Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Annual customer appreciation BBQ sale, very large offering of yearling steers and heifers, along with some consignments of weaned fall calves. Compared to the lighter offering two weeks ago: Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. A large offering this week, many long strings of these yearling cattle offered in full loads and multiple load lots. The market was extremely active as there were plenty of buyers on the seats and ready to buy these cattle while they offered, as this is the time of year where sale schedules become sporadic. There was a large selection of all kinds and qualities, along with the whole range of flesh conditions. There were loads of really front end, type cattle that are always easy to sell, yet there was also some strings and loads of more commodity type cattle, the market was active on these kinds as well. Buyers were very watchful of flesh condition, as the breakeven cost for purchased cattle is so high and they need to be able to feed as efficiently as possible to stand a chance at a profit as the fall and winter months of the CME Live Cattle futures remain lower than the current cash market. The offering of fall calves sold very easily and prices really rang a bell, as those light cattle are hard to find. Next feeder cattle auction will be June 27, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.99/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −124.44 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$301.99

113 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs SD average

+36.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	305.44	1,754	102
Medium and Large 1-2	539	270.00	1,455	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $298 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

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 sale113 hd

301.99

—

SD average3 barns · 1,221 hd

309.72

−7.74

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+36.62

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−124.44

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

48 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	Large 1	1100–1150	1,141	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,276	37
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,153	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,300	38
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	214.87/cwt	214.50–215.10	2,192	181
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	232.47/cwt	224.00–236.60	2,385	307
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	230.14/cwt	222.25–236.10	2,472	351
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,219	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,578	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,031	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	218.76/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,914	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	351.54/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	220.29/cwt	212.00–221.50	1,828	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	295.45/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,826	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,053	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	233.71/cwt	233.50–238.00	2,183	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	228.93/cwt	222.00–236.00	2,001	877
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	323.81/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	308.69/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	258.23/cwt	258.00–259.00	2,050	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,830	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	253.12/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,835	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	939	217.06/cwt	211.00–223.75	2,038	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,001	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,052	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	878	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,894	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	847	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,889	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,832	32
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,144	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	2,508	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	236.13/cwt	227.00–242.00	2,307	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	253.33/cwt	237.00–261.50	2,201	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	305.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,934	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	219.41/cwt	213.75–222.60	2,152	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	256.27/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,130	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	269.12/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,981	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	301.36/cwt	285.50–315.00	1,760	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	244.00/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,901	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	349.49/cwt	347.50–351.00	1,513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	280.30/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,238	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	275.23/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,097	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	231.28/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,920	538
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	267.72/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,802	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	230.25/cwt	222.50–233.25	2,146	253

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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