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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 22

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

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Receipts

3,231 head

▲ 2,081 vs last sale 1,150▼ 1,116 vs year ago 4,347 · −25.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No numbers matched for a good trend in all class's. Had many light feeders today. Also a good number of 1000 -1050 lbs, steers, they were dollars higher. A dollars higher undertone was noted on all heifers. Demand was very good. All breeds of beef cattle were represented in todays auction. Many load lots in today's offering. Next auction will be Oct.29th, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.56/cwt on 469 head, up $7.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −43.26 against this barn's trailing median of $485.81.

Average price

$442.56

▲ 7.46 vs prior sale

469 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$49.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.40

vs SD average

+3.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	454.87	2,481	353
Medium and Large 1-2	566	405.09	2,292	116

One grade step is worth $49.77/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale469 hd

442.56

—

SD average9 barns · 10,788 hd

460.95

−18.40

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+3.29

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.81

−43.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $435.10, median $485.81 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	527.46/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,920	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	521.73/cwt	501.00–535.00	2,322	154
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	488.23/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,344	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	433.39/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,106	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	468.40/cwt	446.75–495.00	2,445	184
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	426.79/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,305	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	440.13/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,513	169
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	389.78/cwt	387.50–392.00	2,276	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	404.42/cwt	394.75–427.00	2,588	216
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	415.56/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,709	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,596	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	361.25/cwt	347.50–388.00	2,565	88
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,775	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,529	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	324.91/cwt	318.00–332.50	2,895	110
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,897	48
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	321.20/cwt	302.00–332.50	3,161	116
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	315.13/cwt	304.00–325.00	3,214	432
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,054	291.25/cwt	291.25–291.25	3,070	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,527	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	1,855	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,747	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	479.49/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,014	101
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,907	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	429.38/cwt	424.00–434.00	2,052	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	371.84/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,789	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	373.25/cwt	371.00–377.50	1,956	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	398.22/cwt	389.00–407.00	2,099	94
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	382.31/cwt	356.00–400.00	2,168	208
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,024	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	378.01/cwt	349.00–381.50	2,340	124
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,309	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	331.57/cwt	330.00–331.75	2,447	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	302.86/cwt	297.00–307.00	2,456	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	312.05/cwt	310.25–318.00	2,634	78
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	318.26/cwt	305.50–326.50	2,788	104
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,434	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,717	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	293.64/cwt	289.50–310.00	2,819	55
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,785	23
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,037	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,904	35
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,247	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	3,061	9
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,275	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,741	20

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu Oct 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 3,231Last week 1,150Year ago 4,347

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	364	500.00–540.00	527.46
154	400–450	445	501.00–535.00	521.73
64	450–500	480	487.50–490.00	488.23
184	500–550	522	446.75–495.00	468.40
169	550–600	571	425.00–450.00	440.13
216	600–650	640	394.75–427.00	404.42
86	650–700	652	405.00–419.00	415.56
88	700–750	710	347.50–388.00	361.25
30	750–800	775	358.00	358.00
110	850–900	891	318.00–332.50	324.91
48	900–950	904	320.50	320.50
116	950–1000	984	302.00–332.50	321.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	450–500	486	400.00–450.00	433.39
48	500–550	540	425.00–430.00	426.79
68	550–600	584	387.50–392.00	389.78
5	750–800	788	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	696	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
432	1000–1050	1,020	304.00–325.00	315.13
29	1050–1100	1,054	291.25	291.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	348	533.00	533.00
8	350–400	384	455.00	455.00
101	400–450	420	470.00–512.50	479.49
86	450–500	478	424.00–434.00	429.38
94	500–550	527	389.00–407.00	398.22
208	550–600	567	356.00–400.00	382.31
124	600–650	619	349.00–381.50	378.01
32	650–700	675	342.00	342.00
49	700–750	738	330.00–331.75	331.57
78	800–850	844	310.25–318.00	312.05
104	850–900	876	305.50–326.50	318.26
5	900–950	929	262.00	262.00
55	950–1000	960	289.50–310.00	293.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	347	440.00	440.00
23	400–450	446	427.50	427.50
18	450–500	481	357.50–380.00	371.84
54	500–550	524	371.00–377.50	373.25
10	550–600	575	352.00	352.00
12	800–850	811	297.00–307.00	302.86
16	900–950	937	290.00	290.00
23	950–1000	967	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	1000–1050	1,037	280.00	280.00
9	1200–1250	1,247	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	481	265.00	265.00
20	550–600	558	312.00	312.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.