Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 950lbs. on up sold unevenly steady. Heavy heifers sold on a lower undertone . Demand was good. Heavy feeders were from large lots. Very few light feeders. Some feeders were caring some mud. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 1st, expecting 1500 plus, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $357.00/cwt on 14 head, up $3.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −25.45 against this barn's trailing median of $382.45.

Average price

$357.00

▲ 3.28 vs prior sale

14 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.72

vs SD average

+10.26 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	761	357.00	2,717	14thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

21 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $396.19, low $331.74, median $382.45 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

357.00

—

SD average6 barns · 287 hd

367.72

−10.72

National average159 barns · 10,789 hd

346.74

+10.26

This barn, trailing median21 sales

382.45

−25.45

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

16 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	Large 1Fleshy	1300–1350	1,316	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,961	6
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,102	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,678	6
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,202	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,560	4
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,603	53
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	271.14/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,798	33
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,106	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,865	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,250	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,863	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	290.37/cwt	286.50–299.25	3,168	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,188	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	338.75/cwt	338.75–338.75	3,140	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	294.35/cwt	294.35–294.35	2,941	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,717	14
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	239.76/cwt	232.00–240.00	2,829	164
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	284.35/cwt	284.35–284.35	3,171	126
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	308.75/cwt	308.75–308.75	3,220	55

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.

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