Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-01-22

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 22
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
6,179 head
▲ 2,310 vs last sale 3,869▲ 358 vs year ago 5,821 · +6.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday steers calves from 500 lbs to 749 lbs were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher depending on flesh and quality of the cattle. Steer calves from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifer calves from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, no other comparisons made due to limited numbers. Good to very good demand for today's offering of fully preconditioned long time weaned cattle. Active to very active market with mostly order buyers in the seats, and the internet as well. The market softened after the cattle on feed report came out showing more placements than expected. Mild weather continues in the area allowing cattle to gain exceptionally well with the feed lot pens staying relatively dry, keeping cattle clean. Several long strings with multiple loads of one owner cattle; along with many part loads and packages offered buyers plenty of opportunity to buy cattle today. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay feed cattle to moderate fleshed cattle coming out of grow yards. Next feeder sale will be next Friday, January 29th. Stay Safe.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.73/cwt on 4,160 head.
Average price
$158.73
4,160 head · 665 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.44
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1668159.211,0634,012
Medium and Large 1-2595145.67867148
One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $196 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 sale4,160 hd
158.73
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SD average9 barns · 21,693 hd
147.30
+11.44
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2259202.00/cwt202.00–202.005236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313202.00/cwt202.00–202.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 1335200.00/cwt200.00–200.0067011
Steers—Medium and Large 1385204.88/cwt192.00–215.0078955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410153.00/cwt153.00–153.0062710
Steers—Medium and Large 1434183.85/cwt173.00–192.0079814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed443192.00/cwt192.00–192.0085184
Steers—Medium and Large 1450186.00/cwt186.00–186.0083726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy490190.50/cwt190.50–190.50933128
Steers—Medium and Large 1521179.17/cwt174.00–181.00933163
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full537158.00/cwt158.00–158.0084815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553148.00/cwt148.00–148.008188
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy568182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,034104
Steers—Medium and Large 1572168.17/cwt159.50–174.00962234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620141.50/cwt135.00–144.0087786
Steers—Medium and Large 1624159.65/cwt156.50–163.50996843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678131.00/cwt131.00–131.0088817
Steers—Medium and Large 1686154.17/cwt145.50–157.501,058599
Steers—Medium and Large 1721152.59/cwt140.50–155.501,100838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2751135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,01415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full756136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0285
Steers—Medium and Large 1765151.64/cwt149.00–154.001,160655
Steers—Medium and Large 1819141.93/cwt138.00–145.501,162137
Steers—Medium and Large 1865135.25/cwt135.25–135.251,17064
Steers—Medium and Large 11,007124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,25637
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319173.61/cwt170.00–178.0055422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372171.43/cwt170.00–172.0063847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381134.00/cwt134.00–134.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419169.09/cwt161.00–177.00708175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475164.71/cwt163.50–165.50782171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533156.79/cwt145.50–161.50836319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement541159.50/cwt159.50–159.5086364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full560126.00/cwt126.00–126.0070632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571153.69/cwt147.00–159.50878268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585132.50/cwt132.50–132.5077545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617137.16/cwt130.00–140.50846121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement647148.00/cwt148.00–148.0095883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement672148.38/cwt145.00–159.00997328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691132.00/cwt132.00–132.009128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730132.50/cwt132.50–132.5096784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1906114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1958122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1746

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.