Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2024-01-04

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 4
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
4,712 head
3,269 vs last sale 1,443 2,461 vs year ago 7,173 · 34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Trend not applicable in heifers due to light numbers to compare. A steady to higher undertone was noted on heifers. Demand was good. We had 5 consignors with over 1400 head of char. influenced feeder. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 11th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.09/cwt on 2,483 head.
Average price
$217.09
2,483 head · 790 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$64.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.62
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626231.531,450175
Medium and Large 1788217.901,7182,168
Large 11,042188.351,962123
Medium and Large 2684183.001,2526thin
Large 1-21,073167.001,79211thin
One grade step is worth $64.53/cwt here — about −$342 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 sale2,483 hd
217.09
SD average4 barns · 5,921 hd
225.71
−8.62
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

63 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
SteersMedium and Large 1882225.71/cwt222.00–229.501,991141
HeifersMedium and Large 1582249.61/cwt242.00–261.001,45386
HeifersMedium and Large 1782215.17/cwt211.25–218.501,683189
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510289.50/cwt289.50–289.501,47648
SteersMedium and Large 1823227.72/cwt222.00–232.501,874339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687250.36/cwt248.50–254.001,72023
SteersMedium and Large 1532308.19/cwt305.00–309.001,64061
SteersMedium and Large 1419341.51/cwt329.00–349.001,43114
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy636255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6227
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy841220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6753
SteersMedium and Large 1391325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2716
SteersMedium and Large 1667265.07/cwt260.00–272.001,768117
SteersMedium and Large 1920224.60/cwt220.00–226.502,066257
SteersMedium and Large 1984220.17/cwt214.50–222.252,166172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2766225.28/cwt215.00–229.001,72628
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed602289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,74010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925183.29/cwt181.00–185.001,69519
SteersMedium and Large 1462321.87/cwt312.50–330.001,48713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538293.50/cwt291.00–295.001,57916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6097
SteersMedium and Large 2908206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8705
SteersMedium and Large 1723244.54/cwt235.00–255.001,76857
SteersMedium and Large 1633277.60/cwt275.00–281.001,757155
HeifersMedium and Large 1927204.25/cwt194.85–214.501,893450
HeifersLarge 11,032189.25/cwt189.25–189.251,95360
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy734213.13/cwt213.00–213.501,564105
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy790207.84/cwt201.00–208.501,64280
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy826196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,619108
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy666227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5127
SteersMedium and Large 1768237.85/cwt230.50–244.501,827321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2596276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321302.50/cwt302.50–302.509715
HeifersMedium and Large 2684183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2526
HeifersMedium and Large 1959192.75/cwt190.00–193.501,84887
SteersMedium and Large 1584294.05/cwt284.00–297.001,71755
SteersLarge 11,176177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,0878
SteersLarge 11,031210.73/cwt203.25–212.502,173148
HeifersMedium and Large 1724222.51/cwt217.75–232.501,611182
HeifersMedium and Large 1634242.98/cwt232.00–247.501,540231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2493
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy878217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9059
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy766228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,75013
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy731235.26/cwt233.00–236.501,72041
HeifersMedium and Large 1413296.64/cwt290.00–302.501,22511
HeifersMedium and Large 1473278.60/cwt274.00–280.001,31817
HeifersMedium and Large 1508267.06/cwt263.00–280.001,35726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,51315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718215.63/cwt211.00–217.751,54845
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,50225
HeifersLarge 1-21,073167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,79211
HeifersMedium and Large 1890199.25/cwt199.25–199.251,77361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy871194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,69050
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419266.81/cwt264.00–269.001,11819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632229.09/cwt221.00–231.501,44866
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy913191.63/cwt189.50–192.501,75060
HeifersMedium and Large 1658239.07/cwt226.50–245.001,57341
HeifersLarge 11,051187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,97163
HeifersMedium and Large 1833213.67/cwt204.50–217.001,780304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540252.64/cwt251.50–255.001,36412

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.