Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,226 head
▼ 874 vs last sale 4,100▼ 3,731 vs year ago 6,957 · −53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light feeder steers sold a higher undertone, 700-800 lbs, sold 10.00-13.00 higher, 1050-1100 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Light feeder heifers sold on a higher undertone, 600-650 lbs. sold 12.00 higher. 850-900 lbs, sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good. Had one feature consignment of over 700 head of feeders. Many reputation sellers today bringing in repeat orders for their cattle causing prices to be sharply higher instances 15.00-25.00 higher. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 21st, expecting 3500 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 $250.41/cwt on 1,569 head.
Average price
$250.41
1,569 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1
$118.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.39
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561259.951,459135
Medium and Large 1697256.961,7911,242
Large 11,068203.292,171186
Medium 1928141.001,3086thin
One grade step is worth $118.95/cwt here — about $151 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 sale1,569 hd
250.41
—
SD average7 barns · 15,118 hd
246.02
+4.39
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

61 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
SteersLarge 1—1,076203.46/cwt194.00–204.502,189121
SteersLarge 1—1,027206.75/cwt206.75–206.752,12357
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—734230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,68830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—535278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4873
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—694242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,68310
SteersMedium and Large 1—490307.04/cwt298.00–309.501,50473
SteersMedium and Large 1—618258.80/cwt252.00–264.001,59956
SteersMedium and Large 1—939227.60/cwt227.60–227.602,13760
SteersMedium and Large 1—764230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,75732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—401313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,2555
SteersMedium and Large 1—415333.46/cwt321.00–341.001,38421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—590257.38/cwt243.00–263.001,51922
SteersMedium and Large 1—839231.45/cwt225.00–232.501,942158
SteersMedium and Large 1—523298.33/cwt295.00–300.001,56035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—393265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—912150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3684
SteersMedium and Large 1—876211.61/cwt202.00–223.001,85462
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—607285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,730155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—680233.54/cwt231.00–236.001,58821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—743200.91/cwt190.00–209.001,4937
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—666280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,86552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—490278.91/cwt271.00–291.001,36756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—628249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—332312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—644228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4688
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—574238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,36630
HeifersLarge 1—1,030173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7825
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—680213.39/cwt205.00–216.001,45146
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—849182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,54512
HeifersLarge 1Fleshy—1,133170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—756197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,48936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—564227.83/cwt215.00–231.001,28558
HeifersMedium and Large 1—808201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,62420
HeifersMedium and Large 1—929190.92/cwt183.75–195.251,774180
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582252.39/cwt242.00–254.501,469251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—977198.93/cwt179.85–212.501,944243
HeifersMedium and Large 1—635238.66/cwt235.00–249.001,51588
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467283.77/cwt267.50–285.001,32555
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726222.88/cwt218.50–230.001,61836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,26013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518257.71/cwt257.00–259.001,33545
HeifersMedium and Large 1—382290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—430257.89/cwt251.00–267.001,10913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1583
HeifersMedium and Large 1—794208.12/cwt196.00–209.001,65244
HeifersMedium and Large 1—674236.47/cwt219.00–241.001,594124
HeifersLarge 2—885162.34/cwt155.00–163.001,43761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—681202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—610224.14/cwt219.00–230.001,36713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—482243.32/cwt240.00–245.001,17331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—865175.82/cwt167.50–194.001,52116
HeifersMedium and Large 1—888192.75/cwt192.75–192.751,71265
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—973193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,87839
HeifersLarge 1-2—1,168169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9743
SteersMedium and Large 1—566286.23/cwt265.00–294.001,62076
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—522268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3993
SteersMedium 1Fleshy—928141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3086
SteersLarge 1Fleshy—1,233176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1708
SteersMedium and Large 1—712247.24/cwt232.00–252.851,760149
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—389273.82/cwt260.00–290.001,06517
SteersMedium and Large 1—669255.89/cwt244.00–262.251,712231

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.