Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lbs. and up sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good. Again flesh determined what was bid on feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 12th, expecting 3500 plus, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.29/cwt on 40 head, down $3.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −10.46 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$472.29

▼ 3.54 vs prior sale

40 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.33

vs SD average

−10.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	485.63	2,692	21
Medium and Large 1-2	557	457.55	2,547	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

472.29

—

SD average5 barns · 878 hd

495.62

−23.33

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−10.74

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

−10.46

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

40 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 1Fleshy	800–850	800	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	327.51/cwt	321.50–330.00	2,993	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	378.76/cwt	372.00–384.50	2,981	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	453.70/cwt	447.50–459.00	2,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	421.03/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,669	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	438.25/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	855	364.25/cwt	364.25–364.25	3,114	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	353.21/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,688	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	354.53/cwt	348.00–358.50	3,074	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	335.90/cwt	334.00–345.00	3,325	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	390.67/cwt	386.00–401.00	2,485	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	441.29/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,507	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	380.57/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,531	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	366.99/cwt	351.00–374.50	2,657	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	317.58/cwt	312.00–333.00	2,763	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	452.75/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,812	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	368.24/cwt	356.00–374.50	2,997	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	395.83/cwt	383.00–403.00	2,858	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	416.46/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,844	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,388	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	339.23/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,734	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,595	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	474.70/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,734	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,815	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	466.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,463	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	347.20/cwt	341.00–353.00	3,135	93
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,357	66
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	3,348	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	356.03/cwt	353.00–359.00	2,457	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	909	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,754	4

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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