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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 18

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Receipts

2,930 head

▲ 345 vs last sale 2,585▼ 1,320 vs year ago 4,250 · −31.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a higher undertone on light steers, steers 650-700 lbs. were 9.00 lower, steers 700 lbs. and up had a steady to higher undertone. Heifers 550-650 lbs. were steady to 9.00 higher, heifers over 650 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Demand was good. Some feeders were carrying a little mud due to snow melt. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 8th 2026, expecting 6000 head of all classes of feeders. starting at 9:00 am. " Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year " from MLM

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 $478.75/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −5.54 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$478.75

208 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$70.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs SD average

+34.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	484.14	2,618	192
Medium and Large 1-2	549	414.11	2,273	16thin

One grade step is worth $70.03/cwt here — about $346 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 sale208 hd

478.75

—

SD average5 barns · 2,558 hd

470.44

+8.31

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+34.65

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−5.54

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

49 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	356	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,207	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	561.82/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,433	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	512.19/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,433	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	508.21/cwt	457.00–532.50	2,648	116
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	427.83/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,297	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	396.46/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,236	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	447.39/cwt	440.00–474.00	2,555	76
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	428.66/cwt	411.00–442.00	2,662	380
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,421	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	404.64/cwt	396.00–415.00	2,671	113
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,433	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	375.20/cwt	368.00–382.00	2,713	192
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,605	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	363.09/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,774	118
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,738	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,568	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	361.80/cwt	350.00–364.25	3,007	90
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	843	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,917	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	346.16/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,994	53
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	923	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,963	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	332.82/cwt	307.00–338.00	3,105	61
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	335.59/cwt	316.00–339.00	3,218	344
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,062	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,271	12
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,258	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,032	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	433.53/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,556	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,007	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	425.77/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,848	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	459.14/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,006	65
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,530	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	442.54/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,199	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	424.13/cwt	402.50–437.50	2,239	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,110	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	405.00/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,333	137
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,066	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	389.01/cwt	362.00–407.00	2,377	94
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	321.79/cwt	307.50–344.00	1,985	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	385.66/cwt	362.00–397.50	2,580	103
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	332.33/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,257	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	716	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,377	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	346.30/cwt	339.50–356.00	2,497	38
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	349.31/cwt	337.00–356.00	2,672	68
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	322.00/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,689	138
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,797	32
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	286.12/cwt	285.00–291.00	2,804	72
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,001	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,788	66
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,188	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,804	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,265	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,185	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 18, 2025

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

Receipts 2,930Last week 2,585Year ago 4,250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	596	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	638	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	716	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	1000–1050	1,001	278.50	278.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	520.00	520.00
65	400–450	437	450.00–500.00	459.14
28	450–500	497	435.00–450.00	442.54
42	500–550	528	402.50–437.50	424.13
137	550–600	576	380.00–415.00	405.00
94	600–650	611	362.00–407.00	389.01
103	650–700	669	362.00–397.50	385.66
38	700–750	721	339.50–356.00	346.30
68	750–800	765	337.00–356.00	349.31
138	800–850	835	316.00–330.00	322.00
32	900–950	923	303.00	303.00
72	950–1000	980	285.00–291.00	286.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	359	425.00–450.00	433.53
9	400–450	434	422.50–430.00	425.77
8	500–550	548	385.00	385.00
8	550–600	582	355.00	355.00
26	600–650	617	307.50–344.00	321.79
17	650–700	679	315.00–336.00	332.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,188	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	620.00	620.00
37	400–450	433	560.00–570.00	561.82
19	450–500	475	502.50–515.00	512.19
116	500–550	521	457.00–532.50	508.21
76	550–600	571	440.00–474.00	447.39
380	600–650	621	411.00–442.00	428.66
113	650–700	660	396.00–415.00	404.64
192	700–750	723	368.00–382.00	375.20
118	750–800	764	358.00–365.00	363.09
90	800–850	831	350.00–364.25	361.80
53	850–900	865	345.00–347.00	346.16
61	900–950	933	307.00–338.00	332.82
344	950–1000	959	316.00–339.00	335.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
9	500–550	537	410.00–437.00	427.83
7	550–600	564	370.00–417.50	396.46
3	600–650	637	380.00	380.00
5	650–700	674	361.00	361.00
3	800–850	810	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1050–1100	1,062	308.00	308.00
3	1250–1300	1,258	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	354.00	354.00
7	750–800	796	344.00	344.00
12	800–850	843	346.00	346.00
3	900–950	923	321.00	321.00

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.