Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 950-1000 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-900 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Demand was fair. Due to weekend snow storm, numbers of feeders were down today. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 11th, expecting 3500 head of headers, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.42/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −144.00 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$282.42

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.72

vs SD average

+11.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	283.00	1,537	12thin
Medium and Large 1	585	281.43	1,646	7thin

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about −$110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

282.42

—

SD average4 barns · 377 hd

297.15

−14.72

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

+11.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−144.00

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

34 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	230.35/cwt	230.35–230.35	2,308	42
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	2,290	13
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,379	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	986	218.85/cwt	216.00–221.00	2,158	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	286.01/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	236.58/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,904	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	218.37/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,913	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	234.19/cwt	231.50–235.00	1,789	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	206.66/cwt	201.50–216.00	2,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,759	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	234.24/cwt	231.50–239.00	2,085	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	2,188	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	245.47/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,996	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	215.72/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,913	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	224.91/cwt	221.85–233.00	1,882	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	231.75/cwt	231.60–232.00	2,246	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	254.78/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,852	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	998	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	281.43/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	247.00/cwt	246.00–248.50	1,887	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	252.48/cwt	245.00–254.50	1,745	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	277.05/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,751	95

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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