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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jul 31

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Jul 10Jul 31Aug 14 →

Receipts

6,198 head

▲ 4,392 vs last sale 1,806▲ 6,198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale was 3 weeks ago, so no comparison will be made. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of yearlings and a consignment of spring born calves. Flesh condition ranged from light flesh cattle coming off dry pasture conditions to moderate flesh coming out of a grow yard. Several long strings of yearling offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of the same sort (up to 21 loads) together. There were plenty of part loads and packages available that gave buyers the opportunity to make a full load of cattle. Full loads of black hided cattle off grass garner the most buyer interest. There was a consignment of replacement heifers that had been exposed to calving ease bulls that sold by the head and bought $3,500 per head. A consignment of spring born calves that were fresh off the cow and fully vaccinated with the steer and heifer calves selling together, there were 113 head in the main sort weighing 325 lbs and brought $2,100 per head. Multiple consignments of fall born calves, most had been weaned and turned out on pasture were meet with good demand. Excessive heat in the past couple of weeks has been tough on livestock, pasture conditions and row crops. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2026.

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 $441.91/cwt on 51 head, down $76.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −46.48 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$441.91

▼ 76.93 vs prior sale

51 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.22

vs SD average

+42.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	462.50	2,646	9thin
Medium and Large 2	599	437.50	2,621	42

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale51 hd

441.91

—

SD average2 barns · 67 hd

428.69

+13.22

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+42.62

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−46.48

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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $488.39 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) - Ft. Pierre, 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium 2-3	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,646	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	599	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,621	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	401.01/cwt	397.00–415.00	2,723	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,597	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	377.00/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,816	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	374.48/cwt	373.00–381.00	2,955	439
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	809	343.00/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,775	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	362.19/cwt	344.00–374.00	3,187	554
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	337.60/cwt	322.00–341.00	3,126	162
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,871	105
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	331.05/cwt	313.00–342.00	3,258	1,085
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	987	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,070	64
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	328.18/cwt	313.00–332.50	3,338	907
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,059	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,198	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	428.76/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,234	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,372	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	602	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,571	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	395.52/cwt	392.50–398.00	2,508	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	370.14/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,521	124
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	696	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,881	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,590	86
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Spayed	707	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,528	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	714	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,478	138
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	344.08/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,632	147
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	324.02/cwt	314.00–330.00	2,702	566
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	879	296.45/cwt	294.00–299.00	2,606	118
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	304.96/cwt	302.00–320.00	2,864	437
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	307.10/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,936	429
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	299.17/cwt	282.50–311.00	3,046	30
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1Full	1,205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,952	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,793	41

This sale against other markets

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 →

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) - Ft. Pierre, SD

Fri Jul 31, 2026

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

Receipts 6,198Last week 1,806Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	521	420.00–445.00	428.76
43	600–650	634	392.50–398.00	395.52
124	650–700	681	366.00–372.00	370.14
86	700–750	702	369.00	369.00
147	750–800	765	344.00–345.00	344.08
566	800–850	834	314.00–330.00	324.02
437	900–950	939	302.00–320.00	304.96
429	950–1000	956	300.00–316.00	307.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	600–650	602	427.00	427.00
72	650–700	696	414.00	414.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	550–600	582	407.50	407.50
118	850–900	879	294.00–299.00	296.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	700–750	707	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
138	700–750	714	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	1000–1050	1,018	282.50–311.00	299.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1200–1250	1,205	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	462.50	462.50
62	650–700	679	397.00–415.00	401.01
15	700–750	747	370.00–385.00	377.00
439	750–800	789	373.00–381.00	374.48
554	850–900	880	344.00–374.00	362.19
162	900–950	926	322.00–341.00	337.60
1,085	950–1000	984	313.00–342.00	331.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	809	335.00–347.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	950–1000	987	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	599	437.50	437.50
68	700–750	744	349.00	349.00
105	950–1000	980	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	465	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
907	1000–1050	1,017	313.00–332.50	328.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	1050–1100	1,059	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	700–750	735	380.00	380.00

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.