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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Receipts

2,469 head

▼ 885 vs last sale 3,354▼ 427 vs year ago 2,896 · −14.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light steers 450-600 lbs. sold unevenly steady, 900 lbs. and up sold steady to higher. Light heifers up to 600 lbs. sold on a lower undertone. Heifers 850-1000

lbs. sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Many large load lots in today's offering. Reputation feeders with light flesh were in top demand. Top dollar was on some light fleshed heavy steers. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 14th, 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 $307.84/cwt on 233 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −176.45 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$307.84

233 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$31.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.90

vs SD average

+5.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	317.37	1,742	162
Medium and Large 1-2	574	286.11	1,643	71

One grade step is worth $31.26/cwt here — about $100 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 sale233 hd

307.84

—

SD average9 barns · 8,047 hd

318.74

−10.90

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+5.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−176.45

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

41 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	392.55/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,449	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,402	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	313.64/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,449	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	342.59/cwt	339.00–347.00	1,638	119
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	316.43/cwt	312.00–323.00	1,674	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	293.49/cwt	282.00–307.50	1,594	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	317.93/cwt	297.00–320.50	1,784	101
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	282.34/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,666	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,776	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	248.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,678	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,750	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	822	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,899	29
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	2,223	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	988	245.98/cwt	244.00–246.25	2,430	369
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	239.20/cwt	229.50–245.00	2,366	217
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	998	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,231	19
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,014	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,489	60
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	228.14/cwt	228.00–228.25	2,322	107
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,069	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,405	4
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	221.61/cwt	208.75–224.60	2,458	137
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,216	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,234	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	327.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,442	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	302.33/cwt	288.00–314.00	1,336	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,095	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	310.86/cwt	295.00–320.50	1,452	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	278.78/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,458	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,388	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	551	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,223	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,426	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	265.97/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,537	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,711	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,895	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	229.21/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,969	56
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	898	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,949	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	218.73/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,017	171
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	212.17/cwt	210.50–218.00	2,050	354
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,082	59
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,079	208.33/cwt	207.50–212.50	2,248	48
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,130	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,328	10
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,167	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,328	11

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Receipts 2,469Last week 3,354Year ago 2,896

Compared to last week: Light steers 450-600 lbs. sold unevenly steady, 900 lbs. and up sold steady to higher. Light heifers up to 600 lbs. sold on a lower undertone. Heifers 850-1000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	1000–1050	1,013	205.50	205.50
48	1050–1100	1,079	207.50–212.50	208.33
10	1100–1150	1,130	206.00	206.00
11	1150–1200	1,167	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	288.00–314.00	302.33
11	500–550	538	258.00	258.00
3	550–600	557	256.00	256.00
5	800–850	807	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	415.00	415.00
6	300–350	338	365.00	365.00
22	400–450	440	320.00–335.00	327.72
53	450–500	467	295.00–320.50	310.86
77	500–550	523	277.00–281.00	278.78
34	550–600	578	264.00–272.00	265.97
16	800–850	824	230.00	230.00
56	850–900	859	226.00–230.00	229.21
171	900–950	922	216.00–225.00	218.73
354	950–1000	966	210.50–218.00	212.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	551	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	850–900	898	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	1000–1050	1,018	228.00–228.25	228.14
4	1050–1100	1,069	225.00	225.00
137	1100–1150	1,109	208.75–224.60	221.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	462	305.00–321.00	313.64
24	500–550	543	282.00–307.50	293.49
47	550–600	590	273.00–284.00	282.34
11	650–700	675	245.00–250.00	248.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	369	387.50–395.00	392.55
9	400–450	410	342.00	342.00
119	450–500	478	339.00–347.00	342.59
61	500–550	529	312.00–323.00	316.43
101	550–600	561	297.00–320.50	317.93
9	600–650	632	281.00	281.00
18	900–950	914	243.25	243.25
217	950–1000	989	229.50–245.00	239.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
369	950–1000	988	244.00–246.25	245.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,014	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	729	240.00	240.00
29	800–850	822	231.00	231.00
19	950–1000	998	223.50	223.50

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.