00	1,804	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about −$476 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 sale1,515 hd

211.03

—

SD average9 barns · 16,659 hd

248.06

−37.04

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

53 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	Medium and Large 2	—	757	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,438	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	216.25/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,845	100
Steers	Large 1	—	1,079	218.40/cwt	217.00–218.60	2,357	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,633	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	941	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,927	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	238.64/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,606	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	287.76/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,519	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	296.26/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,422	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	262.37/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,595	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,969	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	242.26/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,422	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	313.27/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,181	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	265.09/cwt	237.50–278.00	1,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	941	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	220.13/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,435	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,027	201.49/cwt	186.50–203.25	2,069	87
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,078	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	921	196.63/cwt	195.75–197.25	1,811	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	957	196.33/cwt	194.00–198.50	1,879	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	553	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	232.71/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,464	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	258.95/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,222	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	203.48/cwt	198.00–210.10	1,858	292
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	235.73/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,379	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	824	204.80/cwt	204.00–205.50	1,688	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	205.10/cwt	204.75–205.35	1,817	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	223.08/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,062	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	268.67/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,158	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	221.39/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,264	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	206.94/cwt	206.75–208.00	1,972	190
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,008	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	246.58/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,309	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	216.40/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,344	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	223.94/cwt	219.00–226.50	1,176	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	974	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,877	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	819	4
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,012	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	2,107	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	191.09/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,649	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	279.85/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,590	107

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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