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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 7May 21Jun 4 →

Receipts

1,071 head

▼ 2,929 vs last sale 4,000▼ 402 vs year ago 1,473 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough steers or heifer to give true a comparison today in all class's. A lower undertone was noted on both steers and heifers. Demand was good. Quality was fair compared to two weeks ago. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 4th, expecting 1000 plus feeders, starting at 9:30 am. Then on June 11th MLM will have their BBQ special.

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 $472.92/cwt on 12 head, down $31.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −11.37 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$472.92

▼ 31.95 vs prior sale

12 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.36

vs SD average

−1.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	500.00	2,635	7thin
Medium and Large 2	509	435.00	2,214	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $421 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 sale12 hd

472.92

—

SD average3 barns · 262 hd

507.28

−34.36

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−1.56

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−11.37

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

43 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,914	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,214	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,635	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,835	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,815	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	405.47/cwt	399.00–408.00	2,936	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	366.66/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,908	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	353.11/cwt	348.00–358.00	2,881	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	352.92/cwt	351.00–361.00	3,063	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	904	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,947	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	338.65/cwt	338.00–341.00	3,122	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,046	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	324.75/cwt	320.00–326.50	3,092	41
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	970	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,007	44
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,039	317.18/cwt	311.00–320.75	3,296	195
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,071	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,999	7
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,079	304.35/cwt	294.50–314.25	3,284	111
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,134	292.25/cwt	292.25–292.25	3,314	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,759	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,411	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	408.17/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,049	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,468	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,346	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,639	39
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	342.22/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,611	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,540	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,739	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	320.54/cwt	317.00–321.50	2,766	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,730	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	280.26/cwt	250.00–296.00	2,562	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	309.80/cwt	302.25–314.00	2,866	89
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	981	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,845	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,990	35
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,046	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,887	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,177	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,196	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,315	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,510	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,664	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,730	14
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,470	5

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 21, 2026

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

Receipts 1,071Last week 4,000Year ago 1,473

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	628	393.00	393.00
39	700–750	736	358.50	358.50
18	750–800	763	335.00–346.00	342.22
11	800–850	808	339.00	339.00
28	850–900	863	317.00–321.50	320.54
89	900–950	925	302.25–314.00	309.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	981	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	555.00	555.00
6	450–500	492	490.00	490.00
16	500–550	502	395.00–430.00	408.17
4	650–700	675	347.50	347.50
9	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
15	750–800	779	326.00	326.00
7	850–900	898	304.00	304.00
9	900–950	914	250.00–296.00	280.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	1000–1050	1,000	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,046	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	950–1000	970	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	904	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	550.00	550.00
7	500–550	527	500.00	500.00
4	650–700	679	417.50	417.50
4	700–750	720	391.00	391.00
27	800–850	816	348.00–358.00	353.11
28	900–950	940	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	724	399.00–408.00	405.47
43	750–800	793	364.00–370.00	366.66
16	850–900	868	351.00–361.00	352.92
28	900–950	922	338.00–341.00	338.65
41	950–1000	952	320.00–326.50	324.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,071	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
195	1000–1050	1,039	311.00–320.75	317.18
111	1050–1100	1,079	294.50–314.25	304.35
31	1100–1150	1,134	292.25	292.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	535.00	535.00
6	450–500	499	440.00	440.00
3	650–700	652	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	707	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	826	322.50	322.50
14	900–950	907	301.00	301.00
5	1050–1100	1,074	230.00	230.00

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.