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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 23

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6 →

Receipts

1,050 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 1,450▼ 792 vs year ago 1,842 · −43.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No light feeders today. Steers 900-950 lbs. were higher. Steers 1000-1100 lbs. were 7.00-10.00 lower. Trend not applicable on heifers today . A lower undertone was noted . Mostly big load lots today. Demand was good. Cattle are starting to carry a fair amount of extra flesh .The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 6th, expecting 1500 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 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $337.00/cwt on 3 head, down $19.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 18 comparable sales and sits −12.97 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$337.00

▼ 19.86 vs prior sale

3 head · 850 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.19

vs SD average

−6.83 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	850	337.00	2,865	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

337.00

—

SD average2 barns · 307 hd

337.19

−0.19

National average74 barns · 5,685 hd

343.83

−6.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

349.97

−12.97

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 800–900 lb

18 sales

Steers 800–900 lb: high $366.61, low $317.38, median $349.97 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

14 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,865	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	345.61/cwt	326.75–352.00	3,259	241
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	972	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	3,008	32
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	318.85/cwt	315.00–320.75	3,211	183
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,283	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,541	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,551	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,547	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,646	51
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	283.30/cwt	273.60–307.00	2,646	183
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	982	264.30/cwt	263.60–265.00	2,595	124
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	263.85/cwt	263.85–263.85	2,620	58
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,643	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,042	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,813	3

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 Jul 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,050Last week 1,450Year ago 1,842

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	1000–1050	1,007	315.00–320.75	318.85
110	1050–1100	1,080	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
241	900–950	943	326.75–352.00	345.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	850	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	950–1000	972	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	815	313.00	313.00
124	950–1000	982	263.60–265.00	264.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	742	342.50	342.50
183	900–950	934	273.60–307.00	283.30
58	950–1000	993	263.85	263.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,042	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,007	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	819	311.00	311.00
51	850–900	876	302.00	302.00

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.