Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2026-03-26

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 26
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,951 head
1,640 vs last sale 2,311 742 vs year ago 3,209 · +23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-8.00 higher, instances 11.00 higher. Trend not applicable due to sizes not comparable for heifers, undertone is unevenly steady, with a higher undertone on most. Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 2nd, expecting 1500-2000 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $488.55/cwt on 19 head, down $2.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 17 comparable sales and sits +5.79 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.
Average price
$488.55
2.91 vs prior sale
19 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs SD average
+10.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554494.382,73612thin
Medium and Large 1-2546478.572,6157thin
One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $121 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
553511470428median 482.7612/1801/2902/2603/2606/11
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 sale19 hd
488.55
SD average5 barns · 562 hd
484.84
+3.71
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
+10.46
This barn, trailing median17 sales
482.76
+5.79
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

51 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 11200–12501,229238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,9318
BullsLarge 1-21200–12501,225235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,8794
SteersLarge 11150–12001,186285.80/cwt280.00–286.253,390123
SteersLarge 11050–11001,069311.51/cwt303.50–325.003,330253
HeifersLarge 11050–11001,053268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,8226
SteersLarge 11000–10501,019317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,2306
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525415.35/cwt380.00–432.002,18115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637364.13/cwt347.00–369.002,32018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800798331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,64114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850844350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,95413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477500.03/cwt475.00–520.002,38523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,2746
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680417.10/cwt409.00–424.002,83681
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000954309.76/cwt302.50–312.502,955192
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413602.50/cwt602.50–602.502,4883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669411.05/cwt404.00–420.002,75042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700661385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5454
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690375.17/cwt362.50–386.002,58979
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950916305.18/cwt305.00–307.002,79579
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900872324.92/cwt303.00–332.002,833112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,66316
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627452.48/cwt448.00–454.002,83753
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900879330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9014
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800780367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,8633
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900873316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,75921
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,017289.39/cwt277.00–290.002,943139
SteersLarge 11100–11501,107299.96/cwt285.00–302.753,321107
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650641401.53/cwt397.00–407.002,57442
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500498485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4154
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830367.32/cwt360.00–370.003,049361
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833327.50/cwt321.00–330.002,728146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,4915
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400389601.00/cwt601.00–601.002,3384
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900872357.47/cwt345.50–363.003,117456
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800783381.26/cwt375.00–395.002,985224
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850812340.25/cwt340.25–340.252,76395
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,6569
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600586460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6967
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,7565
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524456.61/cwt436.00–484.002,3939
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450442517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,2879
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790343.02/cwt331.50–344.502,71083
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950931344.15/cwt339.00–347.003,204344
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350342560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9156
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750734359.23/cwt352.00–361.002,637142
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726397.71/cwt397.00–398.002,88727
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000994326.54/cwt314.50–339.753,246246

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.