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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 6

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

3,767 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 3,925▼ 1,984 vs year ago 5,751 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650 lbs. and up were 2.00- 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 600-700 lbs. were 1.00- 3.00 higher, heifers 700- 850 lbs. were 1.00- 6.00 lower. Demand was good , with many large load lots. The flesh on feeders was in control of price paid for them. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 13th, starting at 9:00 am, expecting 3500 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 $337.31/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −146.98 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$337.31

115 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$20.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.34

vs SD average

−5.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	346.26	1,980	64
Medium and Large 1-2	551	326.08	1,797	51

One grade step is worth $20.18/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale115 hd

337.31

—

SD average6 barns · 1,672 hd

360.66

−23.34

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−5.07

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−146.98

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

56 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,390	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,747	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.38/cwt	377.50–407.00	1,846	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	331.95/cwt	331.00–337.50	1,763	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	359.25/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,926	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	341.18/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,999	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	314.35/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,858	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	321.52/cwt	313.00–332.00	2,022	81
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	309.16/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,945	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	315.27/cwt	300.00–320.25	2,122	233
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	299.26/cwt	282.00–303.00	2,152	322
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	274.97/cwt	269.00–277.00	2,164	105
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,948	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	286.60/cwt	276.00–294.25	2,258	164
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,786	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	267.05/cwt	261.50–272.00	2,219	89
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,093	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	271.08/cwt	268.00–278.50	2,356	349
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	883	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,331	69
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	262.57/cwt	261.25–268.50	2,460	55
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	947	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,368	37
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,467	15
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,007	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,220	15
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	249.20/cwt	247.00–249.85	2,574	92
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,573	119
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	236.85/cwt	236.85–236.85	2,657	78
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,216	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,529	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,301	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,544	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,580	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	351.38/cwt	342.50–357.00	1,694	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,569	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	322.06/cwt	317.00–337.50	1,684	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	310.37/cwt	307.50–312.00	1,676	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,345	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,679	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	303.46/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,784	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	303.11/cwt	288.00–309.50	1,879	197
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	272.88/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,738	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	289.75/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,953	271
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,843	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	260.19/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,892	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	276.03/cwt	269.00–283.00	2,012	171
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	260.06/cwt	253.00–268.00	2,018	244
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,970	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,785	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	257.98/cwt	242.00–266.00	2,115	95
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	245.51/cwt	240.50–250.50	2,136	198
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	897	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,121	36
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,117	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	229.36/cwt	226.00–240.50	2,222	99
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	995	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,172	64
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,228	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,456	7
Heifers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,301	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,550	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,162	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,312	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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Receipts 3,767Last week 3,925Year ago 5,751

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	416	420.00	420.00
25	450–500	473	377.50–407.00	390.38
18	500–550	536	352.50–385.00	359.25
46	550–600	586	335.00–355.00	341.18
81	600–650	629	313.00–332.00	321.52
233	650–700	673	300.00–320.25	315.27
322	700–750	719	282.00–303.00	299.26
164	750–800	788	276.00–294.25	286.60
89	800–850	831	261.50–272.00	267.05
349	850–900	869	268.00–278.50	271.08
55	900–950	937	261.25–268.50	262.57
15	950–1000	977	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	412.50	412.50
34	500–550	531	331.00–337.50	331.95
17	550–600	591	308.00–325.00	314.35
31	600–650	629	304.00–316.00	309.16
3	750–800	787	247.50	247.50
6	800–850	812	220.00	220.00
5	850–900	851	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	1000–1050	1,033	247.00–249.85	249.20
119	1050–1100	1,095	235.00	235.00
78	1100–1150	1,122	236.85	236.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,007	220.50	220.50
9	1200–1250	1,216	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	750–800	787	269.00–277.00	274.97
69	850–900	883	264.00	264.00
37	900–950	947	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	455.00	455.00
11	350–400	391	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	498	315.00	315.00
14	500–550	540	307.50–312.00	310.37
5	550–600	554	303.00	303.00
13	600–650	637	272.50–273.00	272.88
5	650–700	675	273.00	273.00
15	700–750	727	251.00–266.00	260.19
9	750–800	785	251.00	251.00
8	800–850	819	218.00	218.00
6	900–950	945	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	365.00	365.00
8	450–500	482	342.50–357.00	351.38
36	500–550	523	317.00–337.50	322.06
27	550–600	588	301.00–305.00	303.46
197	600–650	620	288.00–309.50	303.11
271	650–700	674	277.00–299.00	289.75
171	700–750	729	269.00–283.00	276.03
244	750–800	776	253.00–268.00	260.06
95	800–850	820	242.00–266.00	257.98
198	850–900	870	240.50–250.50	245.51
99	950–1000	969	226.00–240.50	229.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
4	500–550	549	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1200–1250	1,228	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1300–1350	1,301	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	850–900	897	236.50	236.50
64	950–1000	995	218.25	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,162	199.00	199.00

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.