Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers up to 900 lbs. sold on a lower undertone, Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Steers 1000-1200 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 900 lbs. sold on a unevenly steady market. Heifers 900-950 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. Demand was real good. Had one large consignment of 900 lb. steers straight off grass bringing top dollar. Many large load lots in today's offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 1st, expecting 2000 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 $297.95/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −182.80 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$297.95

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

vs SD average

+0.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	307.50	1,550	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	290.00	1,699	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about −$150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

297.95

—

SD average2 barns · 37 hd

313.45

−15.49

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+0.13

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−182.80

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

36 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 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,054	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,108	57
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,048	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,327	48
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,070	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,306	36
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,140	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	207.90/cwt	205.00–212.00	2,216	137
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	222.74/cwt	221.00–225.75	2,506	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	278.46/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,126	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,168	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	260.78/cwt	259.50–270.00	1,784	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	254.96/cwt	242.00–257.75	1,971	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	227.85/cwt	225.75–230.00	2,092	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	275.50/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,094	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	235.10/cwt	235.10–235.10	2,339	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,965	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	263.16/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	728	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,200	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	916	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,459	183
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	746	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,697	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,332	60
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,461	162
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,161	213.64/cwt	210.50–215.25	2,480	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,699	6

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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