Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 700 lbs. and upsold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 650-850 lbs. sold 2.00-7.00 lower, Demand was good. MLM had one featuring consignment of 850 head of 600-800 lb. heifers. Few load lots today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Mar. 12th, expecting 3000 -3500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $434.01/cwt on 73 head, up $0.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +7.59 against this barn's trailing median of $426.42.

Average price

$434.01

▲ 0.79 vs prior sale

73 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,170

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

$230.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

vs SD average

+13.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	445.50	2,454	64
Medium and Large 1-2	537	421.00	2,261	6thin
Medium and Large 2	597	215.00	1,284	3thin

One grade step is worth $230.50/cwt here — about $1,170 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $406.25, median $426.42 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 sale73 hd

434.01

—

SD average7 barns · 1,947 hd

441.08

−7.06

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+13.05

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.42

+7.59

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

44 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 1Fleshy	950–1000	973	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,681	9
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,821	48
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	324.54/cwt	323.00–326.00	3,327	119
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,956	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,553	9
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,019	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,769	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	337.55/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,650	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	374.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	453.22/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	428.48/cwt	427.50–431.00	2,747	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	457.32/cwt	420.00–510.00	2,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	407.95/cwt	397.00–419.00	2,741	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	449.54/cwt	443.00–457.50	2,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	321.57/cwt	310.00–333.00	2,315	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	350.79/cwt	345.00–355.75	3,069	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	306.25/cwt	306.00–306.50	2,867	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	338.64/cwt	325.50–349.50	2,784	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	399.94/cwt	391.50–403.00	2,904	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	377.75/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,890	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	504.87/cwt	497.00–527.50	2,646	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	3,128	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	444.13/cwt	431.00–446.00	2,820	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	444.84/cwt	415.00–449.00	2,482	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	376.01/cwt	372.50–379.00	2,354	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	370.76/cwt	346.00–374.25	2,996	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	330.66/cwt	324.00–349.50	3,274	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	373.37/cwt	363.00–386.00	2,546	658
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	823	323.67/cwt	323.00–324.00	2,664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	940	290.16/cwt	289.50–293.50	2,728	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	769	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	352.18/cwt	346.00–363.00	2,557	68

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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