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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 29Mar 7Mar 14 →

Receipts

4,970 head

▼ 1,140 vs last sale 6,110▼ 476 vs year ago 5,446 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-950 lbs, sold 3.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-900 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Featuring one consignment of over 780 head of heifers, along with many other long strings of feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 14th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.10/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −152.14 against this barn's trailing median of $426.24.

Average price

$274.10

78 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

vs SD average

+2.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	276.06	1,610	62
Medium and Large 1-2	563	266.51	1,501	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.56/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

274.10

—

SD average4 barns · 777 hd

285.63

−11.53

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

+2.19

This barn, trailing median12 sales

426.24

−152.14

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $337.65, median $426.24 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	384.65/cwt	384.00–385.00	1,569	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,576	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	340.25/cwt	339.75–344.00	1,841	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	320.25/cwt	316.00–341.50	1,861	110
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	306.13/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,800	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	295.13/cwt	294.50–299.00	1,830	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	270.04/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,707	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	281.29/cwt	244.00–287.00	1,845	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	293.80/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,980	180
Steers	700–750	Large 2	711	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,358	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.50	1,943	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	266.74/cwt	260.00–272.75	2,038	367
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	249.06/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,908	118
Steers	800–850	Large 2	817	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,642	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	254.47/cwt	246.50–257.75	2,117	147
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	249.90/cwt	243.25–253.50	2,154	242
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	874	231.89/cwt	226.00–236.00	2,027	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	234.26/cwt	221.00–235.50	2,052	94
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	896	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,119	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	909	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,963	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	243.70/cwt	236.00–245.25	2,218	116
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	235.16/cwt	234.00–235.75	2,248	50
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,944	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	222.16/cwt	200.50–232.00	2,253	118
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,030	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,864	33
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,078	211.60/cwt	211.50–211.75	2,281	34
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,167	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,136	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,323	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	300.70/cwt	292.50–308.00	1,467	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,372	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,507	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	268.68/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,429	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	265.20/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,543	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	274.15/cwt	273.50–275.50	1,628	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	274.45/cwt	266.00–277.60	1,696	168
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	253.81/cwt	248.50–262.25	1,614	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	241.48/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,644	61
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	260.05/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,794	215
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	697	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,512	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	712	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,695	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	238.21/cwt	238.00–238.50	1,706	122
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	247.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,774	478
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	248.08/cwt	245.00–256.50	1,895	109
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,858	87
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	227.23/cwt	223.50–238.00	1,766	156
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	792	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,513	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	231.71/cwt	230.85–234.25	1,907	399
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	220.06/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,813	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,851	32
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	227.71/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,961	236
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	207.72/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,813	31
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	896	209.96/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,881	132
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	206.41/cwt	204.50–206.75	1,913	80
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	202.20/cwt	197.50–204.50	1,969	212

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 Mar 7, 2024

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Receipts 4,970Last week 6,110Year ago 5,446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	330.00	330.00
39	450–500	488	292.50–308.00	300.70
10	500–550	527	286.00	286.00
52	550–600	594	273.50–275.50	274.15
168	600–650	618	266.00–277.60	274.45
215	650–700	690	254.00–262.00	260.05
478	700–750	718	240.00–250.00	247.04
109	750–800	764	245.00–256.50	248.08
399	800–850	823	230.85–234.25	231.71
236	850–900	861	217.50–230.00	227.71
80	900–950	927	204.50–206.75	206.41
212	950–1000	974	197.50–204.50	202.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	499	275.00	275.00
6	500–550	532	262.00–275.00	268.68
10	550–600	582	264.00–267.00	265.20
65	600–650	636	248.50–262.25	253.81
61	650–700	681	241.00–246.00	241.48
122	700–750	716	238.00–238.50	238.21
156	750–800	777	223.50–238.00	227.23
24	800–850	824	220.00–220.50	220.06
31	850–900	873	204.00–216.00	207.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	697	217.00	217.00
20	750–800	792	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	712	238.00	238.00
87	750–800	775	239.75	239.75
32	800–850	830	223.00	223.00
132	850–900	896	208.00–211.00	209.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	408	384.00–385.00	384.65
41	500–550	541	339.75–344.00	340.25
110	550–600	581	316.00–341.50	320.25
35	600–650	620	294.50–299.00	295.13
180	650–700	674	284.00–299.00	293.80
35	700–750	715	270.00–275.50	271.68
367	750–800	764	260.00–272.75	266.74
147	800–850	832	246.50–257.75	254.47
242	850–900	862	243.25–253.50	249.90
116	900–950	910	236.00–245.25	243.70
50	950–1000	956	234.00–235.75	235.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	460	342.50	342.50
24	550–600	588	301.00–308.00	306.13
7	600–650	632	250.00–285.00	270.04
24	650–700	656	244.00–287.00	281.29
118	750–800	766	242.00–255.00	249.06
94	850–900	876	221.00–235.50	234.26
20	900–950	909	216.00	216.00
6	950–1000	972	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	896	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	1000–1050	1,014	200.50–232.00	222.16
34	1050–1100	1,078	211.50–211.75	211.60
30	1150–1200	1,167	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	1000–1050	1,030	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	711	191.00	191.00
21	800–850	817	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	874	226.00–236.00	231.89

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.