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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 30

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

3,925 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 3,758▼ 1,397 vs year ago 5,322 · −26.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feedersteers500-750 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, steers 750 and up sold 9.00-11.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lbs. and up sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was very good, many large load lots today. Had many char. influenced feeders today, Quality was top notch. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 6th, expecting 3500-4000 head of feeders and replacement quality heifers for breeding, starting at 9:00 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 $341.67/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −142.62 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$341.67

113 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$2.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.00

vs SD average

−6.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	344.20	1,828	8thin
Medium and Large 1	576	341.48	1,968	105

One grade step is worth $2.72/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale113 hd

341.67

—

SD average5 barns · 1,711 hd

359.67

−18.00

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−6.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−142.62

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

47 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	430.44/cwt	430.00–431.00	1,795	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,891	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,751	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	344.20/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,828	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	362.73/cwt	356.00–376.00	1,933	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	335.18/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,974	81
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	333.08/cwt	328.50–337.00	2,032	183
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,003	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,561	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	320.17/cwt	302.00–328.50	2,184	181
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	301.93/cwt	297.00–309.50	2,195	324
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	291.17/cwt	285.00–299.75	2,207	76
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	265.63/cwt	265.00–279.00	2,045	136
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	286.90/cwt	263.50–296.25	2,335	297
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,254	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	276.52/cwt	272.00–277.50	2,397	283
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	271.76/cwt	266.00–275.25	2,503	429
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	269.79/cwt	265.00–273.50	2,609	266
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,005	254.11/cwt	254.00–254.50	2,554	19
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,059	261.80/cwt	237.00–263.35	2,772	150
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,373	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	384.87/cwt	367.50–391.00	1,763	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	332.49/cwt	326.00–347.50	1,646	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	325.13/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,749	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,563	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	328.44/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,826	115
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	298.52/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,675	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	301.26/cwt	286.00–313.00	1,871	129
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,766	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,352	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	286.38/cwt	276.00–289.50	1,936	148
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,835	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,753	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	277.52/cwt	267.00–296.00	2,018	146
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	265.43/cwt	262.00–266.25	1,964	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	267.45/cwt	256.00–270.00	2,046	101
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,881	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	261.92/cwt	256.00–265.50	2,182	46
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,311	101
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	254.14/cwt	245.50–257.00	2,323	211
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,343	61
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,071	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,420	9
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,128	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,087	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,149	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 1	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	5

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 30, 2025

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

Receipts 3,925Last week 3,758Year ago 5,322

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,128	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,071	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	693	253.00	253.00
31	700–750	740	262.00–266.25	265.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	644	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	495	326.00–347.50	332.49
8	500–550	539	290.00	290.00
18	550–600	561	297.50–301.00	298.52
31	600–650	640	276.00	276.00
23	650–700	682	269.00	269.00
24	750–800	797	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	429.00	429.00
3	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
12	450–500	458	367.50–391.00	384.87
44	500–550	538	316.00–332.00	325.13
115	550–600	556	315.00–332.00	328.44
129	600–650	621	286.00–313.00	301.26
148	650–700	676	276.00–289.50	286.38
146	700–750	727	267.00–296.00	277.52
101	750–800	765	256.00–270.00	267.45
46	800–850	833	256.00–265.50	261.92
101	850–900	883	261.75	261.75
211	900–950	914	245.50–257.00	254.14
61	950–1000	972	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1000–1050	1,005	254.00–254.50	254.11
150	1050–1100	1,059	237.00–263.35	261.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	467	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	531	337.50–348.00	344.20
4	600–650	644	311.00	311.00
7	650–700	674	380.00	380.00
3	850–900	857	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	430.00–431.00	430.44
4	450–500	460	411.00	411.00
24	500–550	533	356.00–376.00	362.73
81	550–600	589	332.00–338.00	335.18
183	600–650	610	328.50–337.00	333.08
181	650–700	682	302.00–328.50	320.17
324	700–750	727	297.00–309.50	301.93
76	750–800	758	285.00–299.75	291.17
297	800–850	814	263.50–296.25	286.90
283	850–900	867	272.00–277.50	276.52
429	900–950	921	266.00–275.25	271.76
266	950–1000	967	265.00–273.50	269.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
136	750–800	770	265.00–279.00	265.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	676	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	863	249.00	249.00

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.