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Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

3,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.04/cwt +16.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 922 lb · 603 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.81/cwt +37.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,270/hd at 740 lb · 340 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $278.54/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 974 lb · 234 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,654 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 17 527.00 $527.00 $1,813 —
398 398 13 507.50 $507.50 $2,020 +27.50
428–442 439 79 465.00–510.00 $492.36 $2,161 —
464 464 4 457.50 $457.50 $2,123 +36.50
530–539 532 43 405.00–418.00 $416.69 $2,217 +17.69
552–581 564 78 378.00–415.00 $403.88 $2,278 —
603–646 625 180 344.00–376.00 $366.70 $2,292 +6.97
653–666 658 18 346.00–347.00 $346.61 $2,281 -11.39
656–692 680 73 352.00–360.00 $356.18 $2,422 -1.82
700–733 714 102 321.00–338.00 $333.06 $2,378 +15.06
772–781 778 51 313.00–322.00 $318.08 $2,475 +12.58
792 792 8 301.00 $301.00 $2,384 -4.50
804–846 831 42 294.00–313.00 $304.13 $2,527 +25.88
850 850 3 276.50 $276.50 $2,350 —
881–887 886 37 281.00–282.50 $282.10 $2,499 —
904 904 7 276.00 $276.00 $2,495 -6.00
908–946 922 203 279.00–292.00 $285.86 $2,636 +3.86
950–996 974 234 268.00–286.50 $278.54 $2,713 +10.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 54 265.00 $265.00 $2,756 +3.70
1080–1087 1086 51 246.00–258.85 $257.85 $2,800 +6.30
1104–1120 1115 84 251.50–258.25 $256.26 $2,857 +5.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 10 540.00 $540.00 $1,285 —
337 337 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,719 —
373 373 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,828 —
447 447 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,056 —
470 470 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,727 —
570–572 570 22 331.00–357.00 $351.07 $2,001 —
609–627 617 24 320.00–345.00 $327.20 $2,019 —
666 666 8 322.50 $322.50 $2,148 —
710 710 17 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1177 1177 13 225.00 $225.00 $2,648 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,487 —
697 697 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 13 460.00 $460.00 $1,596 +60.00
419–430 429 80 420.00–425.00 $420.43 $1,804 +25.43
468 468 10 387.50 $387.50 $1,814 +30.50
515–528 522 73 366.00–379.00 $371.26 $1,938 +17.76
573–581 579 52 342.50–349.00 $347.31 $2,011 +30.83
602–639 613 72 319.00–344.00 $336.30 $2,062 —
616 616 11 328.00 $328.00 $2,020 —
665–697 677 129 301.00–317.50 $312.04 $2,113 +20.04
717–744 740 340 292.50–319.00 $306.81 $2,270 +37.81
762 762 61 300.00 $300.00 $2,286 +28.75
786 786 5 277.00 $277.00 $2,177 +5.75
800–848 820 162 270.00–287.50 $282.80 $2,319 +13.24
851–881 865 169 271.00–280.75 $276.44 $2,391 +13.94
906–943 922 603 258.50–277.00 $265.04 $2,444 +16.74
965–991 982 198 246.50–257.25 $251.36 $2,468 +1.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–292 278 19 500.00–515.00 $505.80 $1,406 —
328–340 333 8 425.00–450.00 $440.41 $1,467 —
480 480 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,740 —
516–543 531 52 270.00–353.00 $307.56 $1,633 -14.44
645 645 32 308.00 $308.00 $1,987 —
723–731 728 12 259.00–280.00 $267.69 $1,949 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1031 1031 13 257.50 $257.50 $2,655 +37.50
1095–1098 1096 36 255.50–259.00 $256.77 $2,814 +31.77

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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.