Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold 7.00-12.00 higher, steers 850-950 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher, instances sharply higher. Heifers 500-800 lbs. sold 6.00-9.00 higher, 800 lbs. and up sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good. Light fleshed feeders were sought after, bringing top dollar. Many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 16th, starting at 9:00 am., expecting 5000 head of feeders

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.03/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −113.72 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$367.03

202 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.58

vs SD average

+24.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	369.82	2,025	188
Medium and Large 1-2	584	329.57	1,926	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about $99 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $480.75 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale202 hd

367.03

—

SD average7 barns · 3,484 hd

351.45

+15.58

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

+24.95

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−113.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	255.71/cwt	244.00–259.25	2,585	49
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	239.86/cwt	236.75–243.50	2,677	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	686	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	994	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,261	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	844	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,950	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	873	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,047	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	374.39/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,808	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,958	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	278.43/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,782	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	293.86/cwt	292.00–297.50	1,660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	288.37/cwt	279.00–304.00	1,952	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,226	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	721	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,524	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	423.51/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	354.57/cwt	309.00–402.00	1,695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	272.20/cwt	260.50–278.00	1,960	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	312.13/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,842	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	299.44/cwt	287.50–315.50	1,839	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	377.37/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	894	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	281.00/cwt	269.00–282.10	2,279	436
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	310.35/cwt	293.00–321.00	2,222	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	337.21/cwt	319.00–344.50	1,753	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	331.69/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,569	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	388.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	237.89/cwt	236.50–239.00	2,284	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	248.80/cwt	240.00–259.25	2,155	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	314.24/cwt	299.00–326.50	2,105	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	266.28/cwt	259.00–277.00	2,314	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	362.25/cwt	347.00–371.00	2,025	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	371.72/cwt	355.00–378.50	1,974	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	264.64/cwt	254.00–266.75	2,019	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	256.01/cwt	245.00–258.25	2,084	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	264.49/cwt	248.50–268.60	2,468	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	282.71/cwt	273.00–287.50	2,214	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	331.83/cwt	327.00–342.00	2,057	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	265.74/cwt	252.00–268.00	2,551	145

How this sale compares

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.

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