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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 8

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 8

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 22 →

Receipts

1,150 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 1,000▲ 1,150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks a ago: Very few light feeders, trend not applicable. Heavy steers over 1000 lbs. were 9.00 lower. Many large load lots in heavy steers. Very few heifers in todays auction trend not applicable. Demand was good. NO SALE next week Oct. 15th, next feeder cattle auction will be Oct 22nd. , expecting 3000-3500 head of feeders, yearlings first then lighter calves, 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 $368.63/cwt on 19 head, down $7.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −52.83 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.

Average price

$368.63

▼ 7.61 vs prior sale

19 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.88

vs SD average

−11.88 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	381.00	2,560	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	676	357.50	2,417	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

368.63

—

SD average7 barns · 454 hd

415.52

−46.88

National average182 barns · 15,892 hd

380.51

−11.88

This barn, trailing median12 sales

421.46

−52.83

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 $421.46 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

25 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,415	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,607	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,965	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,237	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,560	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,417	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	317.38/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,669	11
Steers	900–950

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu Oct 8, 2026

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

Receipts 1,150Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	384	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	535	344.00–347.00	345.33
12	650–700	682	337.00	337.00
30	800–850	833	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	591	329.00	329.00
12	700–750	720	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 8

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 22 →

Receipts

1,150 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 1,000▲ 1,150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Average price

$368.63

▼ 7.61 vs prior sale

19 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.88

vs SD average

−11.88 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	381.00	2,560	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	676	357.50	2,417	10thin

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

368.63

—

SD average7 barns · 454 hd

415.52

−46.88

National average182 barns · 15,892 hd

380.51

−11.88

This barn, trailing median12 sales

421.46

−52.83

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 $421.46 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

25 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,415	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,607	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,965	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,237	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,560	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,417	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	317.38/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,669	11
Steers	900–950

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu Oct 8, 2026

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

Receipts 1,150Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	384	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	535	344.00–347.00	345.33
12	650–700	682	337.00	337.00
30	800–850	833	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	591	329.00	329.00
12	700–750	720	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	1000–1050	1,047	284.50	284.50
35	1050–1100	1,069	274.50	274.50
183	1100–1150	1,121	261.00–279.25	274.53
259	1150–1200	1,158	268.50–279.25	272.62
265	1200–1250	1,238	268.50–270.25	269.15
52	1250–1300	1,266	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,022	235.00	235.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,130	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,574	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	345.33/cwt	344.00–347.00	1,848	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,944	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,298	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,333	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,582	30
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,244	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,867	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	530.00	530.00
7	300–350	306	525.00	525.00
9	350–400	397	495.00	495.00
5	450–500	466	480.00	480.00
9	650–700	672	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	676	357.50	357.50
11	800–850	841	301.00–331.00	317.38
38	900–950	938	240.00–255.00	241.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	950–1000	957	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1300–1350	1,329	222.50	222.50

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Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Price by quality 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

Every lot

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Feeder Cattle

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Price by quality 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

Every lot

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Feeder Cattle

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