Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-750 lbs. sold unevenly steady, steers over 750 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Heifers 500-700 lbs. sold unevenly steady, over 700 lbs. sold on a lower undertone Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering. Alot of flesh on todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 2nd. 2025 expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8: 00 am. " Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" From M L M

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.86/cwt on 439 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −146.90 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$333.86

439 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs SD average

+7.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	339.38	1,874	349
Medium and Large 1-2	568	312.42	1,775	90

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $480.75 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 sale439 hd

333.86

—

SD average6 barns · 3,924 hd

342.32

−8.47

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+7.23

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−146.90

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

60 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	450–500	466	330.28/cwt	316.00–338.00	1,539	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	294.27/cwt	276.00–302.00	1,951	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	311.08/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,375	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,501	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	363.38/cwt	357.00–372.50	1,348	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	966	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,280	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	849	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	277.76/cwt	272.50–281.00	2,039	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	267.69/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,657	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	234.50/cwt	234.00–234.75	1,953	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,794	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	334.18/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,467	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	257.80/cwt	251.00–258.50	2,331	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	364.36/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,760	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	400.60/cwt	392.50–404.00	1,675	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	304.74/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,914	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	330.60/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,878	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	244.54/cwt	231.00–249.50	1,898	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	222.04/cwt	217.85–226.00	2,138	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	352.34/cwt	340.00–359.50	1,864	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.45/cwt	256.00–272.00	2,055	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	259.49/cwt	258.00–260.85	2,286	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,191	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	265.49/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,773	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	234.99/cwt	230.50–239.00	2,014	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	228.96/cwt	224.00–237.75	2,111	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,096	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	305.26/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,603	167
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,127	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,417	50
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	210.73/cwt	209.50–211.75	2,270	128
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,151	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,665	51
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	242.84/cwt	239.00–244.00	2,475	53
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	253.10/cwt	253.10–253.10	2,733	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	949	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,059	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	257.87/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,588	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	216.84/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,780	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	336.77/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,121	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	220.01/cwt	182.00–227.00	1,934	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	342.83/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,601	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	324.30/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,754	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	220.92/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,794	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,255	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	300.72/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	226.49/cwt	211.00–250.50	1,662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,490	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	307.33/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,783	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	248.88/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,936	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.80/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,629	127

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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