Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light steers up to 750 lbs. to go to grass, were dollars higher , most were thin fleshed. Steers 900-1150 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Light heifers up to 700 lbs. sold dollars higher also, due to thin flesh. Heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Some load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 9th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.44/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −153.31 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$327.44

219 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$63.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs SD average

+18.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	336.31	1,834	184
Medium and Large 1-2	543	321.00	1,743	6thin
Medium and Large 2	529	272.50	1,442	29

One grade step is worth $63.81/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale219 hd

327.44

—

SD average5 barns · 725 hd

329.30

−1.86

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+18.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−153.31

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

53 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	800–850	802	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,776	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	324.37/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,366	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	325.88/cwt	323.50–329.00	1,981	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,971	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,779	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	331.35/cwt	265.00–370.00	1,021	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,734	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	202.90/cwt	202.10–207.00	1,997	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	245.87/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	327.21/cwt	327.00–327.50	1,414	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	229.42/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,567	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	265.18/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,400	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	328.47/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,491	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	339.78/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,427	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	241.79/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,485	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	252.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,735	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,442	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,127	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,242	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	267.62/cwt	212.50–278.00	1,533	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	970	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,875	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,783	15
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	2,425	205
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,202	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	2,437	75
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	202.78/cwt	198.85–208.00	2,070	100
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	214.42/cwt	213.00–215.00	2,326	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	301.39/cwt	283.00–325.00	1,573	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.34/cwt	359.00–391.00	1,625	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	229.25/cwt	223.00–234.25	2,134	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	629	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,573	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	875	206.46/cwt	201.00–206.75	1,807	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	689	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	223.91/cwt	223.25–224.50	1,964	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	218.67/cwt	218.50–218.75	2,165	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	345.72/cwt	337.50–352.00	1,791	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	268.91/cwt	263.50–271.50	1,912	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	247.73/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,962	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	205.84/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,918	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	285.88/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,875	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.50/cwt	312.00–336.00	1,870	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	259.48/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,764	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	308.13/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,451	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,441	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	300.22/cwt	285.00–311.50	1,735	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	231.52/cwt	209.00–236.00	1,709	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,799	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,360	4

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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