Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-950 lbs, sold 3.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-900 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Featuring one consignment of over 780 head of heifers, along with many other long strings of feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 14th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.10/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −152.32 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$274.10

78 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

vs SD average

+2.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	276.06	1,610	62
Medium and Large 1-2	563	266.51	1,501	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.56/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $406.25, median $426.42 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

274.10

—

SD average4 barns · 777 hd

285.63

−11.53

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

+2.19

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−152.32

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	248.08/cwt	245.00–256.50	1,895	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	295.13/cwt	294.50–299.00	1,830	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	207.72/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,813	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,372	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	220.06/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,813	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	265.20/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	268.68/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	231.71/cwt	230.85–234.25	1,907	399
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	234.26/cwt	221.00–235.50	2,052	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	281.29/cwt	244.00–287.00	1,845	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	306.13/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,800	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,963	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,576	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	241.48/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,644	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	227.23/cwt	223.50–238.00	1,766	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	238.21/cwt	238.00–238.50	1,706	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	253.81/cwt	248.50–262.25	1,614	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	249.06/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,908	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	896	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,119	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	270.04/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,707	7
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,167	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,136	30
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,864	33
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	792	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,513	20
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	697	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,512	7
Steers	Large 2	800–850	817	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,642	21
Steers	Large 2	700–750	711	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	896	209.96/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,881	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,858	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,851	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	712	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,695	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	222.16/cwt	200.50–232.00	2,253	118
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	211.60/cwt	211.50–211.75	2,281	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	266.74/cwt	260.00–272.75	2,038	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	249.90/cwt	243.25–253.50	2,154	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	206.41/cwt	204.50–206.75	1,913	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	874	231.89/cwt	226.00–236.00	2,027	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	293.80/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,980	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	274.15/cwt	273.50–275.50	1,628	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	243.70/cwt	236.00–245.25	2,218	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	320.25/cwt	316.00–341.50	1,861	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	235.16/cwt	234.00–235.75	2,248	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	340.25/cwt	339.75–344.00	1,841	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.50	1,943	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	300.70/cwt	292.50–308.00	1,467	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	384.65/cwt	384.00–385.00	1,569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	247.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,774	478
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	254.47/cwt	246.50–257.75	2,117	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	227.71/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,961	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	260.05/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,794	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	202.20/cwt	197.50–204.50	1,969	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	274.45/cwt	266.00–277.60	1,696	168

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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