Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 800 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 800 lbs. and up were 1.00-5.00 higher. Were many heavy yearlings in todays offering. Demand was good. Many large load lots in today auction. On May 2nd MLM will be holding a special spring calf offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 25th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −170.42 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$256.00

9 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−41.44

vs SD average

−8.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	256.00	1,513	9thin

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

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 sale9 hd

256.00

—

SD average7 barns · 1,050 hd

297.44

−41.44

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−8.52

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−170.42

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

43 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	450–500	494	317.51/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	213.19/cwt	206.50–222.25	1,961	618
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	294.25/cwt	294.25–294.25	1,842	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	220.43/cwt	217.00–224.50	1,933	607
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	253.36/cwt	248.50–259.00	1,606	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,836	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,829	35
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,138	209.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,385	129
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,249	199.10/cwt	199.10–199.10	2,487	118
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	218.49/cwt	213.50–224.35	2,220	257
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,152	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,408	120
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	202.91/cwt	198.75–209.10	2,033	176
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	214.76/cwt	210.00–216.50	2,328	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	225.50–236.25	2,056	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	261.15/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,624	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,226	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	233.94/cwt	220.00–240.50	1,804	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	802	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	2,131	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	245.59/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,785	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	221.22/cwt	214.25–225.75	1,832	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	254.30/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,834	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	214.52/cwt	209.50–220.00	2,094	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	244.66/cwt	242.50–251.00	2,026	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	238.33/cwt	229.50–240.85	2,205	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	254.74/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,982	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	885	209.26/cwt	209.00–209.50	1,852	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	759	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,681	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	201.82/cwt	198.50–202.50	1,887	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	864	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	826	239.32/cwt	239.00–239.50	1,977	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	923	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,077	37

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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