Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 900 lbs and heavier, steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers too lightly tested last week for comparison. Good to very good demand for this large offering of backgrounded yearlings, many offered in full loads and multiple load lots, and for weaned fall calves. Plenty of high quality cattle on display, and plenty of buyers on the seats ready to compete heavily. Flesh condition on the yearlings ranged from light to heavy. Flesh on the heifers was pretty heavy across the offering. The market was active throughout the day, incredibly active on the fall calves. CME Feeder Cattle futures gained 5.00, but the Live Cattle futures weren't able to make those kinds of gains as they still lag behind the cash trade. Next feeder sale will be June 25, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $538.85/cwt on 38 head, up $65.94 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 17 comparable sales and sits +56.10 against this barn's trailing median of $482.76.

Average price

$538.85

▲ 65.94 vs prior sale

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.74

vs SD average

+85.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	538.85	2,989	38

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 sale38 hd

538.85

—

SD average4 barns · 635 hd

520.11

+18.74

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+85.13

This barn, trailing median17 sales

482.76

+56.10

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

57 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 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,085	279.84/cwt	279.00–280.00	3,036	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	943	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	2,784	39
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	284.98/cwt	283.00–287.00	3,032	94
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,124	306.11/cwt	304.00–311.50	3,441	160
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1250–1300	1,261	287.75/cwt	287.75–287.75	3,629	64
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,137	297.88/cwt	293.00–299.50	3,387	57
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,186	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	3,229	62
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,016	281.79/cwt	281.50–282.50	2,863	107
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,041	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,982	10
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,010	19
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	322.90/cwt	320.35–325.75	3,300	277
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	316.77/cwt	310.25–324.00	3,380	904
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	331.74/cwt	324.00–333.50	3,248	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,059	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	930	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,744	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	982	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	314.79/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	809	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,055	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	328.50/cwt	326.50–334.00	2,838	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	331.48/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,698	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	404.03/cwt	393.50–465.00	2,541	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	355.28/cwt	347.50–376.00	2,711	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	306.31/cwt	302.00–307.25	2,990	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	2,891	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	349.87/cwt	340.00–368.00	3,082	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	347.43/cwt	338.00–354.00	3,189	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,135	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	3,030	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	360.98/cwt	357.50–364.00	2,642	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	447.53/cwt	431.00–465.00	3,012	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	514.97/cwt	510.00–517.50	3,013	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	958	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,908	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	556.21/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	388.86/cwt	376.50–410.00	3,060	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	317.85/cwt	311.50–323.00	2,915	412
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	464.83/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,905	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	498.36/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,302	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	349.77/cwt	342.00–353.00	2,942	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	401.44/cwt	391.50–429.00	2,943	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	342.74/cwt	329.00–350.75	3,321	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	375.57/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,546	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	558.19/cwt	557.50–560.00	2,958	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	967	290.01/cwt	289.00–291.00	2,804	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	884	299.55/cwt	295.75–321.00	2,648	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	831	324.49/cwt	320.50–325.50	2,697	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,038	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	471.76/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,755	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	499.17/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,581	40

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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