Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 650 lbs. had a higher undertone, steers 650-950 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 higher, steers over 950 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Heifers up to 700 lbs. had a higher undertone, heifers 700-850 lbs. sold 1.00-6.00 lower, 850 lbs. and up had a higher undertone. Demand was good. We had many red hided feeders today for auction. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 22nd,expecting 5000 plus feeders, starting at 8:30 am. Along with the auction on Jan. 22nd MLM will be holding the "Greater Mid West Auctioneer Contest" Looking at around 32 to compete for title.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.67/cwt on 108 head, up $49.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +8.91 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$491.67

▲ 49.40 vs prior sale

108 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.89

vs SD average

+19.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	491.67	2,667	108

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $482.76 across 17 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 sale108 hd

491.67

—

SD average7 barns · 2,921 hd

494.56

−2.89

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+19.69

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

+8.91

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

53 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	483	537.99/cwt	480.21–552.50	2,598	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,483	7
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	312.96/cwt	309.00–323.25	3,308	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	342.69/cwt	331.50–356.00	3,160	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	921	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,929	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	334.35/cwt	330.50–340.00	3,230	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	420.87/cwt	418.00–422.50	2,601	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	357.87/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,952	427
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	432.83/cwt	421.00–451.00	2,714	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	370.74/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,925	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	504.39/cwt	467.50–547.00	2,653	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	467.26/cwt	442.50–486.00	2,682	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	427.80/cwt	398.00–438.00	2,819	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	694	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,603	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	570.35/cwt	554.00–625.00	2,492	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	391.16/cwt	376.00–409.00	2,848	427
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	355.17/cwt	340.00–360.50	3,065	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	335.15/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,440	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	771	331.81/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,558	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	952	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,718	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	662	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,324	5
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,014	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,758	10
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,072	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	402.35/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,060	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,380	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	485.82/cwt	472.50–502.00	2,308	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	435.63/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,108	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	344.24/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,675	335
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,000	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	440.44/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,334	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	827	317.81/cwt	307.80–330.00	2,628	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	376.18/cwt	366.00–394.00	2,535	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	360.85/cwt	311.00–370.00	2,259	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	360.76/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,616	303
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	516.54/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	326.93/cwt	324.00–328.50	2,991	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	368.41/cwt	322.50–382.50	2,137	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	406.38/cwt	372.00–426.00	2,503	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	327.52/cwt	325.00–329.50	2,859	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	409.13/cwt	391.00–425.00	2,373	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	853	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	784	361.73/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,836	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,017	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	374.05/cwt	369.00–377.00	2,757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	330.27/cwt	324.00–338.50	2,754	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	998	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,248	56

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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