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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 12

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Receipts

1,879 head

▼ 800 vs last sale 2,679▼ 1,959 vs year ago 3,838 · −51.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend comparison not applicable. A lower undertone was noted on feeder steers. Heifers up to 700 lbs. on a steady to lower undertone, heifers 700 lbs. and up sold on a lower undertone. Demand was good. A few consigners did not come this week, due to board being lower. The next feeder auction will be March 19th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 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 $484.29/cwt on 70 head, up $28.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$484.29

▲ 28.28 vs prior sale

70 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.77

vs SD average

+12.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	484.29	2,713	70

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 sale70 hd

484.29

—

SD average5 barns · 385 hd

494.06

−9.77

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+12.09

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

+0.00

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

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	531.26/cwt	527.00–537.50	2,486	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	501.87/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,700	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	477.26/cwt	475.00–481.00	2,716	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	420.79/cwt	406.00–428.00	2,579	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,763	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,544	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	410.65/cwt	390.00–428.00	2,768	186
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	381.06/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,786	50
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,773	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	365.31/cwt	359.50–369.75	2,868	143
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	351.45/cwt	350.00–355.50	2,938	37
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,856	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	343.62/cwt	341.00–347.25	2,979	73
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	918	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,947	14
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	311.23/cwt	301.50–319.75	3,168	177
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,090	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,270	115
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,121	294.79/cwt	291.50–298.75	3,305	241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	451.23/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,184	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,267	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,924	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	420.44/cwt	407.00–428.00	2,384	65
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,319	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	373.84/cwt	355.00–388.00	2,505	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	347.89/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,331	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	348.77/cwt	342.00–358.00	2,494	50
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,484	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,054	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	333.31/cwt	324.50–337.00	2,570	67
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	797	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,411	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,155	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	804	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,838	48
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	325.53/cwt	323.50–327.50	2,634	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	296.93/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,465	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,660	56
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,693	20
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1Fleshy	1,111	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,900	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,689	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,727	18

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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Receipts 1,879Last week 2,679Year ago 3,838

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,111	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	484	445.00–457.50	451.23
13	500–550	505	449.00	449.00
65	550–600	567	407.00–428.00	420.44
8	600–650	615	377.00	377.00
74	650–700	670	355.00–388.00	373.84
50	700–750	715	342.00–358.00	348.77
67	750–800	771	324.50–337.00	333.31
70	800–850	809	323.50–327.50	325.53
56	900–950	908	293.00	293.00
20	950–1000	992	271.50	271.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	355.00	355.00
26	650–700	670	345.00–357.50	347.89
19	700–750	746	333.00	333.00
3	750–800	798	270.00	270.00
47	800–850	830	280.00–301.00	296.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	797	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	768	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
48	800–850	804	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
177	1000–1050	1,018	301.50–319.75	311.23
115	1050–1100	1,090	300.00	300.00
241	1100–1150	1,121	291.50–298.75	294.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	468	527.00–537.50	531.26
20	500–550	538	500.00–507.50	501.87
50	550–600	569	475.00–481.00	477.26
10	600–650	628	440.00	440.00
186	650–700	674	390.00–428.00	410.65
50	700–750	731	377.00–392.00	381.06
143	750–800	785	359.50–369.75	365.31
37	800–850	836	350.00–355.50	351.45
73	850–900	867	341.00–347.25	343.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	855	334.00	334.00
14	900–950	918	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	613	406.00–428.00	420.79
6	650–700	665	382.50	382.50
6	750–800	781	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	685	392.50	392.50
18	800–850	824	331.00	331.00

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.