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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Receipts

4,560 head

▲ 1,295 vs last sale 3,265▲ 608 vs year ago 3,952 · +15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 800 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 800 lbs. and up were 1.00-5.00 higher. Were many heavy yearlings in todays offering. Demand was good. Many large load lots in today auction. On May 2nd MLM will be holding a special spring calf offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 25th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 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 $256.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −170.24 against this barn's trailing median of $426.24.

Average price

$256.00

9 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−41.44

vs SD average

−8.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	256.00	1,513	9thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

256.00

—

SD average7 barns · 1,050 hd

297.44

−41.44

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−8.52

This barn, trailing median12 sales

426.24

−170.24

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

43 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,378	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,454	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	317.51/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,568	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,699	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	294.25/cwt	294.25–294.25	1,842	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,794	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,865	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,809	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	254.30/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,834	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,708	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	254.74/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,982	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	802	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	2,131	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,836	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	239.32/cwt	239.00–239.50	1,977	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	244.66/cwt	242.50–251.00	2,026	154
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	864	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,974	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	235.00/cwt	225.50–236.25	2,056	237
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	923	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,077	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	238.33/cwt	229.50–240.85	2,205	418
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,910	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,226	61
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	218.49/cwt	213.50–224.35	2,220	257
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,084	214.76/cwt	210.00–216.50	2,328	150
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,138	209.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,385	129
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,152	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,408	120
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,249	199.10/cwt	199.10–199.10	2,487	118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,369	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,513	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	261.15/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,624	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	253.36/cwt	248.50–259.00	1,606	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,731	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,647	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	245.59/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,785	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	759	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,681	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	233.94/cwt	220.00–240.50	1,804	251
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	221.22/cwt	214.25–225.75	1,832	202
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	220.43/cwt	217.00–224.50	1,933	607
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	209.26/cwt	209.00–209.50	1,852	52
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,829	35
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	213.19/cwt	206.50–222.25	1,961	618
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	935	201.82/cwt	198.50–202.50	1,887	211
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	214.52/cwt	209.50–220.00	2,094	116
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	202.91/cwt	198.75–209.10	2,033	176

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 Apr 18, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 4,560Last week 3,265Year ago 3,952

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	317.50	317.50
6	450–500	494	316.00–319.00	317.51
15	550–600	574	296.00	296.00
5	650–700	672	267.00	267.00
4	700–750	718	252.00	252.00
3	750–800	773	221.00	221.00
41	800–850	816	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	927	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	321.00	321.00
48	600–650	626	294.25	294.25
13	650–700	687	271.50	271.50
48	700–750	721	254.00–256.00	254.30
37	750–800	778	253.00–255.00	254.74
154	800–850	828	242.50–251.00	244.66
237	850–900	875	225.50–236.25	235.00
418	900–950	925	229.50–240.85	238.33
61	950–1000	974	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
257	1000–1050	1,016	213.50–224.35	218.49
150	1050–1100	1,084	210.00–216.50	214.76
129	1100–1150	1,138	200.00–210.00	209.62
120	1150–1200	1,152	209.00	209.00
118	1200–1250	1,249	199.10	199.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	800–850	802	265.75	265.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	800–850	826	239.00–239.50	239.32
16	850–900	864	228.50	228.50
37	900–950	923	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	317.00	317.00
53	600–650	622	261.00–263.00	261.15
15	650–700	695	249.00	249.00
24	700–750	727	244.00–247.00	245.59
251	750–800	771	220.00–240.50	233.94
202	800–850	828	214.25–225.75	221.22
607	850–900	877	217.00–224.50	220.43
618	900–950	920	206.50–222.25	213.19
116	950–1000	976	209.50–220.00	214.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	591	256.00	256.00
17	600–650	634	248.50–259.00	253.36
8	700–750	713	231.00	231.00
35	900–950	910	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
176	1000–1050	1,002	198.75–209.10	202.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	759	221.50	221.50
52	850–900	885	209.00–209.50	209.26
211	900–950	935	198.50–202.50	201.82

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.