Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2026-04-09

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 9
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
4,489 head
538 vs last sale 3,951 1,083 vs year ago 3,406 · +31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : A higher undertone was noted on light steers up to 800 lbs . Steers 800-950 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower, steers 950 lbs. and up were 7.00-11.00 higher. Heifers up to 650 lbs. had a higher undertone, heifers 650-950 lbs. were 1.00-6.00 higher. Demand was really good. There were many large load lots in today's offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 16th, 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 $502.14/cwt on 52 head, up $13.59 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +21.39 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.
Average price
$502.14
13.59 vs prior sale
52 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$83.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.07
vs SD average
+11.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534529.602,83035
Medium and Large 1-2589445.612,62517thin
One grade step is worth $83.99/cwt here — about $206 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
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 sale52 hd
502.14
SD average3 barns · 158 hd
490.07
+12.07
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
+11.31
This barn, trailing median18 sales
480.75
+21.39
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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement850–900852341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,90512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850806315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5394
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900868326.36/cwt319.00–334.002,833385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000962291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7993
SteersLarge 11300–13501,335247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,2974
SteersLarge 11200–12501,202269.50/cwt269.50–269.503,23973
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950938335.12/cwt334.50–337.003,14340
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925313.97/cwt300.00–317.252,904336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,5364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561382.62/cwt375.00–400.002,14620
SteersLarge 11050–11001,078323.24/cwt310.25–331.003,485548
SteersLarge 11000–10501,023328.38/cwt316.50–335.753,359332
SteersLarge 11100–11501,122307.95/cwt283.00–313.603,455274
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566417.44/cwt405.00–430.002,3636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3364
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517462.03/cwt452.00–465.002,38913
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980338.48/cwt319.00–346.253,317505
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824373.58/cwt367.00–376.003,07859
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675428.87/cwt422.00–437.502,89532
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900879336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,95318
SteersLarge 1Fleshy1000–10501,026307.50/cwt307.50–307.503,15528
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728365.85/cwt354.00–375.002,663382
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,5407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800795355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950909310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8185
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950936340.58/cwt337.75–352.503,188293
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900874351.60/cwt347.00–355.003,073102
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800772386.46/cwt358.00–394.502,98380
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550507555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,81419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600589445.61/cwt400.00–477.502,62517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870327.88/cwt325.00–330.002,8537
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567499.43/cwt499.00–500.002,83216
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629455.95/cwt449.00–459.002,86810
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,8053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,6923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750729370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,69716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850819349.16/cwt340.00–361.002,8609
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900883312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7598
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2553
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615422.73/cwt411.00–456.002,60039
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800788344.48/cwt336.00–349.502,71594
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy950–1000990278.24/cwt267.00–285.002,75570
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900861316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,72125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750704350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4647
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700681382.19/cwt372.00–396.002,60370
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000976300.50/cwt295.50–314.002,93362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,3288
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467527.08/cwt515.00–545.002,46124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,4265
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823336.10/cwt333.00–344.002,766248
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850810354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,86713

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.