Mitchell, South Dakota · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Thu, Oct 8, 2026. 34 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Thursday.
Receipts
1,150 head
Last reported: 1,000 (Sep 24, 2026)
500-599 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1, this sale
700-799 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1, this sale
Reports
34 in 12 mo
Since Oct 23, 2025 Usual day: Thursday
Prices, Oct 8, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
267267
530.00530.00
$1,415
7
306306
525.00525.00
$1,606
9
397397
495.00495.00
$1,965
5
466466
480.00480.00
$2,237
9
672672
381.00381.00
$2,560
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
10
676676
357.50357.50
$2,417
11
841840-842
317.38301.00-331.00
$2,669
38
938901-944
241.90240.00-255.00
$2,269
20
957957
288.00288.00
$2,756
Fleshy
Feeder steers, Large 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
50
1,0471047
284.50284.50
$2,979
35
1,0691069
274.50274.50
$2,934
183
1,1211101-1140
274.53261.00-279.25
$3,077
259
1,1581150-1163
272.62268.50-279.25
$3,157
265
1,2381222-1246
269.15268.50-270.25
$3,332
52
1,2661266
264.00264.00
$3,342
7
1,3291329
222.50222.50
$2,957
Fleshy
Feeder steers, Large 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
13
1,0221022
235.00235.00
$2,402
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
269269
420.00420.00
$1,130
9
384384
410.00410.00
$1,574
9
535534-535
345.33344.00-347.00
$1,848
12
682682
337.00337.00
$2,298
30
833833
310.00310.00
$2,582
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
591591
329.00329.00
$1,944
12
720720
324.00324.00
$2,333
Feeder heifers, Large 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
6
1,2441244
230.50230.50
$2,867
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 31 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Sep 21, 2026
-
$357.00
Sep 14, 2026
$449.05
$353.72
Aug 24, 2026
-
$376.53
Aug 17, 2026
$457.50
$369.00
Jul 6, 2026
-
$374.90
Jun 22, 2026
-
$389.43
Jun 8, 2026
$538.85
$394.46
Jun 1, 2026
$505.00
$387.00
May 18, 2026
-
$381.97
May 4, 2026
$505.84
$396.88
Apr 20, 2026
-
$377.60
Apr 6, 2026
$529.60
$386.77
Mar 23, 2026
$494.38
$382.84
Mar 16, 2026
$501.13
$389.66
Mar 9, 2026
$484.29
$369.39
Mar 2, 2026
$504.87
$394.12
Feb 23, 2026
$491.08
$391.75
Feb 16, 2026
$486.16
$384.76
Feb 9, 2026
$484.60
$394.40
Feb 2, 2026
$485.63
$381.07
Jan 26, 2026
$487.69
$385.53
Jan 19, 2026
$471.39
$379.47
Jan 12, 2026
$491.67
$380.38
Jan 5, 2026
$443.50
$379.88
Dec 15, 2025
$484.14
$369.61
Dec 8, 2025
$457.84
$372.75
Dec 1, 2025
$446.16
$369.68
Nov 17, 2025
$420.66
$332.39
Nov 3, 2025
$412.60
$350.02
Oct 27, 2025
$453.00
-
Oct 20, 2025
$460.32
$373.55
Price slide, Oct 8, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
$508.12
$410.00
400-499 lb
$480.00-28.12
-
500-599 lb
-
$345.33
600-699 lb
$381.00
$337.00-8.33
800-899 lb
-
$310.00
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.