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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold on a undertone of steady to slightly higher. Heifers sold on a undertone of steady. Heifers 900-950 lbs. sold 5.00 lower. Most lots sold in larger groups. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept.12th, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.17/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −184.25 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$242.17

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.16

vs SD average

+1.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	254.33	1,352	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	230.00	1,274	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about $78 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

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 sale18 hd

242.17

—

SD average3 barns · 50 hd

252.33

−10.16

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+1.48

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−184.25

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

24 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 1-2	900–950	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	226.94/cwt	224.50–229.50	2,072	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	217.20/cwt	215.50–229.00	1,907	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	207.40/cwt	207.00–208.00	2,035	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	250.61/cwt	234.00–264.00	1,569	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,881	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	226.98/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,211	34
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,153	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	2,133	19
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	212.57/cwt	209.00–212.75	2,198	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	965	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,459	15

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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