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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 6

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 23Aug 6Aug 20 →

Receipts

999 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 1,050▲ 203 vs year ago 796 · +25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers over 900 lbs, were unevenly steady. Only a hand full of heifers trend not applicable. Demand was good. Most heavy steers came from three consigners today. Many large load lots. The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 20th, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting t 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 $339.07/cwt on 18 head, down $17.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 18 comparable sales and sits −10.90 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$339.07

▼ 17.79 vs prior sale

18 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.21

vs SD average

−11.68 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	830	339.07	2,814	18thin

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 sale18 hd

339.07

—

SD average4 barns · 748 hd

361.28

−22.21

National average94 barns · 8,513 hd

350.75

−11.68

This barn, trailing median18 sales

349.97

−10.90

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

11 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	339.07/cwt	329.00–347.00	2,814	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	327.75/cwt	327.75–327.75	2,973	142
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,115	55
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,156	161
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,056	313.64/cwt	297.25–316.10	3,312	269
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,133	301.61/cwt	297.25–306.10	3,417	183
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,157	304.10/cwt	304.10–304.10	3,518	90
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,427	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,681	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,840	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,077	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,940	16

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Receipts 999Last week 1,050Year ago 796

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	830	329.00–347.00	339.07
142	900–950	907	327.75	327.75
55	950–1000	989	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	1000–1050	1,002	315.00	315.00
269	1050–1100	1,056	297.25–316.10	313.64
183	1100–1150	1,133	297.25–306.10	301.61
90	1150–1200	1,157	304.10	304.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	358.00	358.00
9	800–850	820	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,007	282.00	282.00
16	1050–1100	1,077	273.00	273.00

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.