Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-750 lbs. were 3.00-7.00 higher, steers 750-1000 lbs. were 3.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-1000 lbs. were unevenly steady. Demand was good. We had 12 consignors with over 150 head of feeders. Many feeders were caring some mud. Next week is their "HEREFORD" influenced feeder cattle auction, Feb. 15th, expecting 4500 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 $243.84/cwt on 3,363 head.

Average price

$243.84

3,363 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$565

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

$74.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.51

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	607	279.92	1,699	237
Medium and Large 1	814	244.43	1,989	2,858
Large 1	1,100	205.72	2,264	268

One grade step is worth $74.20/cwt here — about −$565 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 sale3,363 hd

243.84

—

SD average7 barns · 15,348 hd

263.36

−19.51

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

51 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 1-2	—	722	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,701	21
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,213	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	219.92/cwt	217.50–223.00	1,806	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	240.89/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,862	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	277.85/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,900	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	233.83/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,950	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	222.84/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,963	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,921	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	222.58/cwt	217.50–226.50	2,034	396
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	303.28/cwt	296.00–317.50	1,750	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	289.60/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,801	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	349.84/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,630	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	274.74/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,709	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	285.02/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,645	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	259.04/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	241.39/cwt	231.00–249.50	1,629	306
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,233	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	884	208.09/cwt	193.00–209.50	1,840	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	792	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	1,951	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	299.17/cwt	296.00–307.50	1,382	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	235.19/cwt	225.50–244.50	1,710	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	258.26/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,364	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	222.85/cwt	218.00–241.50	1,747	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	201.58/cwt	196.00–207.25	1,945	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	213.02/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,896	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	215.11/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,428	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	214.54/cwt	211.25–216.25	2,098	381
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	211.75/cwt	211.75–211.75	2,160	60
Steers	Large 1	—	1,210	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	263.48/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,533	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	248.45/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,583	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	260.59/cwt	251.00–274.25	1,902	480
Steers	Large 1	—	1,121	204.95/cwt	204.25–205.75	2,297	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	248.76/cwt	244.50–253.50	1,943	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	239.73/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,472	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	215.78/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,718	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	229.33/cwt	225.00–240.50	2,007	441
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	335.12/cwt	334.00–337.50	1,582	9

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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