Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. steers 850-900 lbs. sold 3.00 higher, steers 900 lbs. and up sold 8.00-13. 00 lower. A lower undertone was noted on heifers up to 650 lbs. Heifers 700-750 lbs. sold 10.00 lower, 750-850 lbs. sold steady, 850-900 lbs. sold 10.00 lower, 900 lbs. and up sold steady. Demand was good. Many large load lots in today's offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 7th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, there will be a fair amount of fall calves at this sale, starting at 9:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $515.00/cwt on 5 head, up $12.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 17 comparable sales and sits +32.24 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$515.00

▲ 12.86 vs prior sale

5 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.07

vs SD average

+35.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	515.00	2,621	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

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 sale5 hd

515.00

—

SD average5 barns · 238 hd

490.93

+24.07

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+35.97

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

+32.24

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 1-2	400–450	449	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	360.56/cwt	357.00–361.00	2,975	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	334.50/cwt	330.00–338.00	3,081	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	352.94/cwt	340.00–366.00	2,432	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	409.97/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,378	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	371.86/cwt	363.00–383.00	2,867	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,357	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	314.82/cwt	305.00–326.50	2,890	236
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	345.02/cwt	336.00–359.00	2,681	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	314.66/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,738	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	335.31/cwt	327.00–345.00	2,793	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	329.70/cwt	318.50–335.75	3,201	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	991	312.30/cwt	310.00–317.00	3,095	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	354.59/cwt	350.00–364.00	3,113	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,879	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	894	333.75/cwt	333.00–336.00	2,984	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	438.07/cwt	434.00–449.00	2,812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	395.09/cwt	392.00–398.00	2,493	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	353.05/cwt	348.00–367.00	2,549	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	372.04/cwt	363.00–387.50	2,482	17
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	294.25/cwt	294.25–294.25	3,275	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	893	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	328.77/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,614	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	727	345.75/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,514	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,749	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	938	325.95/cwt	324.00–326.50	3,057	22
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	304.41/cwt	296.50–312.00	3,269	306
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	289.55/cwt	286.50–293.00	2,971	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,904	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,444	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	759	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,748	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	390.08/cwt	384.00–417.50	2,641	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,511	7
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,007	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,041	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,686	23
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,081	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,221	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	313.40/cwt	305.00–315.25	3,203	246

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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