Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 700 lbs. and up sold steady to 4.00 higher. A higher undertone on heifers up to 650 lbs. heifers 650-850 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was fair. Had fair amount of large load lots. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 5th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.83/cwt on 117 head, up $12.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −6.93 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$475.83

▲ 12.02 vs prior sale

117 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs SD average

−8.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	487.69	2,659	61
Medium and Large 1-2	552	462.92	2,556	56

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale117 hd

475.83

—

SD average6 barns · 1,360 hd

481.55

−5.71

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−8.27

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−6.93

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	405.13/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,342	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	566.00/cwt	566.00–566.00	1,907	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,041	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	3,378	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	285.75/cwt	285.75–285.75	2,918	63
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	321.75/cwt	321.75–321.75	3,398	25
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,122	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	3,439	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	331.00/cwt	319.00–343.00	3,227	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	385.95/cwt	379.00–394.00	2,435	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	415.77/cwt	399.00–439.00	2,831	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	450.97/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,580	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	348.21/cwt	328.50–366.00	2,671	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	359.43/cwt	335.50–369.00	2,617	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	310.73/cwt	306.00–311.75	2,815	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	428.24/cwt	420.00–439.00	2,317	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	638	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	754	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,820	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	504.69/cwt	487.50–521.00	2,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	472.55/cwt	462.50–492.00	2,533	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	436.46/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,719	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,139	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,088	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,362	7
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,001	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	346.40/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,892	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	371.18/cwt	358.00–378.00	2,442	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	636	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	401.11/cwt	401.00–402.50	2,399	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	945	279.62/cwt	279.50–281.00	2,642	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	792	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,566	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	367.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	3,019	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	796	360.91/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,873	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	568.23/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,460	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	929	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,047	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	383.66/cwt	367.00–397.50	2,582	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	385.75/cwt	362.00–392.00	2,974	394
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	314.40/cwt	310.50–315.75	2,767	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	430.30/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,457	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	464.86/cwt	453.00–479.00	2,371	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	354.59/cwt	349.50–361.00	3,042	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	394.84/cwt	383.00–407.00	2,882	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	496.50/cwt	485.00–512.00	2,617	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	478.59/cwt	442.50–483.00	2,699	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	348.11/cwt	336.50–353.00	3,213	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	889	341.70/cwt	337.00–344.00	3,038	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	488.13/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	452.72/cwt	438.00–458.00	2,825	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	333.19/cwt	325.50–337.00	2,739	124

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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