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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 9 →

Receipts

3,951 head

▲ 1,640 vs last sale 2,311▲ 742 vs year ago 3,209 · +23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-8.00 higher, instances 11.00 higher. Trend not applicable due to sizes not comparable for heifers, undertone is unevenly steady, with a higher undertone on most. Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 2nd, expecting 1500-2000 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 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 $488.55/cwt on 19 head, down $2.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +4.26 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$488.55

▼ 2.91 vs prior sale

19 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$15.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs SD average

+10.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	494.38	2,736	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	478.57	2,615	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

488.55

—

SD average5 barns · 562 hd

484.84

+3.71

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+10.46

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

+4.26

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

51 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	601.00/cwt	601.00–601.00	2,338	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,488	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,274	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,656	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	500.03/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,385	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,756	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,619	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,609	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,696	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	452.48/cwt	448.00–454.00	2,837	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	411.05/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,750	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	417.10/cwt	409.00–424.00	2,836	81
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	397.71/cwt	397.00–398.00	2,887	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,863	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	381.26/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,985	224
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	367.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	3,049	361
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,954	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	357.47/cwt	345.50–363.00	3,117	456
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	879	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,901	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	344.15/cwt	339.00–347.00	3,204	344
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	994	326.54/cwt	314.50–339.75	3,246	246
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,230	6
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,069	311.51/cwt	303.50–325.00	3,330	253
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,107	299.96/cwt	285.00–302.75	3,321	107
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,186	285.80/cwt	280.00–286.25	3,390	123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,915	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,287	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,232	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,491	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,415	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	456.61/cwt	436.00–484.00	2,393	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	415.35/cwt	380.00–432.00	2,181	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,468	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	364.13/cwt	347.00–369.00	2,320	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	401.53/cwt	397.00–407.00	2,574	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	375.17/cwt	362.50–386.00	2,589	79
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	359.23/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,637	142
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	343.02/cwt	331.50–344.50	2,710	83
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,641	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	812	340.25/cwt	340.25–340.25	2,763	95
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	327.50/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,728	146
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	324.92/cwt	303.00–332.00	2,833	112
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	873	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,759	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	305.18/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,795	79
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	309.76/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,955	192
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	289.39/cwt	277.00–290.00	2,943	139
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,822	6
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,229	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,931	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,545	4
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,879	4

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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 3,951Last week 2,311Year ago 3,209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	1000–1050	1,017	277.00–290.00	289.39
6	1050–1100	1,053	268.00	268.00
8	1200–1250	1,229	238.50	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	505.00	505.00
5	450–500	479	520.00	520.00
15	500–550	525	380.00–432.00	415.35
4	550–600	574	430.00	430.00
18	600–650	637	347.00–369.00	364.13
14	750–800	798	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	560.00	560.00
9	400–450	442	517.50	517.50
4	450–500	498	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	524	436.00–484.00	456.61
42	600–650	641	397.00–407.00	401.53
79	650–700	690	362.50–386.00	375.17
142	700–750	734	352.00–361.00	359.23
83	750–800	790	331.50–344.50	343.02
146	800–850	833	321.00–330.00	327.50
112	850–900	872	303.00–332.00	324.92
79	900–950	916	305.00–307.00	305.18
192	950–1000	954	302.50–312.50	309.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	850–900	873	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
95	800–850	812	340.25	340.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1200–1250	1,225	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	661	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,019	317.00	317.00
253	1050–1100	1,069	303.50–325.00	311.51
107	1100–1150	1,107	285.00–302.75	299.96
123	1150–1200	1,186	280.00–286.25	285.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	537.50	537.50
23	450–500	477	475.00–520.00	500.03
4	500–550	540	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	555	470.00	470.00
42	650–700	669	404.00–420.00	411.05
16	750–800	750	355.00	355.00
13	800–850	844	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	601.00	601.00
3	400–450	413	602.50	602.50
9	450–500	458	580.00	580.00
5	500–550	508	542.50	542.50
7	550–600	586	460.00	460.00
53	600–650	627	448.00–454.00	452.48
81	650–700	680	409.00–424.00	417.10
27	700–750	726	397.00–398.00	397.71
224	750–800	783	375.00–395.00	381.26
361	800–850	830	360.00–370.00	367.32
456	850–900	872	345.50–363.00	357.47
344	900–950	931	339.00–347.00	344.15
246	950–1000	994	314.50–339.75	326.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	780	367.00	367.00
4	850–900	879	330.00	330.00

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.