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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

2,158 head

▲ 872 vs last sale 1,286▼ 2,386 vs year ago 4,544 · −52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers and heifers sold for dollars higher. Steers 400-700 lbs. sold 11.00-30.00 higher, heifers 950-1000 lbs. sold 14.00 higher. Demand was very good. The yearlings came in large load lots. The quality was top notch, many feeders came in caring less flesh than two weeks ago. The board being higher the last few days helped feeder market be stronger. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec.11th, starting at 10:00, expecting 2000 head plus.

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 $444.65/cwt on 205 head. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −39.65 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$444.65

205 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs SD average

+15.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	446.16	2,462	187
Medium and Large 1-2	533	428.90	2,286	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $176 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 sale205 hd

444.65

—

SD average5 barns · 2,389 hd

447.40

−2.76

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+15.50

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−39.65

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

44 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,673	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	530.44/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,032	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	489.46/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,320	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	448.39/cwt	445.00–449.00	2,211	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	465.88/cwt	442.50–477.50	2,418	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	428.90/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,286	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	424.45/cwt	404.00–440.00	2,496	89
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	416.22/cwt	389.00–423.00	2,564	145
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	373.55/cwt	351.00–385.00	2,346	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	385.01/cwt	350.00–399.50	2,583	80
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,533	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,450	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	371.98/cwt	350.00–381.50	2,656	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,598	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	339.54/cwt	336.00–347.00	2,771	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,800	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	872	325.26/cwt	321.00–325.50	2,836	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,080	21
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	326.82/cwt	324.00–329.50	3,232	240
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	330.54/cwt	329.00–331.10	3,352	320
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,107	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	3,401	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,443	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	486.88/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,928	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,576	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	495.50/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,032	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	436.86/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,053	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,987	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	517	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,285	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	401.38/cwt	382.50–422.00	2,143	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	390.50/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,199	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	333.12/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,905	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,759	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	596	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,548	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,111	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	622	388.20/cwt	382.00–397.00	2,415	63
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	373.92/cwt	366.00–377.00	2,337	50
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	335.26/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,297	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	326.17/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,407	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	763	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,258	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,458	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,659	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	288.40/cwt	284.75–292.50	2,826	124
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,957	38

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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Receipts 2,158Last week 1,286Year ago 4,544

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	1000–1050	1,018	290.50	290.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	307.50	307.50
9	600–650	621	340.00	340.00
6	750–800	763	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	440.00	440.00
8	350–400	399	395.00	395.00
28	450–500	480	414.00	414.00
4	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	572	325.00–337.50	333.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	517	442.00	442.00
35	550–600	596	427.50	427.50
63	600–650	622	382.00–397.00	388.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	396	485.00–490.00	486.88
18	400–450	410	480.00–500.00	495.50
18	450–500	470	430.00–450.00	436.86
53	500–550	534	382.50–422.00	401.38
49	550–600	563	380.00–400.00	390.50
50	600–650	625	366.00–377.00	373.92
77	650–700	685	320.00–352.00	335.26
23	700–750	738	315.00–335.00	326.17
19	800–850	814	302.00	302.00
15	850–900	866	307.00	307.00
124	950–1000	980	284.75–292.50	288.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
320	1000–1050	1,014	329.00–331.10	330.54
52	1100–1150	1,107	307.25	307.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	493	445.00–449.00	448.39
18	500–550	533	425.00–432.00	428.90
12	600–650	628	351.00–385.00	373.55
6	650–700	692	366.00	366.00
6	700–750	706	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	575.00	575.00
16	350–400	383	515.00–540.00	530.44
32	450–500	474	470.00–512.50	489.46
98	500–550	519	442.50–477.50	465.88
89	550–600	588	404.00–440.00	424.45
145	600–650	616	389.00–423.00	416.22
80	650–700	671	350.00–399.50	385.01
58	700–750	714	350.00–381.50	371.98
61	800–850	816	336.00–347.00	339.54
14	850–900	851	329.00	329.00
21	900–950	939	328.00	328.00
240	950–1000	989	324.00–329.50	326.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	353.00	353.00
58	850–900	872	321.00–325.50	325.26

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.