Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2026-06-04

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 4
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
849 head
222 vs last sale 1,071 849 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Mostly yearlings today, steers 700 lbs and up were 7.00 -9.00 dollars higher. Heifers sold on a higher undertone today. Most were load lots. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 11th, expecting either side of 4000 head , a mix of yearlings and calves, starting at 8:30 am. It will also be MLM BBQ special auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $505.00/cwt on 5 head, up $32.08 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 18 comparable sales and sits +24.25 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.
Average price
$505.00
32.08 vs prior sale
5 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+13.09
vs SD average
+45.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543505.002,7425thin
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 sale5 hd
505.00
SD average2 barns · 22 hd
491.91
+13.09
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
+45.81
This barn, trailing median18 sales
480.75
+24.25
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

19 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
SteersLarge 11050–11001,079313.91/cwt296.00–319.503,387217
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950907312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,83027
SteersLarge 11000–10501,023324.65/cwt321.50–325.753,321131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850845327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7673
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000961333.49/cwt332.50–338.003,20528
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,4694
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850817357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,9179
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900881342.12/cwt341.00–344.003,0148
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,7836
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950938347.63/cwt342.00–349.503,261140
SteersLarge 11150–12001,193285.25/cwt285.25–285.253,40378
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800772387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,98815
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550543505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,7425
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000965298.58/cwt296.00–300.002,88114
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,80613
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750711359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,55211
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,37011
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800757346.54/cwt342.00–351.002,6238
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950943334.53/cwt330.00–335.003,15582

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.