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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 17

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 27Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

2,331 head

▲ 1,757 vs last sale 574▼ 2,255 vs year ago 4,586 · −49.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder cattle auction was three weeks ago: Trend not applicable. Demand was good. Many large load lots in heavier feeders. A higher undertone was noted on both steers and heifers. The next feeder cattle will be Sept. 24th, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.91/cwt on 38 head, down $121.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −57.34 against this barn's trailing median of $426.24.

Average price

$368.91

▼ 121.13 vs prior sale

38 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.59

vs SD average

+14.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	376.20	1,919	27
Medium and Large 1-2	540	351.00	1,895	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale38 hd

368.91

—

SD average3 barns · 182 hd

394.50

−25.59

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+14.60

This barn, trailing median12 sales

426.24

−57.34

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $337.65, median $426.24 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

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,779	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,142	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	457.30/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,186	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	456.16/cwt	454.00–467.50	2,354	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,203	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	379.40/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,394	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,576	56
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	353.72/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,752	45
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	336.21/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,824	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	349.01/cwt	328.50–357.75	3,078	117
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,982	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	960	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,753	48
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	332.85/cwt	299.00–344.75	3,222	172
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,048	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,071	51
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,072	288.32/cwt	284.50–293.00	3,091	114
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,118	284.88/cwt	284.50–285.25	3,185	226
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,882	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,839	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	440.95/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,042	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	376.20/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,919	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,895	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,948	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	328.56/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,211	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,459	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,461	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,884	114
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	285.43/cwt	281.50–297.00	2,629	249
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	943	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,706	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	308.09/cwt	291.00–313.00	2,973	239
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	985	263.09/cwt	262.75–263.50	2,591	129
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	274.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,832	69
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	274.96/cwt	272.50–277.00	2,909	81

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Receipts 2,331Last week 574Year ago 4,586

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	410	522.50	522.50
44	450–500	478	447.50–475.00	457.30
62	500–550	516	454.00–467.50	456.16
10	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
22	600–650	631	379.00–380.00	379.40
56	650–700	687	375.00	375.00
45	750–800	778	339.00–366.00	353.72
65	800–850	840	333.00–340.00	336.21
117	850–900	882	328.50–357.75	349.01
8	900–950	929	321.00	321.00
172	950–1000	968	299.00–344.75	332.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	950–1000	960	286.75	286.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	586	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	1000–1050	1,048	293.00	293.00
114	1050–1100	1,072	284.50–293.00	288.32
226	1100–1150	1,118	284.50–285.25	284.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	457	402.50	402.50
11	500–550	540	351.00	351.00
5	600–650	604	322.50	322.50
7	800–850	840	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	480.00	480.00
12	400–450	436	430.00	430.00
33	450–500	463	437.00–445.00	440.95
27	500–550	510	367.50–380.00	376.20
66	650–700	673	326.00–330.00	328.56
70	750–800	766	321.00	321.00
114	850–900	861	335.00	335.00
249	900–950	921	281.50–297.00	285.43
239	950–1000	965	291.00–313.00	308.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	943	287.00	287.00
129	950–1000	985	262.75–263.50	263.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	1000–1050	1,030	265.00–290.00	274.94
81	1050–1100	1,058	272.50–277.00	274.96

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.