Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers600-800 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 higher, steers 800 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Had many large load lots. MLM had one featuring consignment of 1000 head of 800-900 lb. steers. The next feeder cattle auction will be Mar. 5th, expecting 3000 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 $487.34/cwt on 92 head, up $4.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +6.58 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$487.34

▲ 4.58 vs prior sale

92 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$86.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.63

vs SD average

+0.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	491.08	2,761	88
Medium and Large 1-2	586	405.00	2,373	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.08/cwt here — about $388 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

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 sale92 hd

487.34

—

SD average6 barns · 1,021 hd

503.97

−16.63

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+0.32

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

+6.58

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

57 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	900–950	911	323.85/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,950	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	365.50/cwt	353.50–376.00	3,026	838
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,514	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	442.92/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,361	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	327.78/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,848	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	375.53/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,576	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	481.08/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,314	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	349.51/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,569	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	308.81/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,946	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	344.19/cwt	333.00–347.00	2,943	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,822	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	380.54/cwt	370.50–391.00	2,945	534
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	357.32/cwt	344.00–363.00	3,084	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	403.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,931	505
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	465.52/cwt	451.00–472.00	2,858	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	346.23/cwt	327.00–366.00	2,659	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	438.02/cwt	413.00–464.00	2,895	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	482.42/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,769	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	819	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,654	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	321.97/cwt	320.50–323.00	2,544	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	335.99/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,409	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	729	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	342.43/cwt	324.00–350.00	2,781	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	328.34/cwt	306.00–331.50	3,188	333
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,278	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,959	6
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,025	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,921	14
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,169	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,390	116
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	307.77/cwt	306.75–308.25	3,336	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	869	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,677	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,397	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	900–950	919	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,945	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,905	3
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,214	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	3,254	30
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	326.01/cwt	320.50–327.50	3,351	79
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,192	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,998	32
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	265.77/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,745	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,335	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	341.34/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,335	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	3,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	328.99/cwt	325.50–333.00	2,556	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	736	381.07/cwt	379.50–385.00	2,805	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	668	393.58/cwt	391.00–396.00	2,629	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	339.69/cwt	335.00–344.50	3,129	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	443.46/cwt	432.50–446.00	2,803	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	506.60/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	407.40/cwt	387.50–419.00	2,506	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	420.76/cwt	415.00–423.00	2,386	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	517.06/cwt	505.00–527.00	2,725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,160	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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