Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light numbers on light feeders so trend not applicable. Heavy steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers were on a steady to higher undertone. Majority of feeders came in large load lots today. Demand was good. Next week Oct.17th, is a Herford Influenced sale, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $243.00/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −107.99 against this barn's trailing median of $350.99.

Average price

$243.00

53 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.45

vs SD average

+5.18 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	243.00	1,769	53

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

22 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $390.25, low $330.51, median $350.99 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

243.00

—

SD average8 barns · 1,059 hd

245.45

−2.45

National average153 barns · 8,539 hd

237.82

+5.18

This barn, trailing median22 sales

350.99

−107.99

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

20 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	900–950	946	216.25/cwt	216.25–216.25	2,046	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	215.21/cwt	210.00–225.50	2,126	211
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	217.35/cwt	217.10–220.00	2,217	70
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,153	211.75/cwt	211.75–211.75	2,441	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,151	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	230.25/cwt	230.00–231.50	1,895	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,020	14
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,121	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	2,469	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,188	41
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,769	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	229.44/cwt	225.50–232.75	1,959	352
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,137	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,365	55
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,085	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,241	67
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,022	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	2,133	30
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,143	12
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,093	114
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	2,374	122

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.

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