Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2025-06-12

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 22Jun 12Jun 26 →

Receipts

6,497 head

▲ 5,024 vs last sale 1,473▲ 806 vs year ago 5,691 · +14.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale three weeks ago recent price not available. Special BBQ feeder cattle sale this week, higher undertones prevailed. Many long strings of high quality yearling steers and heifers offered, many load lots and multiple load lots. The market was very active as the cash fed cattle market remains in the 240s and there is a great amount of optimism amongst cattle producers. Demand was very good throughout the sale, from the light fall calves, to the big, heavy yearlings there were plenty of buyers for all classes. Next feeder cattle sale will be in two weeks, June 26, 2025 expecting 1,500 to 2,000 feeder cattle starting at 10:00 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 $404.25/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −80.04 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$404.25

73 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.47

vs SD average

+23.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	405.35	2,238	67
Medium and Large 1-2	523	392.00	2,050	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $188 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 sale73 hd

404.25

—

SD average3 barns · 825 hd

444.72

−40.47

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+23.24

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−80.04

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	433.70/cwt	402.50–439.00	2,238	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,050	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,225	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	399.19/cwt	382.50–408.00	2,431	57
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	359.29/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,386	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,349	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	355.33/cwt	338.00–366.00	2,569	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	746	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,410	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	333.05/cwt	328.00–349.00	2,618	99
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	314.21/cwt	270.00–325.00	2,479	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	319.74/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,593	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	300.09/cwt	287.50–311.00	2,641	184
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	891	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,530	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,336	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,672	78
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	292.27/cwt	282.00–307.50	2,733	271
Steers	900–950	Large 1	939	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,671	66
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	291.34/cwt	274.00–297.50	2,832	1,136
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,002	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,365	7
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	281.86/cwt	254.00–287.35	2,881	782
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,077	273.99/cwt	261.75–287.00	2,951	823
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,087	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,810	53
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,185	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	3,099	106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	429.45/cwt	412.50–457.50	2,006	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,104	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	333.61/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,815	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	377.38/cwt	376.00–380.00	2,128	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	340.67/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,010	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	316.63/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,963	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	354.09/cwt	326.00–366.00	2,206	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	331.29/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,256	63
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,133	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	312.05/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,241	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	300.29/cwt	286.00–314.00	2,291	160
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,274	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	816	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,199	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	285.12/cwt	273.00–289.50	2,358	114
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,208	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,266	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	280.85/cwt	267.50–290.50	2,483	225
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	276.90/cwt	264.00–282.50	2,550	492
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	262.96/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,514	152
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	982	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,381	116
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,009	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,664	65
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,015	244.47/cwt	241.50–246.50	2,481	150
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	252.06/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,664	15
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,058	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,555	177
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1Fleshy	1,192	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,867	82
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,846	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,123	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,238	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,023	11
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,146	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,682	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,283	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,784	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,224	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,889	9

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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Receipts 6,497Last week 1,473Year ago 5,691

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
28	500–550	516	402.50–439.00	433.70
39	550–600	578	385.00	385.00
57	600–650	609	382.50–408.00	399.19
24	650–700	664	359.00–360.00	359.29
65	700–750	723	338.00–366.00	355.33
99	750–800	786	328.00–349.00	333.05
53	800–850	811	315.00–329.00	319.74
184	850–900	880	287.50–311.00	300.09
271	900–950	935	282.00–307.50	292.27
1,136	950–1000	972	274.00–297.50	291.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	392.00	392.00
14	650–700	679	346.00	346.00
58	750–800	789	270.00–325.00	314.21
5	850–900	895	261.00	261.00
78	900–950	912	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1050–1100	1,087	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,002	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	900–950	939	284.50	284.50
782	1000–1050	1,022	254.00–287.35	281.86
823	1050–1100	1,077	261.75–287.00	273.99
106	1150–1200	1,185	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	746	323.00	323.00
14	850–900	891	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	455.00	455.00
18	450–500	467	412.50–457.50	429.45
36	500–550	526	400.00	400.00
17	550–600	564	376.00–380.00	377.38
108	600–650	623	326.00–366.00	354.09
63	650–700	681	325.00–341.00	331.29
31	700–750	718	307.00–315.00	312.05
160	750–800	763	286.00–314.00	300.29
114	800–850	827	273.00–289.50	285.12
225	850–900	884	267.50–290.50	280.85
492	900–950	921	264.00–282.50	276.90
152	950–1000	956	251.00–266.00	262.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
11	500–550	544	322.50–340.00	333.61
11	550–600	590	315.00–350.00	340.67
24	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	316.63
30	650–700	688	310.00	310.00
11	750–800	795	286.00	286.00
8	800–850	827	267.00	267.00
18	850–900	852	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
150	1000–1050	1,015	241.50–246.50	244.47
177	1050–1100	1,058	241.50	241.50
82	1150–1200	1,192	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	1000–1050	1,009	264.00	264.00
15	1050–1100	1,057	251.00–255.00	252.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	816	269.50	269.50
116	950–1000	982	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	465.00	465.00
11	850–900	870	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	534	397.50	397.50
4	600–650	635	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,146	234.00	234.00
3	1250–1300	1,283	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1200–1250	1,224	236.00	236.00

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.