Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trend not applicable, no good comparisons for same weights on steers or heifers. Demand was good. Mostly large load lots on heavy heifers today. Next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 4th, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $367.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −14.15 against this barn's trailing median of $381.15.

Average price

$367.00

19 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.42

vs SD average

+8.10 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	367.00	2,543	19thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

21 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $395.51, low $366.17, median $381.15 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

367.00

—

SD average3 barns · 43 hd

370.42

−3.42

National average159 barns · 9,177 hd

358.90

+8.10

This barn, trailing median21 sales

381.15

−14.15

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

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,639	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	3,248	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	303.00/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	295.16/cwt	290.50–312.00	2,910	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,543	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	359.73/cwt	357.00–362.00	2,986	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,636	4
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	327.15/cwt	324.50–344.00	2,885	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	366.35/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	341.52/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	321.44/cwt	313.00–332.50	2,960	7
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	306.59/cwt	296.00–316.00	3,133	14
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,221	17
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,207	268.61/cwt	260.00–274.00	3,242	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	866	323.15/cwt	323.00–324.00	2,798	129
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,352	7
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,065	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,939	10
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,112	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,975	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	939	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,930	25

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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