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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 11

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

2,585 head

▲ 427 vs last sale 2,158▼ 1,311 vs year ago 3,896 · −33.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light feeder steers up to 600 lbs. sold on a much higher undertone , 650-700 lbs. steers sold 20.00 higher, steers over 800 lbs. sold on a unevenly steady market. Heifer feeders up to 950 lbs. sold on a higher undertone, heifers 950-1000 lbs. sold 15 higher. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 18th, ( this will be the last feeder cattle auction for 2025 ), expecting 2000-2500 head of feeders. MLM will be holding a roll over heifer sale on the 18th, for Val & Dawn Luckett, to help with medical bills. All starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.12/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 4 of 12 comparable sales and sits −32.12 against this barn's trailing median of $426.24.

Average price

$394.12

144 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$4.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs SD average

+16.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	394.39	2,284	135
Medium and Large 1-2	546	390.00	2,129	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.39/cwt here — about $154 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 sale144 hd

394.12

—

SD average6 barns · 2,653 hd

404.26

−10.15

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

+16.16

This barn, trailing median12 sales

426.24

−32.12

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $337.65, median $426.24 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

51 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,065	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	528.85/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,322	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,382	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	477.55/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,273	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	443.08/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,317	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	484.32/cwt	460.00–511.00	2,586	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	440.59/cwt	429.00–450.00	2,555	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,447	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	408.25/cwt	408.00–409.00	2,564	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	414.38/cwt	409.00–416.00	2,718	120
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	359.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,400	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	375.16/cwt	361.00–379.00	2,727	89
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	362.56/cwt	351.00–368.50	2,774	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,866	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,991	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	958	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,769	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	308.81/cwt	308.00–309.00	2,965	91
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	322.42/cwt	317.00–325.75	3,269	167
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,051	329.85/cwt	329.85–329.85	3,467	74
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,101	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,127	4
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,116	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,342	162
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,177	284.92/cwt	279.00–295.50	3,354	150
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,222	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,055	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,867	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	465.35/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,954	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	428.68/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,079	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,129	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	394.39/cwt	377.50–412.00	2,284	135
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	388.88/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,388	103
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,252	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	351.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,403	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	332.59/cwt	330.00–338.50	2,431	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,337	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,476	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	306.39/cwt	292.75–320.00	2,681	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	304.81/cwt	297.50–307.00	2,813	155
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	939	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,686	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	305.63/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,968	182
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,006	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,787	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,006	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,616	30
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,669	172
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,119	266.58/cwt	266.50–268.00	2,983	130
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,121	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,892	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1Fleshy	1,193	244.69/cwt	243.50–248.00	2,919	34
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,218	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	3,383	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,191	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,366	10
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,242	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	3
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	597	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,164	3

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 11, 2025

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

Receipts 2,585Last week 2,158Year ago 3,896

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	535.00	535.00
10	450–500	476	472.50–482.50	477.55
13	500–550	523	440.00–445.00	443.08
7	550–600	594	412.00	412.00
32	600–650	628	408.00–409.00	408.25
8	650–700	667	350.00–370.00	359.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	439	500.00–535.00	528.85
8	450–500	474	502.50	502.50
56	500–550	534	460.00–511.00	484.32
86	550–600	580	429.00–450.00	440.59
120	650–700	656	409.00–416.00	414.38
89	700–750	727	361.00–379.00	375.16
21	750–800	765	351.00–368.50	362.56
37	800–850	833	344.00	344.00
18	900–950	912	328.00	328.00
91	950–1000	960	308.00–309.00	308.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,101	284.00	284.00
4	1200–1250	1,222	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	1000–1050	1,014	317.00–325.75	322.42
74	1050–1100	1,051	329.85	329.85
162	1100–1150	1,116	299.50	299.50
150	1150–1200	1,177	279.00–295.50	284.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	950–1000	958	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	490.00	490.00
20	400–450	420	460.00–475.00	465.35
70	450–500	485	415.00–445.00	428.68
135	550–600	579	377.50–412.00	394.39
103	600–650	614	370.00–404.00	388.88
31	650–700	683	350.00–365.00	351.90
69	700–750	731	330.00–338.50	332.59
4	800–850	809	306.00	306.00
155	900–950	923	297.50–307.00	304.81
182	950–1000	971	305.00–306.00	305.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
9	500–550	546	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	639	352.50	352.50
4	750–800	779	300.00	300.00
47	850–900	875	292.75–320.00	306.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	1000–1050	1,006	260.00	260.00
34	1150–1200	1,193	243.50–248.00	244.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,006	277.00	277.00
4	1100–1150	1,121	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	1000–1050	1,011	264.00	264.00
130	1100–1150	1,119	266.50–268.00	266.58
30	1200–1250	1,218	277.75	277.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	900–950	939	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	597	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	541	405.00	405.00
10	650–700	674	351.00	351.00
4	900–950	942	238.00	238.00

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.