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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 25

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 11Jul 25Aug 1 →

Receipts

2,221 head

▼ 1,065 vs last sale 3,286▲ 956 vs year ago 1,265 · +75.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers up to 900 lbs. sold on a lower undertone, Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Steers 1000-1200 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 900 lbs. sold on a unevenly steady market. Heifers 900-950 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. Demand was real good. Had one large consignment of 900 lb. steers straight off grass bringing top dollar. Many large load lots in today's offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 1st, expecting 2000 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.95/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −186.34 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$297.95

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

vs SD average

+0.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	307.50	1,550	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	290.00	1,699	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about −$150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

297.95

—

SD average2 barns · 37 hd

313.45

−15.49

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+0.13

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−186.34

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $435.10, median $484.29 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

36 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,550	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,699	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,885	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	278.46/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,788	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	263.16/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,766	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	275.50/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,981	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,941	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,963	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,168	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,126	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,094	21
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	916	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,459	183
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,200	177
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	235.10/cwt	235.10–235.10	2,339	163
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,332	60
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,048	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,327	48
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,070	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,306	36
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,084	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,461	162
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,125	222.74/cwt	221.00–225.75	2,506	339
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,161	213.64/cwt	210.50–215.25	2,480	184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,115	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,604	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,775	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,720	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	260.78/cwt	259.50–270.00	1,784	82
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,667	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,742	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	254.96/cwt	242.00–257.75	1,971	92
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,965	56
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,103	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	227.85/cwt	225.75–230.00	2,092	125
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,140	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,054	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,108	57
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,066	207.90/cwt	205.00–212.00	2,216	137
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	746	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,697	4

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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Receipts 2,221Last week 3,286Year ago 1,265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	1050–1100	1,054	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,019	210.00	210.00
137	1050–1100	1,066	205.00–212.00	207.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	654	263.00	263.00
6	700–750	732	238.00	238.00
3	850–900	855	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	305.00	305.00
82	650–700	684	259.50–270.00	260.78
92	750–800	773	242.00–257.75	254.96
56	800–850	824	238.50	238.50
125	900–950	918	225.75–230.00	227.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	728	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1000–1050	1,048	222.00	222.00
36	1050–1100	1,070	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,023	228.00	228.00
162	1050–1100	1,084	227.00	227.00
339	1100–1150	1,125	221.00–225.75	222.74
184	1150–1200	1,161	210.50–215.25	213.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	586	290.00	290.00
10	600–650	642	270.00–284.00	278.46
8	650–700	671	256.00–270.00	263.16
4	700–750	741	262.00	262.00
9	750–800	776	253.00	253.00
20	800–850	842	252.50	252.50
5	850–900	860	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	307.50	307.50
5	600–650	639	295.00	295.00
18	700–750	719	275.00–276.00	275.50
12	800–850	837	259.00	259.00
21	850–900	880	238.00	238.00
177	900–950	936	235.00	235.00
163	950–1000	995	235.10	235.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
183	900–950	916	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	746	227.50	227.50

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.