Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers from 700- 950 lbs. sold unevenly steady, steers 950-1000 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lbs. and up sold on a higher undertone. With a little under 1400 head today trend not applicable. Demand was good. A few load lots today. Flesh again was the determining factor on prices paid. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 16th, 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 $281.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −201.76 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$281.00

19 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−30.86

vs SD average

−28.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	591	281.00	1,661	19thin

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 sale19 hd

281.00

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SD average3 barns · 135 hd

311.86

−30.86

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−28.71

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−201.76

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

29 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	700–750	720	254.63/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,833	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,917	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	879	210.63/cwt	209.25–212.25	1,851	206
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	690	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,753	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	591	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,507	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	243.11/cwt	235.50–247.00	2,115	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	272.35/cwt	271.50–272.50	1,939	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,120	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	205.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	211.04/cwt	210.25–214.00	1,939	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	226.51/cwt	223.00–231.50	1,885	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	242.74/cwt	240.50–248.00	1,845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	220.41/cwt	218.75–223.00	2,149	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	284.72/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	488	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	695	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,696	11
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	208.82/cwt	206.50–209.25	2,276	68
Steers	Large 2	950–1000	988	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,929	62
Steers	Large 2	800–850	842	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,764	25
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,125	3

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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