Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 15.00 to 25.00 higher, heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Very good demand for this lighter offering of yearling steers and heifers. The majority of the offering was in full load lots, including multiple load lots. The market was very active as there were many buyers on the seats ready to buy these highly desirable cattle. The feature consignment of nearly 400 steers was in a very attractive, light to moderate flesh condition, other consignments ranged from moderate plus to heavy flesh. As the cash fed cattle market continues it's advance, cattle feeders are extremely bullish and willing to chase the market a long ways to get the yearlings bought that they need. Next feeder cattle sale, Aug 14, 2025, expecting 3,500 feeders and starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $352.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −30.29 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$352.00

9 head · 789 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−7.71

vs SD average

+0.01 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	352.00	2,777	9thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

22 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $396.19, low $331.74, median $382.29 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

352.00

—

SD average3 barns · 137 hd

359.71

−7.71

National average134 barns · 6,258 hd

351.99

+0.01

This barn, trailing median22 sales

382.29

−30.29

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

14 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	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,380	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,022	255.29/cwt	249.00–256.00	2,609	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	296.85/cwt	296.85–296.85	2,856	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	938	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,734	96
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,134	313.13/cwt	312.00–313.50	3,551	236
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	311.97/cwt	310.25–313.75	3,216	133
Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,172	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	3,147	10
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	3,020	18
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,873	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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