Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-750 lbs. slod 3.00-8.00 higher, 800 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady . Feeder heifers 550-650 lbs. sold 6.00 higher, 650-700 lbs. sold 1.00 lower, 900-950 lbs. sold 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Had one feature consignment of 600 head of feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 28th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am, with World Champion Livestock Auctioneer Jacob Massey auctioneering. "MERRY CHRISTMAS " From Mitchell Livestock Market

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.01/cwt on 1,410 head.

Average price

$249.01

1,410 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$84.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	251.44	1,844	1,324
Medium and Large 1-2	692	235.50	1,630	56
Large 1-2	1,168	166.96	1,951	30

One grade step is worth $84.48/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,410 hd

249.01

—

SD average5 barns · 6,859 hd

242.64

+6.37

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

54 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 1Fleshy	—	642	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,611	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	231.11/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,255	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	314.66/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	335.53/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	221.26/cwt	215.00–224.00	2,002	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	266.70/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,670	157
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,189	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,989	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	250.51/cwt	241.00–253.25	1,821	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	224.39/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,862	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,113	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	292.54/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,632	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	240.46/cwt	237.00–246.25	1,832	77
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,101	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,677	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	243.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,559	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	802	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,135	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	196.86/cwt	196.10–198.00	1,799	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,429	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,494	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	187.45/cwt	186.10–196.00	1,824	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	263.27/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,332	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,740	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	213.00/cwt	211.50–217.00	1,536	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	253.32/cwt	242.75–259.50	1,576	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	216.18/cwt	212.00–221.50	1,641	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	248.73/cwt	237.00–266.00	1,405	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	273.32/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,287	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	295.71/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,280	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	234.77/cwt	233.50–238.00	1,580	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	259.03/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,505	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	215.93/cwt	211.00–219.50	1,371	48
Heifers	Large 2	—	753	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	258.56/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	289.50/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,097	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	304.38/cwt	290.00–308.50	1,622	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	264.55/cwt	255.00–271.50	1,772	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,984	65

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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