Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers 800 lbs. and up. Feeder heifers 900-1000 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Had a consignment of 280 very light fleshed Bk. steers today bring top money. Demand was good with many large load lots in heavier feeders. Next week Oct.24th, expecting 3500 head of feeders, around 2000 of the 3500 head will be spring calves, starting at "9:00 am"

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.92/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −170.50 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$255.92

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.89

vs SD average

−1.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	267.00	1,503	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	231.00	1,192	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

255.92

—

SD average8 barns · 2,880 hd

284.81

−28.89

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−1.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−170.50

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

45 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	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,053	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,169	7
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,131	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,228	4
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	191.04/cwt	190.25–197.00	2,207	34
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	197.58/cwt	196.00–198.00	2,017	19
Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,194	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	2,319	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	280.55/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	303.44/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,144	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	221.35/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,718	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,571	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,823	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,036	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	286.79/cwt	272.00–304.00	1,411	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,345	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	217.00/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,970	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	211.65/cwt	209.50–213.50	2,034	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	257.12/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,990	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	250.28/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	229.99/cwt	224.00–233.00	2,259	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	769	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,092	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	864	255.44/cwt	253.50–257.50	2,207	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	789	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,941	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,486	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,794	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	222.41/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,189	92
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	211.18/cwt	211.00–212.00	2,143	56
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,220	20
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	2,453	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	889	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	985	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	2,027	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	918	225.68/cwt	223.00–227.00	2,072	37

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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