Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

5,264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $377.58/cwt -14.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,974/hd at 788 lb · 867 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $425.16/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,866/hd at 674 lb · 596 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $398.84/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,916/hd at 731 lb · 442 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,264	3,920	5,189
Feeder cattle	5,264	3,920	5,189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers 650 -850 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Fair amount of large load lots. Today around 90 % of feeders were of Hereford influenced. Their were a fair amount of Hereford and F1 heifers bought for replacement, very good quality. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 26th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	5	508.00	$508.00	$2,479	-57.00
518–545	535	66	499.00–532.00	$511.43	$2,736	—
553–595	574	169	462.00–510.00	$476.29	$2,734	-8.31
606–639	627	134	446.00–458.00	$452.72	$2,839	-8.28
648	648	10	433.00	$433.00	$2,806	—
652–698	674	596	402.50–438.00	$425.16	$2,866	+3.08
702–748	731	442	381.00–412.00	$398.84	$2,916	+0.88
750–797	787	741	371.00–397.00	$379.05	$2,983	-12.71
784–798	791	126	366.00–369.25	$368.94	$2,918	-22.82
800–844	825	381	353.00–386.25	$374.28	$3,088	+0.01
807–842	830	36	346.00–359.00	$352.43	$2,925	-21.84
857–883	872	185	352.00–369.00	$356.55	$3,109	-3.00
862–894	887	63	333.00–344.00	$339.89	$3,015	-19.66
905	905	5	339.00	$339.00	$3,068	-14.43
911–947	934	119	338.50–345.00	$340.60	$3,181	-12.83
952–998	988	164	319.00–339.00	$335.82	$3,318	-0.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	492.50	$492.50	$2,211	—
469–495	481	62	463.00–539.00	$512.14	$2,463	-16.02
549	549	5	485.00	$485.00	$2,663	+0.24
595	595	24	449.00	$449.00	$2,672	-0.68
619–621	620	12	437.00–437.50	$437.25	$2,711	+10.23
676	676	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,670	-7.31
820	820	6	357.00	$357.00	$2,927	—
918	918	8	331.00	$331.00	$3,039	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1039	1017	21	307.00–314.00	$310.94	$3,162	-20.90
1112	1112	31	303.00	$303.00	$3,369	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	4	271.00	$271.00	$2,873	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	3	408.00	$408.00	$2,889	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	422	16	470.00–510.00	$488.59	$2,062	-1.41
455–481	472	38	447.50–471.00	$464.03	$2,190	-17.95
500–546	520	53	424.00–453.00	$444.84	$2,313	-0.16
565	565	65	475.00	$475.00	$2,684	+30.00
555–586	573	82	411.00–440.00	$422.13	$2,419	-22.87
607–646	633	138	377.00–447.50	$396.67	$2,511	+10.49
633	633	12	369.00	$369.00	$2,336	-17.18
654–695	663	189	360.00–410.00	$391.49	$2,596	+9.09
687	687	59	358.00	$358.00	$2,459	-4.87
716	716	4	342.50	$342.50	$2,452	-27.47
700–734	720	104	340.00–356.00	$353.64	$2,546	-16.33
718–734	728	189	384.00–467.50	$445.84	$3,246	+75.87
760–792	764	141	335.00–358.00	$349.83	$2,673	+14.99
769–780	772	10	319.00–327.00	$324.58	$2,506	-10.26
800–809	805	28	385.00–392.00	$388.48	$3,127	+43.73
806–837	827	117	334.00–344.00	$338.50	$2,799	+15.15
833	833	6	329.00	$329.00	$2,741	+5.65
881	881	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,775	-10.93
888	888	10	400.00	$400.00	$3,552	+74.07
889	889	9	314.00	$314.00	$2,791	-11.93
905	905	3	319.00	$319.00	$2,887	-12.87
971	971	86	325.00	$325.00	$3,156	+2.00
988	988	14	288.00	$288.00	$2,845	-35.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	580.00	$580.00	$1,960	—
469–497	476	37	435.00–447.50	$444.30	$2,115	—
515–548	530	36	407.50–447.50	$427.31	$2,265	+2.16
572–598	589	28	395.00–412.00	$400.57	$2,359	-9.41
682	682	6	343.00	$343.00	$2,339	—
757	757	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,574	-1.00
817	817	9	317.00	$317.00	$2,590	—
877	877	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,719	—
968	968	3	303.00	$303.00	$2,933	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	21	282.50	$282.50	$2,952	-10.00
1145	1145	11	242.00	$242.00	$2,771	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1103	1103	3	246.00	$246.00	$2,713	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.