Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 800-950 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 lower, feeder heifers 800-900 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Few load lots today. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 28th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am. This will be their special calves to go on grass feeder sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −191.75 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$289.00

5 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.85

vs SD average

−29.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	289.00	1,717	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $480.75 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 sale5 hd

289.00

—

SD average6 barns · 1,031 hd

339.85

−50.85

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−29.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−191.75

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

46 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	Large 2	800–850	819	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Large 2	900–950	935	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,833	55
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,143	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,235	10
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,055	10
Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,158	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,200	3
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,109	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	2,404	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	1,768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	899	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,023	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	270.56/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,872	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	220.86/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	258.28/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,746	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	219.88/cwt	215.00–220.85	1,931	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	257.53/cwt	243.50–272.00	2,011	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	254.60/cwt	247.50–256.25	2,080	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,753	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	227.18/cwt	226.50–228.50	2,210	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	228.32/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,865	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	228.22/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,776	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	216.48/cwt	208.25–220.35	2,009	395
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	2,033	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	239.45/cwt	238.00–243.50	1,770	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	292.65/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,993	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	231.39/cwt	225.00–234.25	2,117	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	237.84/cwt	236.50–246.00	2,062	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,713	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,342	132
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	945	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,225	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	699	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	838	241.55/cwt	237.50–243.75	2,024	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,829	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,522	3

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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