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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

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Receipts

4,347 head

▲ 3,641 vs last sale 706▲ 1,098 vs year ago 3,249 · +33.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First large feeder cattle sale offering both spring born calves and yearlings, recent price comparisons not available. Very good demand for this nice offering of spring born calves, several large strings of calves including full load lots. The calf market was very active as there were many buyers ready to buy these good light calves. Good demand for the large offering of yearling steers and heifers, many long strings of yearlings, offered in load lots, including 1 string of 650 steers offered in multiple load lots. Flesh condition mostly moderate to moderate plus on the steers, the heifers were carrying plenty of flesh. The market was not as active on the heifers, due to their flesh condition, much more active on the more attractive fleshed steers. Another day of volatility seen in the cattle futures complex, which is causing cattle feeders to feel less certain in the direction of the fat cattle market. Next feeder cattle sale Oct 30, 2025.

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 $456.80/cwt on 387 head. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −27.49 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$456.80

387 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

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

$85.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.70

vs SD average

−1.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	460.32	2,500	371
Medium and Large 1-2	547	375.00	2,051	16thin

One grade step is worth $85.32/cwt here — about $448 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 sale387 hd

456.80

—

SD average9 barns · 10,231 hd

490.50

−33.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−1.34

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−27.49

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

42 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	599.04/cwt	570.00–640.00	2,246	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	561.93/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,315	56
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	509.55/cwt	492.50–530.00	2,431	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,400	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	466.87/cwt	432.50–480.00	2,488	273
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,051	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	442.09/cwt	428.00–467.00	2,524	98
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	425.77/cwt	390.00–436.00	2,691	412
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	390.19/cwt	382.50–398.00	2,677	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,707	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,834	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,019	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,006	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,104	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	329.16/cwt	327.00–335.00	3,209	244
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,040	323.60/cwt	320.00–329.85	3,365	429
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	315.67/cwt	309.50–325.75	3,390	543
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,127	302.65/cwt	290.00–315.00	3,411	262
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,224	279.63/cwt	278.85–283.10	3,423	410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,922	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	518.81/cwt	507.00–545.00	1,946	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	476.13/cwt	465.00–492.50	2,062	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	432.95/cwt	417.50–475.00	2,104	167
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	422.70/cwt	397.50–439.00	2,160	121
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	383.15/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,054	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	376.22/cwt	374.00–405.00	2,160	109
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	367.70/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,177	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,059	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	364.01/cwt	352.00–368.50	2,242	215
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,184	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	343.08/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,281	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,241	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	703	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,264	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,455	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	839	327.25/cwt	327.25–327.25	2,746	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	859	316.35/cwt	311.00–317.00	2,717	86
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	878	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,564	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	921	311.77/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,871	156
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	960	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,794	38
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	983	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,033	69
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,019	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,863	51
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,052	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,914	14

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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Receipts 4,347Last week 706Year ago 3,249

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	1000–1050	1,019	281.00	281.00
14	1050–1100	1,052	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	610.00	610.00
33	350–400	375	507.00–545.00	518.81
21	400–450	433	465.00–492.50	476.13
167	450–500	486	417.50–475.00	432.95
121	500–550	511	397.50–439.00	422.70
109	550–600	574	374.00–405.00	376.22
215	600–650	616	352.00–368.50	364.01
7	650–700	674	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	592	363.00–375.00	367.70
6	700–750	703	322.00	322.00
49	750–800	760	323.00	323.00
43	800–850	839	327.25	327.25
86	850–900	859	311.00–317.00	316.35
156	900–950	921	305.00–313.00	311.77
69	950–1000	983	308.50	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	878	292.00	292.00
38	950–1000	960	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	536	379.00–385.00	383.15
15	550–600	595	346.00	346.00
9	600–650	624	350.00	350.00
15	650–700	665	340.00–347.50	343.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
429	1000–1050	1,040	320.00–329.85	323.60
543	1050–1100	1,074	309.50–325.75	315.67
262	1100–1150	1,127	290.00–315.00	302.65
410	1200–1250	1,224	278.85–283.10	279.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	570.00–640.00	599.04
56	400–450	412	555.00–580.00	561.93
28	450–500	477	492.50–530.00	509.55
273	500–550	533	432.50–480.00	466.87
98	550–600	571	428.00–467.00	442.09
412	600–650	632	390.00–436.00	425.77
14	650–700	686	382.50–398.00	390.19
10	700–750	705	384.00	384.00
23	750–800	768	369.00	369.00
244	950–1000	975	327.00–335.00	329.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	498	482.00	482.00
16	500–550	547	375.00	375.00
9	800–850	848	356.00	356.00
19	850–900	879	342.00	342.00
15	950–1000	973	319.00	319.00

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.