Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light run on light spring calves, trend not applicable. A lower undertone was noted. Yearlings 1000-1050 lbs. were 17.00 higher due to lighter flesh they were caring. Demand was good. Most yearlings were in large load lots. Next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 6th, 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 $441.04/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −41.72 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$441.04

39 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$915

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

$155.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.31

vs SD average

+11.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	453.00	2,433	36
Medium and Large 2	510	297.50	1,517	3thin

One grade step is worth $155.50/cwt here — about $915 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

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 sale39 hd

441.04

—

SD average11 barns · 11,281 hd

460.35

−19.31

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+11.32

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−41.72

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

23 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 1Fleshy	950–1000	959	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,829	5
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,229	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	3,017	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	386.34/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,024	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,619	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,433	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,241	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,517	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,976	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,002	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	996	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,618	3
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,322	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	3,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,878	3
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,157	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	3,303	48
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	341.06/cwt	335.00–347.50	3,475	309
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,266	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	3,393	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	402.74/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,449	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,074	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,932	57

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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