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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

5,507 head

▲ 398 vs last sale 5,109▲ 2,377 vs year ago 3,130 · +75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold 7.00-12.00 higher, steers 850-950 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher, instances sharply higher. Heifers 500-800 lbs. sold 6.00-9.00 higher, 800 lbs. and up sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good. Light fleshed feeders were sought after, bringing top dollar. Many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 16th, starting at 9:00 am., expecting 5000 head of feeders

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 $367.03/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −117.26 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$367.03

202 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.58

vs SD average

+24.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	369.82	2,025	188
Medium and Large 1-2	584	329.57	1,926	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about $99 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 sale202 hd

367.03

—

SD average7 barns · 3,484 hd

351.45

+15.58

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

+24.95

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−117.26

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

48 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,339	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,663	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	423.51/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,821	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	388.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,856	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	374.39/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,808	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	371.72/cwt	355.00–378.50	1,974	79
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	362.25/cwt	347.00–371.00	2,025	89
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,226	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,928	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	331.83/cwt	327.00–342.00	2,057	173
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,051	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	314.24/cwt	299.00–326.50	2,105	290
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,004	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	310.35/cwt	293.00–321.00	2,222	330
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,987	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	721	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,524	152
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	282.71/cwt	273.00–287.50	2,214	177
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	281.00/cwt	269.00–282.10	2,279	436
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,082	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	266.28/cwt	259.00–277.00	2,314	257
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,271	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	264.49/cwt	248.50–268.60	2,468	255
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	265.74/cwt	252.00–268.00	2,551	145
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	255.71/cwt	244.00–259.25	2,585	49
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,116	239.86/cwt	236.75–243.50	2,677	176
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	377.37/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,626	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	331.69/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,569	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	354.57/cwt	309.00–402.00	1,695	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	337.21/cwt	319.00–344.50	1,753	108
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	293.86/cwt	292.00–297.50	1,660	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	312.13/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,842	154
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	299.44/cwt	287.50–315.50	1,839	153
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	278.43/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,782	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,878	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	288.37/cwt	279.00–304.00	1,952	439
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,784	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	272.20/cwt	260.50–278.00	1,960	204
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	264.64/cwt	254.00–266.75	2,019	307
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,958	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	256.01/cwt	245.00–258.25	2,084	248
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	844	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,950	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	248.80/cwt	240.00–259.25	2,155	204
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	873	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,047	57
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	237.89/cwt	236.50–239.00	2,284	247
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	994	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,261	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 Jan 9, 2025

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

Receipts 5,507Last week 5,109Year ago 3,130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,011	244.00–259.25	255.71
176	1100–1150	1,116	236.75–243.50	239.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	435.00	435.00
23	450–500	483	372.50–375.00	374.39
3	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
11	550–600	595	324.00	324.00
9	600–650	643	319.00	319.00
4	650–700	684	293.00	293.00
3	700–750	720	276.00	276.00
5	800–850	843	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	562	396.00	396.00
152	700–750	721	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	465.00	465.00
10	350–400	378	440.00	440.00
17	400–450	430	405.00–430.00	423.51
9	450–500	478	385.00–390.00	388.30
79	500–550	531	355.00–378.50	371.72
89	550–600	559	347.00–371.00	362.25
173	600–650	620	327.00–342.00	331.83
290	650–700	670	299.00–326.50	314.24
330	700–750	716	293.00–321.00	310.35
177	750–800	783	273.00–287.50	282.71
436	800–850	811	269.00–282.10	281.00
257	850–900	869	259.00–277.00	266.28
255	900–950	933	248.50–268.60	264.49
145	950–1000	960	252.00–268.00	265.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	894	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	686	260.00	260.00
15	800–850	844	231.00	231.00
57	850–900	873	234.50	234.50
11	950–1000	994	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	309.00–402.00	354.57
12	550–600	565	292.00–297.50	293.86
29	600–650	640	260.00–286.00	278.43
13	650–700	652	288.00	288.00
8	700–750	723	255.00	255.00
14	750–800	796	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	431	375.00–382.50	377.37
21	450–500	473	330.00–337.50	331.69
108	500–550	520	319.00–344.50	337.21
154	550–600	590	296.00–320.00	312.13
153	600–650	614	287.50–315.50	299.44
439	650–700	677	279.00–304.00	288.37
204	700–750	720	260.50–278.00	272.20
307	750–800	763	254.00–266.75	264.64
248	800–850	814	245.00–258.25	256.01
204	850–900	866	240.00–259.25	248.80
247	950–1000	960	236.50–239.00	237.89

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.