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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 9

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 26Apr 9Apr 23 →

Receipts

4,489 head

▲ 538 vs last sale 3,951▲ 1,083 vs year ago 3,406 · +31.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : A higher undertone was noted on light steers up to 800 lbs . Steers 800-950 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower, steers 950 lbs. and up were 7.00-11.00 higher. Heifers up to 650 lbs. had a higher undertone, heifers 650-950 lbs. were 1.00-6.00 higher. Demand was really good. There were many large load lots in today's offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 16th, 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 $502.14/cwt on 52 head, up $13.59 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 11 comparable sales and sits +17.85 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$502.14

▲ 13.59 vs prior sale

52 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$83.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.07

vs SD average

+11.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	529.60	2,830	35
Medium and Large 1-2	589	445.61	2,625	17thin

One grade step is worth $83.99/cwt here — about $206 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 sale52 hd

502.14

—

SD average3 barns · 158 hd

490.07

+12.07

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+11.31

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

+17.85

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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,540	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,814	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	499.43/cwt	499.00–500.00	2,832	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	445.61/cwt	400.00–477.50	2,625	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	455.95/cwt	449.00–459.00	2,868	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,692	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	428.87/cwt	422.00–437.50	2,895	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,805	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,697	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	386.46/cwt	358.00–394.50	2,983	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,822	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	349.16/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,860	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	373.58/cwt	367.00–376.00	3,078	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	327.88/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,853	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	351.60/cwt	347.00–355.00	3,073	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	879	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,953	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	909	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,818	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	340.58/cwt	337.75–352.50	3,188	293
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	335.12/cwt	334.50–337.00	3,143	40
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	338.48/cwt	319.00–346.25	3,317	505
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	328.38/cwt	316.50–335.75	3,359	332
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,026	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,155	28
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,078	323.24/cwt	310.25–331.00	3,485	548
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	307.95/cwt	283.00–313.60	3,455	274
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,202	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	3,239	73
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,335	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	3,297	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,255	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	527.08/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,461	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,336	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	462.03/cwt	452.00–465.00	2,389	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,328	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	382.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,146	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	417.44/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,363	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	422.73/cwt	411.00–456.00	2,600	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,426	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	382.19/cwt	372.00–396.00	2,603	70
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,536	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,464	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	365.85/cwt	354.00–375.00	2,663	382
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	344.48/cwt	336.00–349.50	2,715	94
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,539	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	810	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,867	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	336.10/cwt	333.00–344.00	2,766	248
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	852	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,905	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	861	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,721	25
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	326.36/cwt	319.00–334.00	2,833	385
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,759	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	313.97/cwt	300.00–317.25	2,904	336
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,799	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	300.50/cwt	295.50–314.00	2,933	62
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	278.24/cwt	267.00–285.00	2,755	70

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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Receipts 4,489Last week 3,951Year ago 3,406

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	800–850	810	354.00	354.00
12	850–900	852	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	495.00	495.00
8	500–550	532	437.50	437.50
20	550–600	561	375.00–400.00	382.62
5	600–650	618	392.50	392.50
4	650–700	691	367.00	367.00
7	700–750	704	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	806	315.00	315.00
8	850–900	883	312.50	312.50
3	950–1000	962	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	550.00	550.00
24	450–500	467	515.00–545.00	527.08
13	500–550	517	452.00–465.00	462.03
6	550–600	566	405.00–430.00	417.44
39	600–650	615	411.00–456.00	422.73
70	650–700	681	372.00–396.00	382.19
382	700–750	728	354.00–375.00	365.85
94	750–800	788	336.00–349.50	344.48
248	800–850	823	333.00–344.00	336.10
385	850–900	868	319.00–334.00	326.36
336	900–950	925	300.00–317.25	313.97
62	950–1000	976	295.50–314.00	300.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	850–900	861	316.00	316.00
70	950–1000	990	267.00–285.00	278.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
332	1000–1050	1,023	316.50–335.75	328.38
548	1050–1100	1,078	310.25–331.00	323.24
274	1100–1150	1,122	283.00–313.60	307.95
73	1200–1250	1,202	269.50	269.50
4	1300–1350	1,335	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	850–900	879	336.00	336.00
40	900–950	938	334.50–337.00	335.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	400	635.00	635.00
19	500–550	507	555.00	555.00
16	550–600	567	499.00–500.00	499.43
10	600–650	629	449.00–459.00	455.95
32	650–700	675	422.00–437.50	428.87
3	700–750	710	395.00	395.00
80	750–800	772	358.00–394.50	386.46
59	800–850	824	367.00–376.00	373.58
102	850–900	874	347.00–355.00	351.60
293	900–950	936	337.75–352.50	340.58
505	950–1000	980	319.00–346.25	338.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1000–1050	1,026	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	589	400.00–477.50	445.61
3	650–700	663	406.00	406.00
16	700–750	729	370.00	370.00
7	750–800	795	355.00	355.00
9	800–850	819	340.00–361.00	349.16
7	850–900	870	325.00–330.00	327.88
5	900–950	909	310.00	310.00

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.