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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 5

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Receipts

4,024 head

▼ 1,597 vs last sale 5,621▲ 979 vs year ago 3,045 · +32.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, steers weighing 600 lbs to 649 lbs would be 2.00 to 4.00 lower; feeder heifers from 450 lbs to 549 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No other comparisons available. Good to very good demand for this nice offering of high quality steers and heifers. Several strings of cattle offered in multiple load lots along with plenty of part loads and packages made up today's sale offerings. Best demand for light fleshed hay feed cattle, with more moderate fleshed cattle a tougher sell. Lots of order buyers on the seats along with internet participates made for a fairly active market. Mild weather in the area has helped keep pens dry and the cattle clean. Next feeder sale will be Friday, March 12th, expecting a large run of high quality feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.49/cwt on 1,884 head.

Average price

$160.49

1,884 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.39

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	492	175.21	862	29
Medium and Large 1	670	160.26	1,073	1,855

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale1,884 hd

160.49

—

SD average6 barns · 16,790 hd

142.10

+18.39

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	205.84/cwt	205.00–208.00	807	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	888	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	198.60/cwt	188.00–199.50	989	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	187.61/cwt	179.00–193.00	970	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	175.46/cwt	166.50–183.00	1,000	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	907	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	161.92/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,007	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	160.12/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,071	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	151.15/cwt	145.50–154.50	1,097	627
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,150	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,106	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,239	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	633	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	162.91/cwt	150.00–166.50	775	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	158.33/cwt	150.00–162.50	820	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	148.84/cwt	143.00–151.50	871	288
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	137.30/cwt	130.00–138.50	816	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	146.86/cwt	139.00–150.00	924	383
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	142.06/cwt	133.00–147.00	953	302
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	682	147.36/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,005	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	898	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	712	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,040	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	960	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	779	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,130	72

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 Mar 5, 2021

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

Receipts 4,024Last week 5,621Year ago 3,045

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	696	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	162.00	162.00
16	—	379	167.00	167.00
83	—	727	132.00	132.00
106	—	518	150.00–162.50	158.33
138	—	476	150.00–166.50	162.91
302	—	671	133.00–147.00	142.06
288	—	585	143.00–151.50	148.84
383	—	629	139.00–150.00	146.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	779	145.00	145.00
77	—	712	146.00	146.00
209	—	682	140.00–157.00	147.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	594	130.00–138.50	137.30
6	—	423	148.00	148.00
7	—	755	122.00	122.00
9	—	455	142.00	142.00
20	—	388	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
331	—	622	151.00–165.00	161.92
63	—	851	130.00	130.00
75	—	498	188.00–199.50	198.60
131	—	517	179.00–193.00	187.61
159	—	570	166.50–183.00	175.46
21	—	392	205.00–208.00	205.84
63	—	810	142.00	142.00
327	—	669	150.00–163.00	160.12
627	—	726	145.50–154.50	151.15
58	—	930	133.25	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	185.00	185.00
7	—	609	149.00	149.00
16	—	485	183.00	183.00

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.