Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend not applicable for steers, steers sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers up to 800 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers 800 lbs. and up sold on a lower market. Most cuts of light spring calves came in smaller pkgs. Again "vaccinated" calves were bringing top dollar. Most heavy load lots were in large load lots. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 3rd, 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 $271.57/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −154.85 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$271.57

91 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs SD average

+31.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	274.97	1,504	69
Medium and Large 1-2	551	260.91	1,438	22

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale91 hd

271.57

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SD average2 barns · 179 hd

259.73

+11.84

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

+31.48

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−154.85

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

38 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	892	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,650	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	817	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,781	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	756	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,232	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,133	196.15/cwt	195.50–197.00	2,222	7
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	214.60/cwt	214.00–217.00	2,219	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,427	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	278.20/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,522	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,838	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	343.29/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,143	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	326.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	288.62/cwt	280.00–310.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	292.25/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,064	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	330.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,662	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,806	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,568	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.29/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,282	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	312.12/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	295.42/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,672	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	207.98/cwt	207.00–208.35	2,047	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.75/cwt	337.00–364.50	1,635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	215.68/cwt	214.00–219.75	1,978	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	317.07/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,608	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	962	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	902	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,048	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,982	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	282.12/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,284	37

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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