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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Receipts

5,498 head

▼ 842 vs last sale 6,340▼ 91 vs year ago 5,589 · −1.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 650 lbs. had a higher undertone, steers 650-950 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 higher, steers over 950 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Heifers up to 700 lbs. had a higher undertone, heifers 700-850 lbs. sold 1.00-6.00 lower, 850 lbs. and up had a higher undertone. Demand was good. We had many red hided feeders today for auction. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 22nd,expecting 5000 plus feeders, starting at 8:30 am. Along with the auction on Jan. 22nd MLM will be holding the "Greater Mid West Auctioneer Contest" Looking at around 32 to compete for title.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.67/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 9 of 11 comparable sales and sits +7.38 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$491.67

108 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.89

vs SD average

+19.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	491.67	2,667	108

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

491.67

—

SD average7 barns · 2,921 hd

494.56

−2.89

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+19.69

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

+7.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $435.10, median $484.29 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,483	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	570.35/cwt	554.00–625.00	2,492	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	537.99/cwt	480.21–552.50	2,598	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	504.39/cwt	467.50–547.00	2,653	71
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	467.26/cwt	442.50–486.00	2,682	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	420.87/cwt	418.00–422.50	2,601	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	432.83/cwt	421.00–451.00	2,714	269
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	427.80/cwt	398.00–438.00	2,819	163
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	694	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,603	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	391.16/cwt	376.00–409.00	2,848	427
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	374.05/cwt	369.00–377.00	2,757	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,713	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	361.73/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,836	158
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	370.74/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,925	172
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,787	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	357.87/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,952	427
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	853	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,623	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	355.17/cwt	340.00–360.50	3,065	331
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	921	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,929	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	342.69/cwt	331.50–356.00	3,160	302
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	334.35/cwt	330.50–340.00	3,230	183
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	998	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,248	56
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,170	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	312.96/cwt	309.00–323.25	3,308	151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	301	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,415	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	516.54/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,040	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,017	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	485.82/cwt	472.50–502.00	2,308	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	435.63/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,108	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	402.35/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,060	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	440.44/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,334	109
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	409.13/cwt	391.00–425.00	2,373	110
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	368.41/cwt	322.50–382.50	2,137	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,354	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	406.38/cwt	372.00–426.00	2,503	271
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	360.85/cwt	311.00–370.00	2,259	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	662	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,324	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	376.18/cwt	366.00–394.00	2,535	336
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,380	39
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	360.76/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,616	303
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	335.15/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,440	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	331.81/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,558	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	344.24/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,675	335
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	827	317.81/cwt	307.80–330.00	2,628	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	330.27/cwt	324.00–338.50	2,754	385
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	327.52/cwt	325.00–329.50	2,859	52
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,937	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	326.93/cwt	324.00–328.50	2,991	23
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	952	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,718	54
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,000	23
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,014	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,758	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,072	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,551	6

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu Jan 15, 2026

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Receipts 5,498Last week 6,340Year ago 5,589

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	635.00	635.00
44	400–450	437	554.00–625.00	570.35
41	450–500	483	480.21–552.50	537.99
71	500–550	526	467.50–547.00	504.39
37	550–600	574	442.50–486.00	467.26
269	600–650	627	421.00–451.00	432.83
163	650–700	659	398.00–438.00	427.80
427	700–750	728	376.00–409.00	391.16
172	750–800	789	367.00–387.00	370.74
427	800–850	825	352.00–365.00	357.87
331	850–900	863	340.00–360.50	355.17
302	900–950	922	331.50–356.00	342.69
183	950–1000	966	330.50–340.00	334.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,026	309.00	309.00
151	1050–1100	1,057	309.00–323.25	312.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
158	750–800	784	359.00–365.00	361.73
3	800–850	815	342.00	342.00
15	850–900	853	307.50	307.50
34	900–950	921	318.00	318.00
56	950–1000	998	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
20	600–650	618	418.00–422.50	420.87
19	700–750	737	369.00–377.00	374.05
3	750–800	760	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	694	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	351.00	351.00
48	700–750	728	322.50–340.00	335.15
37	750–800	771	330.00–333.00	331.81
40	800–850	827	307.80–330.00	317.81
54	950–1000	952	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,014	272.00	272.00
6	1050–1100	1,072	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	470.00	470.00
11	350–400	395	505.00–540.00	516.54
15	450–500	484	427.50–460.00	435.63
30	500–550	512	400.00–417.00	402.35
21	550–600	580	322.50–382.50	368.41
19	600–650	626	311.00–370.00	360.85
39	700–750	719	331.00	331.00
4	900–950	912	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	418	482.50	482.50
35	450–500	475	472.50–502.00	485.82
109	500–550	530	425.00–457.50	440.44
110	550–600	580	391.00–425.00	409.13
271	600–650	616	372.00–426.00	406.38
336	650–700	674	366.00–394.00	376.18
303	700–750	725	350.00–381.00	360.76
335	750–800	777	336.00–354.00	344.24
385	800–850	834	324.00–338.50	330.27
52	850–900	873	325.00–329.50	327.52
23	900–950	915	324.00–328.50	326.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1000–1050	1,010	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	613	384.00	384.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.