Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light feeder steers up to 600 lbs. sold on a much higher undertone , 650-700 lbs. steers sold 20.00 higher, steers over 800 lbs. sold on a unevenly steady market. Heifer feeders up to 950 lbs. sold on a higher undertone, heifers 950-1000 lbs. sold 15 higher. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 18th, ( this will be the last feeder cattle auction for 2025 ), expecting 2000-2500 head of feeders. MLM will be holding a roll over heifer sale on the 18th, for Val & Dawn Luckett, to help with medical bills. All starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.12/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −32.31 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$394.12

144 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$4.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs SD average

+16.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	394.39	2,284	135
Medium and Large 1-2	546	390.00	2,129	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.39/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $406.25, median $426.42 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 sale144 hd

394.12

—

SD average6 barns · 2,653 hd

404.26

−10.15

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

+16.16

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

−32.31

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

51 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	650–700	667	359.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	440.59/cwt	429.00–450.00	2,555	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	465.35/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,954	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	308.81/cwt	308.00–309.00	2,965	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	375.16/cwt	361.00–379.00	2,727	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	306.39/cwt	292.75–320.00	2,681	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	362.56/cwt	351.00–368.50	2,774	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	408.25/cwt	408.00–409.00	2,564	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	414.38/cwt	409.00–416.00	2,718	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	484.32/cwt	460.00–511.00	2,586	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	477.55/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,273	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,065	4
Steers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,222	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,055	4
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,101	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,127	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	597	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,164	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,193	244.69/cwt	243.50–248.00	2,919	34
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,006	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,616	30
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,177	284.92/cwt	279.00–295.50	3,354	150
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,121	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,892	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,006	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,787	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	322.42/cwt	317.00–325.75	3,269	167
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,669	172
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,342	162
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	958	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	939	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,686	12
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,119	266.58/cwt	266.50–268.00	2,983	130
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,051	329.85/cwt	329.85–329.85	3,467	74
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,218	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	3,383	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	305.63/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,968	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	304.81/cwt	297.50–307.00	2,813	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	394.39/cwt	377.50–412.00	2,284	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	443.08/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,317	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	388.88/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,388	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	428.68/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,079	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	332.59/cwt	330.00–338.50	2,431	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,866	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	528.85/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,322	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	351.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,403	31

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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