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Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

1,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.29/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 819 lb · 353 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $263.99/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 984 lb · 206 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.30/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 922 lb · 171 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,745 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,781 —
478 thin fleshed 478 14 470.00 $470.00 $2,247 —
499 499 16 421.00 $421.00 $2,101 +31.00
547 547 33 399.00 $399.00 $2,183 +4.00
619–633 623 43 358.00–360.50 $359.73 $2,241 —
658 658 5 358.00 $358.00 $2,356 +23.04
714 714 4 318.00 $318.00 $2,271 +8.48
747 747 24 280.00 $280.00 $2,092 -29.52
793 793 17 305.50 $305.50 $2,423 -4.50
849 849 59 278.25 $278.25 $2,362 —
908 908 23 282.00 $282.00 $2,561 +4.36
959–980 974 127 261.25–272.00 $268.03 $2,611 -3.62
999 999 79 257.50 $257.50 $2,572 -14.15
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1011 1009 104 261.00–261.50 $261.30 $2,637 +1.17
1060–1095 1078 121 245.50–254.60 $251.55 $2,712 —
1118 1118 20 250.75 $250.75 $2,803 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
838 838 10 263.00 $263.00 $2,204 —
944 944 9 177.50 $177.50 $1,676 —
995 995 7 244.00 $244.00 $2,428 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1123 1123 3 204.00 $204.00 $2,291 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,304 —
420 420 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,659 ±0.00
487 487 7 357.00 $357.00 $1,739 —
511 511 31 353.50 $353.50 $1,806 +38.50
588–596 594 38 315.00–317.00 $316.48 $1,880 —
680 680 17 292.00 $292.00 $1,986 +16.00
731 731 46 269.00 $269.00 $1,966 -6.00
790 790 66 271.25 $271.25 $2,143 +11.25
800–837 817 335 266.50–273.50 $269.56 $2,202 -3.65
849 849 18 264.25 $264.25 $2,243 -8.96
886 886 133 262.50 $262.50 $2,326 +6.31
904–936 922 171 242.50–256.25 $248.30 $2,289 +3.03
990 990 71 250.25 $250.25 $2,477 +10.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 15 220.00 $220.00 $2,257 —
1068 1068 49 225.00 $225.00 $2,403 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 13 322.00 $322.00 $1,748 -30.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 3 209.00 $209.00 $2,341 —

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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.