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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 26

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Receipts

5,527 head

▲ 263 vs last sale 5,264▼ 992 vs year ago 6,519 · −15.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers600-800 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 higher, steers 800 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Had many large load lots. MLM had one featuring consignment of 1000 head of 800-900 lb. steers. The next feeder cattle auction will be Mar. 5th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, 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 $487.34/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +3.05 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$487.34

92 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$86.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.63

vs SD average

+0.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	491.08	2,761	88
Medium and Large 1-2	586	405.00	2,373	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.08/cwt here — about $388 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 sale92 hd

487.34

—

SD average6 barns · 1,021 hd

503.97

−16.63

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+0.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

+3.05

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

57 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,160	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,514	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,694	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	506.60/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,462	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	517.06/cwt	505.00–527.00	2,725	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	482.42/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,769	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,373	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	465.52/cwt	451.00–472.00	2,858	104
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,783	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	443.46/cwt	432.50–446.00	2,803	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	438.02/cwt	413.00–464.00	2,895	252
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,692	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,822	92
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	403.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,931	505
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,807	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,664	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,671	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	380.54/cwt	370.50–391.00	2,945	534
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	365.50/cwt	353.50–376.00	3,026	838
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	344.19/cwt	333.00–347.00	2,943	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	357.32/cwt	344.00–363.00	3,084	470
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	339.69/cwt	335.00–344.50	3,129	284
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	3,111	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	328.34/cwt	306.00–331.50	3,188	333
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,025	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,921	14
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,028	326.01/cwt	320.50–327.50	3,351	79
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,084	307.77/cwt	306.75–308.25	3,336	179
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,169	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,390	116
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,214	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	3,254	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,095	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,335	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	481.08/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,314	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	442.92/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,361	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	420.76/cwt	415.00–423.00	2,386	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	407.40/cwt	387.50–419.00	2,506	238
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	668	393.58/cwt	391.00–396.00	2,629	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,397	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	341.34/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,335	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	375.53/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,576	206
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	717	335.99/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,409	60
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	349.51/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,569	393
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	381.07/cwt	379.50–385.00	2,805	64
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	346.23/cwt	327.00–366.00	2,659	243
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	328.99/cwt	325.50–333.00	2,556	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	321.97/cwt	320.50–323.00	2,544	52
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	342.43/cwt	324.00–350.00	2,781	109
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	819	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,654	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	327.78/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,848	279
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	869	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,677	43
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	323.85/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,950	167
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	308.81/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,946	85
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	265.77/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,745	106
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,192	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,998	32
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,278	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,959	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 2	919	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,945	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,045	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,905	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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 5,527Last week 5,264Year ago 6,519

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	525.00	525.00
17	450–500	481	465.00–490.00	481.08
27	500–550	533	430.00–455.00	442.92
21	550–600	567	415.00–423.00	420.76
238	600–650	615	387.50–419.00	407.40
206	650–700	686	355.00–387.50	375.53
393	700–750	735	340.00–355.00	349.51
243	750–800	768	327.00–366.00	346.23
109	800–850	812	324.00–350.00	342.43
279	850–900	869	310.00–340.00	327.78
167	900–950	911	316.00–328.00	323.85
85	950–1000	954	305.00–309.00	308.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	683	351.00	351.00
60	700–750	717	335.00–337.00	335.99
52	750–800	790	320.50–323.00	321.97
23	800–850	819	324.00	324.00
43	850–900	869	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	1000–1050	1,033	265.00–267.00	265.77
32	1150–1200	1,192	251.50	251.50
6	1250–1300	1,278	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
11	450–500	479	487.50	487.50
17	650–700	684	320.00–346.00	341.34
19	750–800	777	325.50–333.00	328.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	650–700	668	391.00–396.00	393.58
64	700–750	736	379.50–385.00	381.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	570.00	570.00
11	450–500	481	560.00	560.00
22	500–550	527	505.00–527.00	517.06
66	550–600	574	470.00–490.00	482.42
104	600–650	614	451.00–472.00	465.52
252	650–700	661	413.00–464.00	438.02
505	700–750	726	390.00–420.00	403.68
534	750–800	774	370.50–391.00	380.54
838	800–850	828	353.50–376.00	365.50
470	850–900	863	344.00–363.00	357.32
284	900–950	921	335.00–344.50	339.69
333	950–1000	971	306.00–331.50	328.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	455	552.50	552.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	631	441.00	441.00
92	650–700	690	409.00	409.00
6	700–750	729	385.00	385.00
40	850–900	855	333.00–347.00	344.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,025	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	1000–1050	1,028	320.50–327.50	326.01
179	1050–1100	1,084	306.75–308.25	307.77
116	1150–1200	1,169	290.00	290.00
30	1200–1250	1,214	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	486	500.00–515.00	506.60
4	550–600	586	405.00	405.00
69	600–650	632	432.50–446.00	443.46
5	650–700	663	406.00	406.00
3	700–750	740	360.00	360.00
5	750–800	761	351.00	351.00
10	900–950	926	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	919	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,045	278.00	278.00

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.