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.
Cattle 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.