Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder cattle auction was three weeks ago: Trend not applicable. Demand was good. Many large load lots in heavier feeders. A higher undertone was noted on both steers and heifers. The next feeder cattle will be Sept. 24th, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.91/cwt on 38 head, down $121.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −64.32 against this barn's trailing median of $433.22.

Average price

$368.91

▼ 121.13 vs prior sale

38 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.59

vs SD average

+14.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	376.20	1,919	27
Medium and Large 1-2	540	351.00	1,895	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.03, low $368.91, median $433.22 across 15 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

368.91

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SD average3 barns · 182 hd

394.50

−25.59

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+14.60

This barn, trailing median15 sales

433.22

−64.32

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

34 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	400–450	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	456.16/cwt	454.00–467.50	2,354	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	960	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,753	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	985	263.09/cwt	262.75–263.50	2,591	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	349.01/cwt	328.50–357.75	3,078	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	336.21/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,824	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	376.20/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,919	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,576	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,459	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	328.56/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,211	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	457.30/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,186	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,203	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	353.72/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,752	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	308.09/cwt	291.00–313.00	2,973	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	332.85/cwt	299.00–344.75	3,222	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	285.43/cwt	281.50–297.00	2,629	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,884	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	440.95/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,042	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	379.40/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,394	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,142	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	943	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,706	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,071	51
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	284.88/cwt	284.50–285.25	3,185	226
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	288.32/cwt	284.50–293.00	3,091	114
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	274.96/cwt	272.50–277.00	2,909	81
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	274.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,832	69

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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