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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, May 8

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Apr 24May 8May 22 →

Receipts

4,690 head

▼ 916 vs last sale 5,606▲ 604 vs year ago 4,086 · +14.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher, the 650 lbs to 699 lbs steers were steady; the 700 lbs to 799 lbs steers were generally 6.00 to 8.00 higher, the 800 lbs to 949 lbs steers were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher, the 600 lbs to 699 lbs heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Today's cattle auction saw a good demand for the available supply of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus flesh conditions on the long time back grounded cattle. Several strings of replacement heifers were meet with good demand. Buyers in the seats and on the internet made it a fairly active market today. A better futures market this past week gave buyers some incentive to procure cattle today. Next feeder cattle sale will be in two weeks, May 22, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.93/cwt on 2,064 head.

Average price

$132.93

2,064 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$337

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	422	152.87	645	38
Medium and Large 1	741	132.55	982	2,026

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale2,064 hd

132.93

—

SD average7 barns · 5,973 hd

125.82

+7.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

31 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	174.18/cwt	162.50–187.50	914	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	165.93/cwt	157.00–175.00	964	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	165.17/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,034	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	147.58/cwt	142.00–154.50	1,008	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	149.59/cwt	138.50–154.50	1,092	530
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	142.49/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,084	359
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	133.36/cwt	132.75–134.00	1,102	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	126.40/cwt	124.00–126.75	1,100	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	120.65/cwt	115.50–123.75	1,110	225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	152.28/cwt	148.00–154.00	737	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.83/cwt	145.00–154.00	810	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	149.13/cwt	137.00–152.50	859	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	139.76/cwt	135.00–141.00	893	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.66/cwt	128.50–146.00	932	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	696	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	981	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	960	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	125.53/cwt	119.00–131.50	988	647
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	804	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	957	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	962	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	884	124.33/cwt	118.75–134.00	1,099	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	911	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,098	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	959	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,187	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	984	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,028	14

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 May 8, 2020

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

Receipts 4,690Last week 5,606Year ago 4,086

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	174.00	174.00
251	—	683	142.00–154.50	147.58
146	—	626	162.00–167.00	165.17
86	—	525	162.50–187.50	174.18
14	—	480	176.00	176.00
359	—	761	137.00–144.50	142.49
151	—	581	157.00–175.00	165.93
77	—	870	124.00–126.75	126.40
132	—	826	132.75–134.00	133.36
530	—	730	138.50–154.50	149.59
225	—	920	115.50–123.75	120.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	385	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	359	152.00	152.00
66	—	530	145.00–154.00	152.83
197	—	639	135.00–141.00	139.76
95	—	718	130.00–137.00	133.66
23	—	822	117.00	117.00
199	—	667	128.50–146.00	139.66
40	—	484	148.00–154.00	152.28
169	—	576	137.00–152.50	149.13
647	—	787	119.00–131.50	125.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	139.00	139.00
31	—	390	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	696	141.00	141.00
36	—	911	120.50	120.50
110	—	959	123.50–124.00	123.75
41	—	798	125.00	125.00
67	—	705	141.00	141.00
184	—	884	118.75–134.00	124.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	984	104.50	104.50
52	—	804	119.00	119.00

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.