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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

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

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 8Aug 29Sep 5 →

Receipts

1,630 head

▲ 232 vs last sale 1,398▲ 933 vs year ago 697 · +133.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With no sizable auctions in the past few weeks, trend not applicable . Feeders sold on a lower to steady market today. There some is optimism in the market. Had one consignment of 250 head of steers straight off of grass that brought top dollar, had some 1000 lb. plus steers bring in top money also. Demand was good. Many large load lots today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 5th, expecting 1500 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 $262.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −221.51 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$262.78

9 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.02

vs SD average

−5.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	285.00	1,613	5thin
Medium and Large 1	590	235.00	1,387	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $227 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 sale9 hd

262.78

—

SD average2 barns · 127 hd

285.80

−23.02

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−5.77

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−221.51

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

34 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,613	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,739	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	248.65/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,820	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,704	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	243.86/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,907	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	213.81/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,839	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	236.22/cwt	232.00–238.50	2,041	129
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	922	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,300	250
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	225.66/cwt	224.50–229.25	2,110	68
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	983	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,163	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,164	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	991	212.37/cwt	210.00–213.00	2,105	14
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,029	219.15/cwt	217.00–221.85	2,255	224
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,031	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,191	6
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	218.54/cwt	215.50–220.50	2,312	160
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,083	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,242	14
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,157	212.75/cwt	212.75–212.75	2,462	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,357	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	226.43/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,569	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,790	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,727	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	217.79/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,812	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	211.29/cwt	211.00–211.50	1,883	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	893	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,880	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	213.01/cwt	211.25–217.75	1,977	299
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	215.94/cwt	211.50–219.50	2,103	23
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,974	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,134	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,072	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,139	4
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,114	196.98/cwt	192.00–200.50	2,194	53
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1Fleshy	1,212	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,309	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 Aug 29, 2024

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

Receipts 1,630Last week 1,398Year ago 697

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1200–1250	1,212	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,016	210.00	210.00
4	1050–1100	1,072	199.50	199.50
53	1100–1150	1,114	192.00–200.50	196.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	563	241.00	241.00
5	750–800	792	226.00	226.00
42	800–850	832	215.00–224.00	217.79
299	900–950	928	211.25–217.75	213.01
23	950–1000	974	211.50–219.50	215.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
30	650–700	693	219.00–231.00	226.43
7	750–800	792	218.00	218.00
14	850–900	891	211.00–211.50	211.29
9	950–1000	977	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	893	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,031	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,083	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
224	1000–1050	1,029	217.00–221.85	219.15
160	1050–1100	1,058	215.50–220.50	218.54
24	1150–1200	1,157	212.75	212.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	285.00	285.00
8	650–700	669	260.00	260.00
6	750–800	764	223.00	223.00
7	850–900	860	200.00–224.00	213.81
14	950–1000	991	210.00–213.00	212.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
250	900–950	922	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	732	243.00–257.00	248.65
29	750–800	782	242.50–246.00	243.86
129	850–900	864	232.00–238.50	236.22
68	900–950	935	224.50–229.25	225.66
28	950–1000	988	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	983	220.00	220.00

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.