Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light steers had a undertone of unevenly steady. Steers 750-1050 lbs. sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Heifers undertone for 500-800 lbs. was unevenly steady. Heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. Demand was good. A few large load lots. Next week is M L M Hereford influenced special auction, there will many quality replacement heifers through out the auction. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 20th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.25/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −144.51 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$338.25

36 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.17

vs SD average

−0.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	338.25	1,930	36

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $482.76 across 17 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 sale36 hd

338.25

—

SD average6 barns · 1,244 hd

360.41

−22.17

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−0.42

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−144.51

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

31 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	1,038	257.52/cwt	257.00–258.00	2,673	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	943	232.66/cwt	223.00–233.75	2,194	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	258.16/cwt	256.00–265.00	2,019	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,334	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,781	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	259.30/cwt	255.00–263.00	2,349	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	394.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	287.54/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,653	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,045	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	295.76/cwt	282.00–317.00	1,890	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	306.98/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,612	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	277.79/cwt	264.00–283.50	2,281	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	275.34/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,867	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	230.49/cwt	225.75–237.00	2,233	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	259.47/cwt	259.25–260.00	2,156	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	334.42/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,027	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	784	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,195	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	253.22/cwt	253.00–253.50	2,198	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	349.55/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	272.98/cwt	267.00–274.85	1,946	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	290.72/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,096	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	288.35/cwt	277.00–298.00	2,220	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	260.37/cwt	253.00–269.50	2,554	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	272.45/cwt	266.50–277.00	2,378	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	307.11/cwt	306.50–312.00	2,094	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	333.90/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,943	26

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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