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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 17

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Receipts

2,297 head

▼ 1,109 vs last sale 3,406▼ 2,263 vs year ago 4,560 · −49.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Undertone on light steers was unevenly steady, 800-1050 lbs. sold 8.00-11.00 higher. A lower undertone on light heifers, 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Some large load lots in todays offering. With open winter feeders are coming with more flesh than normal. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 24th, expecting 2000 head of feeders, 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 $386.93/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −97.36 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$386.93

13 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs SD average

+22.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	395.00	2,038	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	383.34	1,970	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 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 sale13 hd

386.93

—

SD average7 barns · 1,101 hd

386.76

+0.17

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+22.17

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−97.36

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

39 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,880	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	383.34/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,970	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,038	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	334.96/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,268	111
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	309.52/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,294	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,091	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	307.73/cwt	289.00–309.50	2,486	262
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	279.32/cwt	275.00–281.00	2,472	103
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	277.64/cwt	274.00–279.00	2,579	73
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	945	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,429	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	271.65/cwt	257.50–280.25	2,643	266
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	260.13/cwt	253.50–262.60	2,669	156
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,082	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,402	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,770	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,862	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,843	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	679	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,874	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,041	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,908	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	272.38/cwt	269.00–278.00	2,046	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,123	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	273.21/cwt	264.00–279.50	2,243	117
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	246.33/cwt	244.00–253.00	2,079	58
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	256.19/cwt	245.00–259.00	2,254	279
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	245.27/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,252	137
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	939	240.30/cwt	239.00–240.50	2,256	151
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,133	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	239.93/cwt	238.00–242.00	2,323	147
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,525	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,077	6
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,198	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,480	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2	952	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,094	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 Apr 17, 2025

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

Receipts 2,297Last week 3,406Year ago 4,560

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	448	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	522	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	649	284.00	284.00
12	650–700	685	298.00	298.00
52	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
16	750–800	751	269.00–278.00	272.38
117	800–850	821	264.00–279.50	273.21
279	850–900	880	245.00–259.00	256.19
137	900–950	918	245.00–247.00	245.27
147	950–1000	968	238.00–242.00	239.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	529	352.00	352.00
10	700–750	734	260.00	260.00
5	750–800	772	275.00	275.00
58	800–850	844	244.00–253.00	246.33
3	850–900	890	235.00	235.00
6	900–950	948	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	679	276.00	276.00
37	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
151	900–950	939	239.00–240.50	240.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	495.00	495.00
6	700–750	709	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,198	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	945	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	482	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	516	395.00	395.00
111	650–700	677	320.00–339.00	334.96
50	700–750	741	302.00–310.00	309.52
7	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
262	800–850	808	289.00–309.50	307.73
103	850–900	885	275.00–281.00	279.32
73	900–950	929	274.00–279.00	277.64
266	950–1000	973	257.50–280.25	271.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,082	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	1000–1050	1,026	253.50–262.60	260.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	382.50–385.00	383.34
16	700–750	744	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
5	950–1000	952	220.00	220.00

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.