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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 19

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Receipts

4,250 head

▲ 354 vs last sale 3,896▲ 1,178 vs year ago 3,072 · +38.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-750 lbs. sold unevenly steady, steers over 750 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Heifers 500-700 lbs. sold unevenly steady, over 700 lbs. sold on a lower undertone Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering. Alot of flesh on todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 2nd. 2025 expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8: 00 am. " Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" From M L M

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 $333.86/cwt on 439 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −150.44 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$333.86

439 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs SD average

+7.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	339.38	1,874	349
Medium and Large 1-2	568	312.42	1,775	90

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale439 hd

333.86

—

SD average6 barns · 3,924 hd

342.32

−8.47

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+7.23

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−150.44

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

60 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,045	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,510	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,611	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	400.60/cwt	392.50–404.00	1,675	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,564	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	342.83/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,601	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	364.36/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,760	147
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	352.34/cwt	340.00–359.50	1,864	141
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	324.30/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,754	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	330.60/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,878	208
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	307.33/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,783	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,545	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	304.74/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,914	263
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	294.27/cwt	276.00–302.00	1,951	182
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	675	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,096	78
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	277.76/cwt	272.50–281.00	2,039	179
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	270.45/cwt	256.00–272.00	2,055	103
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	248.88/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,936	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	220.92/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,794	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,191	72
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	849	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,089	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,174	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	259.49/cwt	258.00–260.85	2,286	83
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	257.80/cwt	251.00–258.50	2,331	65
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,255	35
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	966	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,280	82
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	997	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,213	3
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	242.84/cwt	239.00–244.00	2,475	53
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	253.10/cwt	253.10–253.10	2,733	180
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1Fleshy	1,127	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,417	50
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,151	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,665	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,010	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	336.77/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,121	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	363.38/cwt	357.00–372.50	1,348	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,310	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	334.18/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,467	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	311.08/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,375	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	330.28/cwt	316.00–338.00	1,539	160
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	300.72/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,474	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	305.26/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,603	167
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,501	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,490	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	285.80/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,629	127
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	257.87/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,588	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	267.69/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,657	88
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	265.49/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,773	115
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,794	55
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	226.49/cwt	211.00–250.50	1,662	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	244.54/cwt	231.00–249.50	1,898	93
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	216.84/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,780	85
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	234.50/cwt	234.00–234.75	1,953	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	234.99/cwt	230.50–239.00	2,014	96
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	220.01/cwt	182.00–227.00	1,934	36
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	228.96/cwt	224.00–237.75	2,111	227
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	934	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,924	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	949	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,059	49
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	222.04/cwt	217.85–226.00	2,138	276
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,077	210.73/cwt	209.50–211.75	2,270	128

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 Dec 19, 2024

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

Receipts 4,250Last week 3,896Year ago 3,072

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	371	357.00–372.50	363.38
25	400–450	439	333.00–341.00	334.18
160	450–500	466	316.00–338.00	330.28
167	500–550	525	290.00–312.00	305.26
127	550–600	570	281.00–294.00	285.80
88	600–650	619	262.00–270.00	267.69
115	650–700	668	252.00–277.00	265.49
55	700–750	716	250.50	250.50
93	750–800	776	231.00–249.50	244.54
67	800–850	833	234.00–234.75	234.50
96	850–900	857	230.50–239.00	234.99
227	900–950	922	224.00–237.75	228.96
276	950–1000	963	217.85–226.00	222.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	340.00	340.00
11	300–350	333	325.00–350.00	336.77
7	350–400	394	332.50	332.50
25	400–450	442	297.50–322.50	311.08
6	450–500	490	286.00–315.00	300.72
22	500–550	538	279.00	279.00
17	550–600	552	270.00	270.00
31	600–650	616	252.50–260.00	257.87
13	700–750	734	211.00–250.50	226.49
85	800–850	821	208.00–227.00	216.84
36	850–900	879	182.00–227.00	220.01
4	900–950	934	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	1050–1100	1,077	209.50–211.75	210.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	900–950	949	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	425.00	425.00
38	400–450	418	392.50–404.00	400.60
147	450–500	483	355.00–368.00	364.36
141	500–550	529	340.00–359.50	352.34
208	550–600	568	320.00–349.00	330.60
263	600–650	628	290.00–314.00	304.74
182	650–700	663	276.00–302.00	294.27
179	700–750	734	272.50–281.00	277.76
103	750–800	760	256.00–272.00	270.45
72	800–850	819	267.50	267.50
83	850–900	881	258.00–260.85	259.49
65	900–950	904	251.00–258.50	257.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	800–850	849	246.00	246.00
82	950–1000	966	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	650–700	675	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	1100–1150	1,127	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,019	239.00–244.00	242.84
180	1050–1100	1,080	253.10	253.10
51	1150–1200	1,151	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	342.50	342.50
10	350–400	366	412.50	412.50
3	400–450	438	357.00	357.00
25	450–500	467	332.00–347.50	342.83
27	500–550	541	317.50–337.50	324.30
63	550–600	580	290.00–314.00	307.33
5	600–650	601	257.00	257.00
25	650–700	685	272.50	272.50
9	700–750	723	255.00	255.00
17	750–800	778	230.00–253.00	248.88
28	800–850	812	215.00–242.00	220.92
8	850–900	866	251.00	251.00
35	900–950	911	247.50	247.50
3	950–1000	997	222.00	222.00

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.