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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 5

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Receipts

2,421 head

▼ 1,700 vs last sale 4,121▼ 1,346 vs year ago 3,767 · −35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lbs. and up sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good. Again flesh determined what was bid on feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 12th, expecting 3500 plus, starting at 8:30 am.

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 $472.29/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −12.00 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$472.29

40 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.33

vs SD average

−10.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	485.63	2,692	21
Medium and Large 1-2	557	457.55	2,547	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

472.29

—

SD average5 barns · 878 hd

495.62

−23.33

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−10.74

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−12.00

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

40 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,538	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,593	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,426	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	453.70/cwt	447.50–459.00	2,577	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	474.70/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,734	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	452.75/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,812	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	421.03/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,669	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	416.46/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,844	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	395.83/cwt	383.00–403.00	2,858	71
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,666	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	378.76/cwt	372.00–384.50	2,981	245
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,784	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	368.24/cwt	356.00–374.50	2,997	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,839	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	354.53/cwt	348.00–358.50	3,074	210
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,034	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	347.20/cwt	341.00–353.00	3,135	93
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	335.90/cwt	334.00–345.00	3,325	230
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,005	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,357	66
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	3,348	137
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,330	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,388	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	438.25/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,283	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	466.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,463	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	441.29/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,507	68
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,396	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	390.67/cwt	386.00–401.00	2,485	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	380.57/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,531	90
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	356.03/cwt	353.00–359.00	2,457	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	366.99/cwt	351.00–374.50	2,657	108
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	353.21/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,688	132
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	339.23/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,734	72
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	855	364.25/cwt	364.25–364.25	3,114	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	317.58/cwt	312.00–333.00	2,763	129
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	909	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,754	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	327.51/cwt	321.50–330.00	2,993	210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,595	24
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,815	38
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,786	3

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 Feb 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 2,421Last week 4,121Year ago 3,767

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	775	344.00	344.00
5	800–850	800	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	472.00	472.00
15	550–600	568	447.50–459.00	453.70
24	600–650	634	400.00–428.00	421.03
3	800–850	835	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	882	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	540.00	540.00
7	500–550	511	507.50	507.50
14	550–600	576	465.00–482.50	474.70
46	600–650	621	450.00–457.00	452.75
64	650–700	683	407.00–420.00	416.46
71	700–750	722	383.00–403.00	395.83
245	750–800	787	372.00–384.50	378.76
40	800–850	814	356.00–374.50	368.24
210	850–900	867	348.00–358.50	354.53
93	900–950	903	341.00–353.00	347.20
230	950–1000	990	334.00–345.00	335.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	1000–1050	1,005	334.00	334.00
137	1050–1100	1,074	311.75	311.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	521	425.00–445.00	438.25
7	550–600	599	400.00	400.00
4	750–800	775	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	572.50	572.50
17	450–500	495	482.50	482.50
13	500–550	528	450.00–480.00	466.56
68	550–600	568	427.00–460.00	441.29
53	600–650	636	386.00–401.00	390.67
90	650–700	665	378.00–388.00	380.57
108	700–750	724	351.00–374.50	366.99
132	750–800	761	343.00–361.00	353.21
72	800–850	806	334.00–340.00	339.23
129	850–900	870	312.00–333.00	317.58
210	900–950	914	321.50–330.00	327.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
51	850–900	855	364.25	364.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	690	353.00–359.00	356.03
4	900–950	909	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	535	485.00	485.00
38	700–750	733	384.00	384.00
3	950–1000	995	280.00	280.00

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.