Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2026-03-12

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 12
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
1,879 head
800 vs last sale 2,679 1,959 vs year ago 3,838 · 51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend comparison not applicable. A lower undertone was noted on feeder steers. Heifers up to 700 lbs. on a steady to lower undertone, heifers 700 lbs. and up sold on a lower undertone. Demand was good. A few consigners did not come this week, due to board being lower. The next feeder auction will be March 19th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $484.29/cwt on 70 head, up $28.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +3.54 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.
Average price
$484.29
28.28 vs prior sale
70 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.77
vs SD average
+12.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560484.292,71370
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
553511470428median 480.7512/1801/2903/0504/0908/20
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 sale70 hd
484.29
SD average5 barns · 385 hd
494.06
−9.77
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
+12.09
This barn, trailing median18 sales
480.75
+3.54
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

38 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 1Fleshy1100–11501,111261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,9004
SteersLarge 11000–10501,018311.23/cwt301.50–319.753,168177
SteersLarge 11050–11001,090300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,270115
SteersLarge 11100–11501,121294.79/cwt291.50–298.753,305241
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674410.65/cwt390.00–428.002,768186
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,3198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670347.89/cwt345.00–357.502,33126
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484451.23/cwt445.00–457.502,18410
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,68911
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850824331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,72718
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800797302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,4113
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900855334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,85612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7736
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850836351.45/cwt350.00–355.502,93837
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569477.26/cwt475.00–481.002,71650
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613420.79/cwt406.00–428.002,57916
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800768267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,05414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800798270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750746333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,48419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830296.93/cwt280.00–301.002,46547
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468531.26/cwt527.00–537.502,48622
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850804353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,83848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550542355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9244
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567420.44/cwt407.00–428.002,38465
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670373.84/cwt355.00–388.002,50574
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850809325.53/cwt323.50–327.502,63470
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785365.31/cwt359.50–369.752,868143
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800771333.31/cwt324.50–337.002,57067
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,76310
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715348.77/cwt342.00–358.002,49450
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950908293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,66056
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750731381.06/cwt377.00–392.002,78650
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900867343.62/cwt341.00–347.252,97973
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538501.87/cwt500.00–507.502,70020
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950918321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,94714
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,26713
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000992271.50/cwt271.50–271.502,69320

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.