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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 27

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 17 →

Receipts

574 head

▼ 1,102 vs last sale 1,676▼ 178 vs year ago 752 · −23.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Due to the uncertainty of the beef market some of the consignors canceled for today. Trend not applicable. A higher undertone was noted on lighter steers, Steers 1000-1050 lbs. were 2.00 higher. A unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers. Demand was good. Most lots were in big numbers today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 3rd, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $380.00/cwt on 5 head, down $58.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −48.88 against this barn's trailing median of $428.88.

Average price

$380.00

▼ 58.61 vs prior sale

5 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.07

vs SD average

+30.89 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	634	380.00	2,409	5thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

380.00

—

SD average3 barns · 43 hd

366.93

+13.07

National average155 barns · 6,188 hd

349.11

+30.89

This barn, trailing median12 sales

428.88

−48.88

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 600–700 lb

12 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $453.01, low $368.63, median $428.88 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

16 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,409	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	381.37/cwt	379.00–383.00	2,723	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,722	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,901	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	315.66/cwt	313.75–318.00	3,084	116
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	299.64/cwt	294.00–302.25	3,044	241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,086	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,334	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,282	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,399	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,454	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,835	5
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,214	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,598	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,806	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,165	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,361	14

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 27, 2026

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

Receipts 574Last week 1,676Year ago 752

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	714	379.00–383.00	381.37
5	750–800	752	362.00	362.00
28	850–900	883	328.50	328.50
116	950–1000	977	313.75–318.00	315.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
241	1000–1050	1,016	294.00–302.25	299.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	610	342.00	342.00
11	650–700	662	352.50	352.50
6	700–750	727	330.00	330.00
6	750–800	767	320.00	320.00
5	950–1000	981	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	698	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1200–1250	1,214	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	538	402.50	402.50
14	700–750	707	334.00	334.00

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.