Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trend not applicable on steers, a lower undertone was noted. Heifers 750-950 lbs. sold 3.00 8.00 lower. Demand was good. Many large load lots in the heavier feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 10th, expecting 2000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −73.92 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$352.50

8 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.39

vs SD average

+16.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	352.50	1,949	8thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $406.25, median $426.42 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 sale8 hd

352.50

—

SD average2 barns · 167 hd

387.89

−35.39

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

+16.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−73.92

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

28 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	272.69/cwt	271.00–285.00	2,421	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	268.33/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	296.57/cwt	290.00–311.00	2,319	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	939	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,493	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,089	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,109	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	267.87/cwt	266.85–268.75	2,454	451
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,774	11
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,456	3
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	269.39/cwt	267.85–270.85	3,004	238
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,034	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	866	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,330	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	352.19/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,532	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	293.42/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,664	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	312.01/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,602	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,473	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	287.56/cwt	283.00–292.50	2,341	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.01/cwt	315.00–330.50	2,210	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,190	9

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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