Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 23, 2025

3,758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $266.17/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,356/hd at 885 lb · 372 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $288.49/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,227/hd at 772 lb · 325 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $311.84/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 669 lb · 238 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,758	5,589	5,053
Feeder cattle	3,758	5,589	5,053

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-900 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 550-750 lbs. sold 2.00-7.00 higher, 850-950 lbs. heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering. With the open winter many of the feeder cattle are putting on extra flesh, buyers buy accordingly to flesh amount. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 30th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–374	370	18	440.00–457.50	$449.19	$1,662	-3.31
408	408	3	432.50	$432.50	$1,765	+9.75
458–487	476	40	380.00–409.00	$391.21	$1,862	+7.33
500–531	527	111	365.00–374.00	$373.21	$1,967	+23.21
558–590	571	111	330.00–352.00	$341.86	$1,952	+2.40
627	627	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,944	-23.09
602–648	628	209	316.00–333.00	$323.67	$2,033	-9.42
651–690	669	238	300.00–319.00	$311.84	$2,086	-0.73
708–742	730	179	288.00–307.00	$294.59	$2,151	+16.59
710–743	738	28	279.50–286.00	$280.39	$2,069	+2.39
754–799	769	283	271.00–297.50	$291.39	$2,241	+6.29
790–794	792	42	266.50–271.00	$268.97	$2,130	-16.13
811–841	820	136	266.00–288.75	$281.52	$2,308	+0.32
858–899	885	372	251.00–276.50	$266.17	$2,356	+19.17
900–948	908	72	253.00–272.00	$266.22	$2,417	+10.97
968–978	970	53	251.50–262.50	$260.41	$2,526	+5.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,794	—
520–529	524	26	335.00–355.00	$351.90	$1,844	-8.10
562–596	583	22	300.00–332.50	$314.42	$1,833	+6.42
603–649	626	10	311.00–312.00	$311.48	$1,950	+1.48
650–685	675	11	279.00–307.50	$286.48	$1,934	-14.52
704–742	729	22	261.00–278.00	$269.59	$1,965	—
862	862	6	255.00	$255.00	$2,198	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006	1006	29	253.25	$253.25	$2,548	—
1081	1081	39	247.50	$247.50	$2,675	-4.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	3	228.00	$228.00	$2,337	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	5	407.50	$407.50	$1,402	—
355	355	7	415.00	$415.00	$1,473	+9.24
407–447	427	15	377.50–380.00	$379.48	$1,620	+20.32
451–480	465	25	350.00–397.50	$372.33	$1,731	+42.88
503–543	523	102	315.00–336.00	$322.66	$1,688	-9.20
551–592	579	173	304.00–323.00	$313.35	$1,814	+8.74
606–649	633	200	287.00–309.00	$298.80	$1,891	+2.49
650–693	670	54	272.00–299.50	$284.84	$1,908	+1.55
699	699	20	257.00	$257.00	$1,796	-12.27
701–740	712	179	256.00–280.00	$276.59	$1,969	+3.53
772–798	788	92	255.00–260.50	$257.55	$2,029	-3.64
809–836	828	29	247.00–248.00	$247.70	$2,051	-6.92
834	834	31	238.00	$238.00	$1,985	-16.62
852–880	865	145	248.00–258.00	$250.20	$2,164	+0.20
907–933	917	100	240.00–246.50	$242.51	$2,224	+4.26
941	941	26	230.00	$230.00	$2,164	-8.25
952	952	104	233.00	$233.00	$2,218	+0.10

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1039–1044	1039	64	233.00–244.50	$243.78	$2,533	+15.78
1053	1053	60	235.00	$235.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,432	+15.00
452–498	469	11	332.00–342.50	$338.44	$1,587	—
518–526	523	28	309.00–311.00	$309.57	$1,619	+27.57
607–636	630	15	281.00–288.00	$286.65	$1,806	+10.20
667–693	680	22	263.00–267.50	$265.14	$1,803	—
794	794	5	247.00	$247.00	$1,961	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,597	—
636	636	12	307.50	$307.50	$1,956	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.