Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First large feeder cattle sale offering both spring born calves and yearlings, recent price comparisons not available. Very good demand for this nice offering of spring born calves, several large strings of calves including full load lots. The calf market was very active as there were many buyers ready to buy these good light calves. Good demand for the large offering of yearling steers and heifers, many long strings of yearlings, offered in load lots, including 1 string of 650 steers offered in multiple load lots. Flesh condition mostly moderate to moderate plus on the steers, the heifers were carrying plenty of flesh. The market was not as active on the heifers, due to their flesh condition, much more active on the more attractive fleshed steers. Another day of volatility seen in the cattle futures complex, which is causing cattle feeders to feel less certain in the direction of the fat cattle market. Next feeder cattle sale Oct 30, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.80/cwt on 387 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −23.96 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$456.80

387 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$85.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.70

vs SD average

−1.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	460.32	2,500	371
Medium and Large 1-2	547	375.00	2,051	16thin

One grade step is worth $85.32/cwt here — about $448 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $480.75 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 sale387 hd

456.80

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SD average9 barns · 10,231 hd

490.50

−33.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−1.34

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−23.96

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

42 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	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,052	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,914	14
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,019	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,863	51
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	302.65/cwt	290.00–315.00	3,411	262
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	315.67/cwt	309.50–325.75	3,390	543
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,224	279.63/cwt	278.85–283.10	3,423	410
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	323.60/cwt	320.00–329.85	3,365	429
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	518.81/cwt	507.00–545.00	1,946	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	703	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	367.70/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,177	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	839	327.25/cwt	327.25–327.25	2,746	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,455	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	432.95/cwt	417.50–475.00	2,104	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	364.01/cwt	352.00–368.50	2,242	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	476.13/cwt	465.00–492.50	2,062	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	599.04/cwt	570.00–640.00	2,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	390.19/cwt	382.50–398.00	2,677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	376.22/cwt	374.00–405.00	2,160	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	422.70/cwt	397.50–439.00	2,160	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	561.93/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,315	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	442.09/cwt	428.00–467.00	2,524	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	329.16/cwt	327.00–335.00	3,209	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	466.87/cwt	432.50–480.00	2,488	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	960	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,794	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	878	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,400	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,051	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,006	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,059	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	343.08/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	383.15/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,054	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	859	316.35/cwt	311.00–317.00	2,717	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	921	311.77/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,871	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	509.55/cwt	492.50–530.00	2,431	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	983	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,033	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	425.77/cwt	390.00–436.00	2,691	412

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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