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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 31

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Receipts

3,354 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 3,249▲ 168 vs year ago 3,186 · +5.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Light feeder heifers sold dollars higher, 600-850 lbs, sold unevenly steady, 850 -950 lbs. were 2.00-600 lower. Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering. Reputation feeders with light flesh were in top demand. Top dollar was paid on some heavy thin fleshed steers straight off of grass. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov.7th, 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.48/cwt on 238 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −174.82 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$309.48

238 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs SD average

+8.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	311.52	1,789	220
Medium and Large 1-2	572	284.44	1,627	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $162 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 sale238 hd

309.48

—

SD average11 barns · 12,215 hd

319.91

−10.44

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+8.79

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−174.82

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

49 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,465	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	346.01/cwt	321.00–356.00	1,675	165
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,686	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	284.44/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,627	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	311.56/cwt	274.00–323.00	1,791	215
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	283.25/cwt	283.25–283.25	1,813	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,618	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,924	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,896	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	269.25/cwt	268.50–270.00	1,925	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	238.93/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,847	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,103	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	246.49/cwt	239.00–252.00	2,164	38
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,020	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	931	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,397	62
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,073	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,463	128
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,003	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,126	5
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,022	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,509	58
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,036	233.08/cwt	232.25–234.25	2,415	253
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,073	220.25/cwt	218.00–223.50	2,363	73
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,127	216.57/cwt	209.10–227.00	2,441	94
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,172	217.47/cwt	216.35–218.00	2,549	303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	312.42/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,012	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,316	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	313.13/cwt	296.00–315.50	1,462	175
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	287.24/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,554	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	288.45/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,598	202
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	247.22/cwt	247.00–249.50	1,545	58
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	254.58/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,696	57
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,727	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,837	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	239.76/cwt	239.76–239.76	1,808	32
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	225.76/cwt	223.50–227.50	1,978	334
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,912	24
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	222.20/cwt	220.50–226.75	2,044	344
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,018	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,092	65
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,046	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,139	16
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,078	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,070	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,149	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,183	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,547	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 Oct 31, 2024

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

Receipts 3,354Last week 3,249Year ago 3,186

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,078	192.00	192.00
6	1100–1150	1,149	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
175	450–500	467	296.00–315.50	313.13
18	500–550	541	286.00–294.00	287.24
202	550–600	554	277.00–294.00	288.45
58	600–650	625	247.00–249.50	247.22
57	650–700	666	253.00–256.00	254.58
125	700–750	732	251.00	251.00
32	750–800	754	239.76	239.76
334	850–900	876	223.50–227.50	225.76
344	900–950	920	220.50–226.75	222.20
65	950–1000	996	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	465	283.00	283.00
14	500–550	505	273.00	273.00
4	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	721	239.50	239.50
24	850–900	883	216.50	216.50
3	900–950	930	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	324	290.00–321.00	312.42
13	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	490	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,046	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	572	283.00–285.00	284.44
3	600–650	642	252.00	252.00
3	700–750	710	267.00	267.00
12	750–800	773	236.00–241.00	238.93
14	850–900	894	226.00	226.00
3	900–950	935	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	388	377.50	377.50
165	450–500	484	321.00–356.00	346.01
5	500–550	544	310.00	310.00
215	550–600	575	274.00–323.00	311.56
15	600–650	640	283.25	283.25
40	650–700	681	282.50	282.50
80	700–750	715	268.50–270.00	269.25
63	800–850	848	248.00	248.00
38	850–900	878	239.00–252.00	246.49
11	900–950	934	222.00	222.00
128	950–1000	987	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
253	1000–1050	1,036	232.25–234.25	233.08
73	1050–1100	1,073	218.00–223.50	220.25
94	1100–1150	1,127	209.10–227.00	216.57
303	1150–1200	1,172	216.35–218.00	217.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,022	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,003	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	900–950	931	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	217.00	217.00

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.