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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 26

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Receipts

1,156 head

▼ 756 vs last sale 1,912▼ 2,178 vs year ago 3,334 · −65.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend not applicable for steers, steers sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers up to 800 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers 800 lbs. and up sold on a lower market. Most cuts of light spring calves came in smaller pkgs. Again "vaccinated" calves were bringing top dollar. Most heavy load lots were in large load lots. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 3rd, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.57/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −154.67 against this barn's trailing median of $426.24.

Average price

$271.57

91 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs SD average

+31.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	274.97	1,504	69
Medium and Large 1-2	551	260.91	1,438	22

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale91 hd

271.57

—

SD average2 barns · 179 hd

259.73

+11.84

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

+31.48

This barn, trailing median12 sales

426.24

−154.67

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

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	343.29/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,143	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	330.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,222	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	59
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,523	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	345.75/cwt	337.00–364.50	1,635	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	326.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,554	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	317.07/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,608	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	278.20/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,522	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	295.42/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,672	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,718	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,766	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,006	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	902	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,048	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	962	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,107	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	288.62/cwt	280.00–310.00	805	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	312.12/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,027	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	292.25/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,064	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	305.29/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,282	72
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	282.12/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,284	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,261	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,427	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,473	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,568	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,662	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,806	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,838	87
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,982	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	215.68/cwt	214.00–219.75	1,978	166
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	207.98/cwt	207.00–208.35	2,047	142
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,034	214.60/cwt	214.00–217.00	2,219	20
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,232	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,133	196.15/cwt	195.50–197.00	2,222	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	970	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	756	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,731	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	817	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,781	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	892	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,650	3

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 Sep 26, 2024

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

Receipts 1,156Last week 1,912Year ago 3,334

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	756	229.00	229.00
3	800–850	817	218.00	218.00
3	850–900	892	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1000–1050	1,034	214.00–217.00	214.60
5	1100–1150	1,113	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1100–1150	1,133	195.50–197.00	196.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	279	280.00–310.00	288.62
9	300–350	329	310.00–315.00	312.12
21	350–400	364	275.00–312.50	292.25
5	450–500	474	266.00	266.00
17	500–550	549	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	558	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	400–450	420	281.00–310.00	305.29
37	450–500	455	273.00–285.00	282.12
20	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
49	550–600	566	277.00	277.00
5	600–650	605	251.00	251.00
37	650–700	673	247.00	247.00
81	700–750	721	250.50	250.50
87	800–850	815	225.50	225.50
17	850–900	891	222.50	222.50
166	900–950	917	214.00–219.75	215.68
142	950–1000	984	207.00–208.35	207.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	333	320.00–360.00	343.29
11	350–400	370	325.00–345.00	330.30
7	400–450	429	355.00	355.00
11	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	326.56
25	500–550	547	274.00–279.00	278.20
15	600–650	646	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
12	450–500	473	337.00–364.50	345.75
52	500–550	507	310.00–318.00	317.07
15	550–600	566	289.00–300.00	295.42
6	650–700	664	266.00	266.00
4	850–900	861	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	902	227.00	227.00
3	950–1000	962	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	317.00	317.00

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.