Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to low numbers last week trend not applicable. A lower undertone was noted. Steers 1050-1100 lbs. sold 10.00 lower. Also a lower undertone was noted on light heifers, heifers 900-1000 lbs. sold 7.00 lower. Demand was good. Most were in large load lots today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 15th, starting at 10:00 am. expecting 1500 head of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $244.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −111.68 against this barn's trailing median of $355.68.

Average price

$244.00

4 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.54

vs SD average

+2.06 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	244.00	2,001	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

23 sales

Steers 800–900 lb: high $370.27, low $332.78, median $355.68 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

244.00

—

SD average3 barns · 359 hd

250.54

−6.54

National average85 barns · 5,421 hd

241.94

+2.06

This barn, trailing median23 sales

355.68

−111.68

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

16 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	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,059	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	222.07/cwt	221.00–227.50	2,176	147
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,181	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,474	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,441	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	219.38/cwt	213.25–221.60	2,358	396
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	930	208.02/cwt	207.75–209.00	1,935	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,792	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	212.39/cwt	204.00–215.75	2,035	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	212.75/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,983	108
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	218.16/cwt	215.25–220.60	2,265	169
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	209.66/cwt	209.25–210.50	2,369	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	925	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,925	3

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →