Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2019-11-01

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
7,688 head
▲ 2,402 vs last sale 5,286▲ 7,688 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday, yearling steers had limited numbers to get a good comparison. Yearling heifers from 850 lbs to 899 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher, the 950 lbs to 999 lbs were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Overall it was a stronger yearling market that was met with a very good demand. Best comparison on steer calves were from 450 lbs to 700 lbs weight range and the market was steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves from 550 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher. There was a good buyer demand for calves with overall stronger undertones. The market improved as the sale progressed. All the feeder cattle were in attractive flesh conditions as they were coming right off grass. Multiple loads of one owner cattle in both the yearling and calves were available today. Many part loads and packages made up the balance of the sale. Weather conditions continue to improve in the region allowing producers to get cattle to market or prepare to put cattle in the feed yard. Next feeder sale will be Friday, November 8th, expecting over 10,000 high quality calves and yearlings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.43/cwt on 3,876 head.
Average price
$163.43
3,876 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$716
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1
$39.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.78
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2417165.0068819thin
Medium and Large 1576163.499423,806
Medium and Large 1-2466162.7175845
Large 11,119125.501,4046thin
One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about −$716 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3,876 hd
163.43
—
SD average12 barns · 35,171 hd
155.65
+7.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330183.00/cwt183.00–183.0060413
Steers—Medium and Large 1343198.00/cwt198.00–198.0067916
Steers—Medium and Large 1368185.87/cwt183.00–189.0068417
Steers—Medium and Large 2417165.00/cwt165.00–165.0068819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006805
Steers—Medium and Large 1434188.83/cwt180.00–204.0082065
Steers—Medium and Large 1470183.63/cwt169.00–188.00863401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494161.55/cwt161.00–162.0079811
Steers—Medium and Large 1530166.94/cwt158.00–177.50885759
Steers—Medium and Large 1565162.63/cwt158.00–166.509191,043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570147.87/cwt140.00–156.0084316
Steers—Medium and Large 1623156.35/cwt150.50–162.009741,120
Steers—Medium and Large 1660152.04/cwt142.00–156.001,003230
Steers—Medium and Large 1711149.44/cwt142.00–153.001,06337
Steers—Medium and Large 1787152.86/cwt142.00–154.001,20353
Steers—Medium and Large 1838155.10/cwt152.50–159.001,30060
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,3415
Steers—Large 11,119125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,4046
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381167.47/cwt162.00–176.0063890
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435153.86/cwt141.50–158.0066976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473153.10/cwt140.50–158.00724405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492136.00/cwt136.00–136.0066911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement494157.00/cwt157.00–157.00776113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524146.87/cwt136.00–154.00770547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement553150.00/cwt150.00–150.0083089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576133.00/cwt133.00–133.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578143.21/cwt139.00–147.00828573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618141.94/cwt140.00–144.50877234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675141.50/cwt141.50–141.50955136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688132.00/cwt132.00–132.0090815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,07271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773147.17/cwt145.00–150.251,138253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825147.66/cwt144.25–150.751,218125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full870135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,1797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1889150.66/cwt148.50–151.751,339189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,28314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1991139.61/cwt133.50–140.501,384389
Heifers—Large 11,005139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,39961
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,066129.79/cwt128.00–131.001,38410
Heifers—Large 11,095129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,41817

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.