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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7 →

Receipts

6,110 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 5,840▼ 2,074 vs year ago 8,184 · −25.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady with majority on the top side of steady. Feeder heifers 650 lbs. and up sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good as was the quality. Many large strings of feeders today. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 7th, expecting 4500 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.13/cwt on 3,035 head.

Average price

$252.13

3,035 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.22

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	625	281.00	1,756	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	709	264.67	1,875	180
Medium and Large 1	821	254.00	2,085	2,638
Large 1	1,060	217.43	2,306	199
Large 1-2	1,078	205.00	2,210	4thin
Medium and Large 2	847	181.00	1,533	5thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,035 hd

252.13

—

SD average8 barns · 16,466 hd

270.35

−18.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,317	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	352.66/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,679	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	329.86/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,755	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,643	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	302.37/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,714	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	325.80/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,864	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	302.61/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,873	73
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	625	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,756	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	274.68/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,774	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	285.94/cwt	279.50–291.50	1,933	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	269.34/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,821	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,914	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	247.37/cwt	243.50–252.00	1,793	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	276.06/cwt	261.00–282.75	2,004	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	255.02/cwt	251.50–262.00	1,971	262
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	248.82/cwt	247.50–256.50	1,941	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,008	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	249.76/cwt	244.50–255.75	2,038	405
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	236.16/cwt	233.50–237.25	1,967	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	847	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	868	233.39/cwt	232.00–234.00	2,026	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	241.05/cwt	237.00–244.50	2,116	369
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	230.32/cwt	228.50–233.50	2,050	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	241.35/cwt	233.50–245.00	2,220	569
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	926	223.76/cwt	222.00–239.50	2,072	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	222.63/cwt	218.00–228.25	2,142	124
Steers	—	Large 1	1,010	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	2,315	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,188	63
Steers	—	Large 1	1,064	216.60/cwt	216.60–216.60	2,305	186
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,078	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,210	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,119	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	309.76/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,329	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	286.89/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,242	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	300.87/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,426	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,442	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	252.53/cwt	241.00–269.50	1,444	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	281.46/cwt	275.50–286.00	1,616	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	265.34/cwt	256.50–272.00	1,634	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	256.87/cwt	249.50–263.50	1,731	320
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	239.94/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,658	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	237.65/cwt	216.00–249.00	1,647	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	245.96/cwt	238.00–250.75	1,768	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,415	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,732	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,709	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	232.17/cwt	229.00–235.25	1,797	503
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	224.46/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,767	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	790	239.28/cwt	237.00–240.75	1,890	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,771	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	228.52/cwt	220.50–233.50	1,876	213
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,763	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	840	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	1,980	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	856	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,029	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	222.78/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,938	350
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	214.78/cwt	209.50–221.50	1,967	497

This sale against other markets

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu Feb 29, 2024

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Receipts 6,110Last week 5,840Year ago 8,184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	619	298.00–313.00	302.61
34	—	532	327.00–334.00	329.86
369	—	878	237.00–244.50	241.05
190	—	676	279.50–291.50	285.94
569	—	920	233.50–245.00	241.35
262	—	773	251.50–262.00	255.02
405	—	816	244.50–255.75	249.76
181	—	726	261.00–282.75	276.06
124	—	962	218.00–228.25	222.63
63	—	1,027	213.00	213.00
45	—	476	340.00–357.00	352.66
29	—	572	310.00–334.00	325.80
6	—	356	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	780	247.50–256.50	248.82
60	—	868	232.00–234.00	233.39
73	—	833	233.50–237.25	236.16
50	—	696	275.00	275.00
59	—	926	222.00–239.50	223.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	890	228.50–233.50	230.32
52	—	646	261.00–284.00	274.68
12	—	537	306.00	306.00
30	—	676	259.00–272.00	269.34
20	—	725	243.50–252.00	247.37
11	—	567	301.00–306.00	302.37
6	—	813	247.00	247.00
5	—	492	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,064	216.60	216.60
13	—	1,010	229.25	229.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	280.50	280.50
503	—	774	229.00–235.25	232.17
14	—	429	300.00–315.00	309.76
90	—	574	275.50–286.00	281.46
29	—	474	290.00–307.50	300.87
350	—	870	218.00–228.00	222.78
320	—	674	249.50–263.50	256.87
213	—	821	220.50–233.50	228.52
197	—	719	238.00–250.75	245.96
497	—	916	209.50–221.50	214.78
3	—	310	340.00	340.00
18	—	616	256.50–272.00	265.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	737	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	787	221.00–227.00	224.46
82	—	807	219.50	219.50
19	—	740	234.00	234.00
13	—	693	216.00–249.00	237.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	245.00	245.00
13	—	433	284.00–292.00	286.89
6	—	882	186.00	186.00
55	—	691	225.00–245.00	239.94
5	—	743	230.00	230.00
3	—	273	410.00	410.00
31	—	824	214.00	214.00
24	—	572	241.00–269.50	252.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	856	237.00	237.00
108	—	790	237.00–240.75	239.28
63	—	840	235.75	235.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.