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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 7

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 23May 7May 21 →

Receipts

4,000 head

▲ 815 vs last sale 3,185▲ 160 vs year ago 3,840 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher, instances to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady, except 700-750 lbs and 850-900 lbs 10.00 higher. Very good demand for this large offering of backgrounded yearlings and weaned fall calves. The market was very active as reports of cash fed cattle came in at 260.00 this week. Quality was very attractive throughout the offering, however flesh on the yearlings varied greatly, from light and just right, to very heavy fleshed. Many full loads, including multiple load lots throughout the sale, allowing buyers to make full pens of uniform cattle. The fall calves were very light to moderate fleshed and sold very easily. Volatility returned to the CME cattle futures complex but strong cash market fundamentals gave support to the market at the auction.

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 $504.87/cwt on 163 head, up $2.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +20.57 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$504.87

▲ 2.73 vs prior sale

163 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$15.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs SD average

+17.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	505.84	2,823	153
Medium and Large 1-2	548	490.00	2,685	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.84/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale163 hd

504.87

—

SD average4 barns · 281 hd

502.00

+2.87

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+17.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

+20.57

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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	1,968	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,180	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	416	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,746	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	550.32/cwt	524.00–580.00	2,603	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	510.23/cwt	502.50–535.00	2,776	96
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,685	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	498.44/cwt	482.50–506.00	2,901	57
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	605	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,680	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	446.38/cwt	439.00–457.50	2,826	99
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	433.14/cwt	423.00–441.00	2,945	77
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	701	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,594	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	409.19/cwt	407.00–413.00	2,983	57
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	396.83/cwt	379.00–411.00	3,032	340
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	367.09/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,889	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	377.97/cwt	372.50–383.50	3,126	117
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	355.92/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,975	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,053	45
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	348.36/cwt	345.50–349.75	3,187	96
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	948	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	3,185	90
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	340.16/cwt	329.00–349.50	3,337	498
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	330.74/cwt	329.00–332.50	3,390	100
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,035	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	3,307	21
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,070	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,205	16
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,084	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,388	49
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,089	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	3,414	56
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1Fleshy	1,112	308.50/cwt	297.00–310.25	3,431	116
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,131	310.14/cwt	305.50–312.35	3,508	176
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,263	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	3,423	13
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1Fleshy	1,317	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	3,483	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,702	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,835	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	545.37/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,127	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	522.72/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,284	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,470	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	468.99/cwt	430.00–481.00	2,439	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	423.51/cwt	421.00–427.50	2,219	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,820	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	444.90/cwt	423.00–465.00	2,576	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,371	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,820	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,356	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	417.01/cwt	391.00–429.50	2,661	85
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	364.78/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,444	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	376.06/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,602	176
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	365.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,628	127
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,449	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,615	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	776	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,926	39
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	345.12/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,688	78
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	334.08/cwt	326.00–346.50	2,760	120
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	321.89/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,871	77
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,846	33
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	959	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,848	87
Heifers	950–1000	Medium 1Fleshy	961	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,475	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,004	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,942	20
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,085	270.69/cwt	261.00–271.75	2,937	200
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1Fleshy	1,177	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	3,084	6

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 May 7, 2026

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

Receipts 4,000Last week 3,185Year ago 3,840

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	224	760.00	760.00
9	250–300	296	620.00	620.00
53	350–400	390	545.00–550.00	545.37
8	400–450	437	505.00–540.00	522.72
7	450–500	494	500.00	500.00
45	500–550	520	430.00–481.00	468.99
19	550–600	579	423.00–465.00	444.90
85	600–650	638	391.00–429.50	417.01
176	650–700	692	375.00–395.00	376.06
127	700–750	719	350.00–390.00	365.45
78	750–800	779	345.00–346.00	345.12
120	800–850	826	326.00–346.50	334.08
77	850–900	892	321.00–329.00	321.89
33	900–950	924	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	524	421.00–427.50	423.51
57	550–600	584	406.00	406.00
13	650–700	670	362.50–367.50	364.78
8	700–750	729	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	564	500.00	500.00
10	600–650	600	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,177	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	377.00	377.00
10	700–750	747	350.00	350.00
87	950–1000	959	297.00	297.00
20	1000–1050	1,004	293.00	293.00
200	1050–1100	1,085	261.00–271.75	270.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	750–800	776	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	961	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	548	490.00	490.00
25	800–850	836	353.00–361.00	355.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	243	810.00	810.00
9	300–350	307	710.00	710.00
38	450–500	473	524.00–580.00	550.32
96	500–550	544	502.50–535.00	510.23
57	550–600	582	482.50–506.00	498.44
99	600–650	633	439.00–457.50	446.38
77	650–700	680	423.00–441.00	433.14
57	700–750	729	407.00–413.00	409.19
340	750–800	764	379.00–411.00	396.83
117	800–850	827	372.50–383.50	377.97
45	850–900	890	343.00	343.00
96	900–950	915	345.50–349.75	348.36
498	950–1000	981	329.00–349.50	340.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	400–450	416	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	787	364.00–372.00	367.09
90	900–950	948	336.00	336.00
16	1050–1100	1,070	299.50	299.50
13	1250–1300	1,263	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	605	443.00	443.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,035	319.50	319.50
49	1050–1100	1,084	312.50	312.50
116	1100–1150	1,112	297.00–310.25	308.50
12	1300–1350	1,317	264.50	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	1000–1050	1,025	329.00–332.50	330.74
56	1050–1100	1,089	313.50	313.50
176	1100–1150	1,131	305.50–312.35	310.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	701	370.00	370.00

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.