Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 7.00-9.00 lower, steers 1000-1200 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-1000 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Some load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 2nd, expecting 2500 head of feeders, will be featuring fall grass calves, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.93/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −173.83 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$308.93

7 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.73

vs SD average

−0.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	308.93	1,689	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $482.76 across 17 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 sale7 hd

308.93

—

SD average5 barns · 294 hd

322.66

−13.73

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−0.62

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−173.83

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

41 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	1050–1100	1,081	214.11/cwt	212.25–215.10	2,315	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	284.18/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	651	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,723	12
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,026	203.22/cwt	196.00–208.00	2,085	20
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	692	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,495	32
Steers	Large 2	750–800	753	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,732	27
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	221.69/cwt	216.10–223.35	2,283	400
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,168	212.35/cwt	212.35–212.35	2,480	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	747	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,845	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	218.81/cwt	216.50–222.35	1,939	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	208.87/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,897	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,400	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,990	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	230.17/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,754	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,563	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	244.39/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,904	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	224.38/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,820	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	258.85/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,882	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	221.13/cwt	218.00–221.50	2,147	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	229.13/cwt	225.50–230.35	2,119	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	994	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,988	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,876	7

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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