Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Low numbers to compare with , trend not applicable. Feeders sold on a active market today. One large load lot on heavy steers. Most light calves were straight off cow, with many having some shots. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct.9th, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.55/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −55.21 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$427.55

33 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.26

vs SD average

+4.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	427.55	2,452	33

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 sale33 hd

427.55

—

SD average6 barns · 629 hd

465.81

−38.26

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+4.90

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−55.21

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

27 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	800–850	804	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,629	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	496.48/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,393	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	417.45/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,434	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	465.06/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,888	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	306.63/cwt	304.00–308.00	2,934	78
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,945	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	304.25/cwt	304.25–304.25	3,055	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,732	13
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,453	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	961	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	346.70/cwt	341.00–350.00	3,207	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	362.16/cwt	357.50–363.00	2,423	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,923	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	644	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,153	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,130	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,750	5

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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