Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

For the first sale in 2026, steers 650-800 lbs. sold10.00-16.00 higher, steers over 800 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Heifers in all classes sold unevenly steady. Demand was very good. Sale barn was full of buyers today. Many large load lot today. Many of todays feeders came with alot of charolais influence. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan.15th, expecting 5000 plus, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.27/cwt on 57 head, down $36.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −38.49 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$442.27

▼ 36.48 vs prior sale

57 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−55.09

vs SD average

−24.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	443.51	2,576	54
Medium and Large 1-2	588	420.00	2,470	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $480.75 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

442.27

—

SD average4 barns · 1,379 hd

497.36

−55.09

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−24.06

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−38.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

64 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	521.51/cwt	518.00–525.00	2,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	441.75/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	532.34/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	458.13/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,753	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	338.23/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,960	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	345.24/cwt	336.00–357.50	2,693	381
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	337.97/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,744	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	441.04/cwt	432.50–453.00	2,368	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	301.40/cwt	301.25–301.50	2,945	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	378.24/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,179	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	811	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	3,098	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	703	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,608	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	387.54/cwt	373.00–405.00	2,426	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	362.40/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,609	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	337.50/cwt	320.00–366.00	2,093	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	322.95/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,461	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,348	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	399.07/cwt	368.00–406.00	2,738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	424.73/cwt	413.50–429.00	2,582	171
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	280.37/cwt	278.75–283.75	3,006	203
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	268.72/cwt	249.00–274.50	3,004	59
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	335.80/cwt	335.60–336.00	3,398	116
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,258	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	3,233	8
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,025	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,311	9
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,042	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	369.97/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,497	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	315.98/cwt	308.00–331.25	2,777	502
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	312.60/cwt	299.00–322.00	2,904	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	338.81/cwt	332.00–349.00	3,131	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	351.16/cwt	340.50–362.00	3,083	561
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,397	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	356.62/cwt	351.50–372.50	2,942	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	440.77/cwt	432.50–449.00	2,574	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	341.21/cwt	333.25–347.25	3,300	581
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	387.61/cwt	374.00–397.00	2,849	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	372.94/cwt	357.00–392.00	2,894	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	895	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	3,036	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	372.03/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	421.82/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,847	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	406.47/cwt	387.00–426.00	2,325	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	915	290.31/cwt	280.00–293.00	2,656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,474	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	842	320.71/cwt	313.00–322.50	2,700	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	993	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,328	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	356.33/cwt	356.00–356.50	2,444	39
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	292.55/cwt	288.00–293.00	3,285	135
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,198	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	3,085	23
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,212	276.50/cwt	268.25–288.85	3,351	253
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	304.77/cwt	299.00–305.75	3,285	77
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	3,390	79
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,215	245.66/cwt	241.00–255.00	2,985	9

How this sale compares

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.

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