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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 13

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 30Jun 13Jul 11 →

Receipts

5,691 head

▲ 3,726 vs last sale 1,965▲ 2,168 vs year ago 3,523 · +61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Annual customer appreciation BBQ sale, very large offering of yearling steers and heifers, along with some consignments of weaned fall calves. Compared to the lighter offering two weeks ago: Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. A large offering this week, many long strings of these yearling cattle offered in full loads and multiple load lots. The market was extremely active as there were plenty of buyers on the seats and ready to buy these cattle while they offered, as this is the time of year where sale schedules become sporadic. There was a large selection of all kinds and qualities, along with the whole range of flesh conditions. There were loads of really front end, type cattle that are always easy to sell, yet there was also some strings and loads of more commodity type cattle, the market was active on these kinds as well. Buyers were very watchful of flesh condition, as the breakeven cost for purchased cattle is so high and they need to be able to feed as efficiently as possible to stand a chance at a profit as the fall and winter months of the CME Live Cattle futures remain lower than the current cash market. The offering of fall calves sold very easily and prices really rang a bell, as those light cattle are hard to find. Next feeder cattle auction will be June 27, 2024.

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 $301.99/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −124.25 against this barn's trailing median of $426.24.

Average price

$301.99

113 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs SD average

+36.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	305.44	1,754	102
Medium and Large 1-2	539	270.00	1,455	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $298 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale113 hd

301.99

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SD average3 barns · 1,221 hd

309.72

−7.74

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+36.62

This barn, trailing median12 sales

426.24

−124.25

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

48 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	351.54/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,540	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,654	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	323.81/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,749	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	308.69/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,812	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	295.45/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,826	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	305.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,934	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,910	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,909	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	269.12/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,981	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	275.23/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,097	110
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	258.23/cwt	258.00–259.00	2,050	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,053	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	256.27/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,130	136
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	253.33/cwt	237.00–261.50	2,201	210
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,238	132
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	934	233.71/cwt	233.50–238.00	2,183	102
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	236.13/cwt	227.00–242.00	2,307	241
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	979	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,217	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,001	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,052	11
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	232.47/cwt	224.00–236.60	2,385	307
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	230.14/cwt	222.25–236.10	2,472	351
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,144	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	2,508	186
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,219	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,578	78
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,333	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	349.49/cwt	347.50–351.00	1,513	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,680	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,455	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	301.36/cwt	285.50–315.00	1,760	90
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	280.30/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,741	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	267.72/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,802	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,692	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	253.12/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,835	145
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,830	62
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	244.00/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,901	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,832	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	231.28/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,920	538
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	220.29/cwt	212.00–221.50	1,828	101
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	847	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,889	36
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	228.93/cwt	222.00–236.00	2,001	877
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	218.76/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,914	150
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,894	108
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	230.25/cwt	222.50–233.25	2,146	253
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	939	217.06/cwt	211.00–223.75	2,038	130
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,031	56
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	219.41/cwt	213.75–222.60	2,152	292
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	214.87/cwt	214.50–215.10	2,192	181
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,141	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,276	37
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,153	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,300	38

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 Jun 13, 2024

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

Receipts 5,691Last week 1,965Year ago 3,523

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	1000–1050	1,020	214.50–215.10	214.87
37	1100–1150	1,141	199.50	199.50
38	1150–1200	1,153	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	340.00	340.00
11	500–550	539	270.00	270.00
10	650–700	688	246.00	246.00
62	750–800	772	237.00	237.00
101	800–850	830	212.00–221.50	220.29
150	850–900	875	215.00–220.50	218.76
56	950–1000	972	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	433	347.50–351.00	349.49
12	500–550	500	336.00	336.00
90	550–600	584	285.50–315.00	301.36
13	600–650	621	280.00–281.00	280.30
68	650–700	673	256.00–279.00	267.72
145	700–750	725	245.00–259.00	253.12
32	750–800	779	238.00–250.00	244.00
538	800–850	830	227.00–238.00	231.28
877	850–900	874	222.00–236.00	228.93
253	900–950	932	222.50–233.25	230.25
292	950–1000	981	213.75–222.60	219.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	793	231.00	231.00
36	800–850	847	223.00	223.00
108	850–900	878	215.75	215.75
130	900–950	939	211.00–223.75	217.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
307	1000–1050	1,026	224.00–236.60	232.47
351	1050–1100	1,074	222.25–236.10	230.14
186	1100–1150	1,144	219.25	219.25
78	1200–1250	1,219	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	340.00–360.00	351.54
14	500–550	540	320.00–327.50	323.81
17	550–600	587	306.00–315.00	308.69
31	600–650	618	284.00–300.00	295.45
11	650–700	665	287.00	287.00
22	750–800	794	258.00–259.00	258.23
43	800–850	823	249.50	249.50
102	900–950	934	233.50–238.00	233.71
5	950–1000	979	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,001	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	372.50	372.50
70	600–650	633	300.00–315.00	305.60
15	650–700	654	292.00	292.00
45	700–750	736	261.00–287.00	269.12
110	750–800	762	270.00–292.50	275.23
136	800–850	831	254.00–258.00	256.27
210	850–900	869	237.00–261.50	253.33
132	900–950	918	243.75	243.75
241	950–1000	977	227.00–242.00	236.13

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.