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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 12

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 26 →

Receipts

6,360 head

▲ 2,336 vs last sale 4,024▲ 4,829 vs year ago 1,531 · +315.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers weighing 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower; steers weighing 550 lbs to 749 lbs were steady with lower undertones noted; feeder heifers from 500 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 650 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 2.00 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 gave buyers the opportunity to fill pens with one owner cattle. Lots of part loads and packages available today as producers clean out pens. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus cattle. Better demand for the light fleshed cattle. There was a large crowed on hand for todays sale with a few farmer feeders and lots of order buyers competing with those buyers on the internet, all wanting to fill orders or refill feedlot pens. Replacement heifer buyers had multiple opportunities today to procure cattle, several weather related cancellations shortened up the numbers buy not the quality. Most of the cattle were clean with little to no tag. Next feeder sale is scheduled in two weeks, March 26, 2021. Stay safe.

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 $150.03/cwt on 3,432 head.

Average price

$150.03

3,432 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$339

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

$20.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

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	461	169.76	782	63
Medium and Large 1	750	149.66	1,122	3,369

One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about −$339 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 sale3,432 hd

150.03

—

SD average9 barns · 16,040 hd

142.88

+7.15

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	593	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	535	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	754	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	199.24/cwt	190.00–202.00	865	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	188.28/cwt	188.00–189.00	872	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	870	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	178.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	951	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	175.81/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,006	313
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	162.54/cwt	162.00–163.50	1,016	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	159.90/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,062	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	144.75/cwt	144.00–146.50	990	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	702	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,172	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	151.00/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,083	482
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	142.78/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,082	479
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	769	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,230	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	137.07/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,109	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	812	139.99/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,137	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	130.35/cwt	127.50–133.50	1,184	724
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	925	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,216	171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	166.02/cwt	164.00–167.00	626	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	161.15/cwt	149.00–163.00	670	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	159.60/cwt	152.00–163.00	744	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	162.41/cwt	155.00–169.00	843	385
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	151.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	875	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	587	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	817	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	147.50/cwt	145.50–148.00	929	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	633	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	987	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	139.95/cwt	132.00–143.00	938	430
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	694	151.58/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,052	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	135.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	974	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	723	148.09/cwt	136.00–163.00	1,071	228
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,015	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	769	120.29/cwt	120.00–121.00	925	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	798	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,173	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	823	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,103	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	832	139.70/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,162	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	128.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,084	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	69

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 12, 2021

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

Receipts 6,360Last week 4,024Year ago 1,531

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	134.00	134.00
6	—	865	122.00	122.00
36	—	769	120.00–121.00	120.29
38	—	743	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
430	—	670	132.00–143.00	139.95
139	—	842	125.00–129.00	128.69
385	—	519	155.00–169.00	162.41
15	—	377	164.00–167.00	166.02
30	—	763	133.00	133.00
34	—	466	152.00–163.00	159.60
67	—	416	149.00–163.00	161.15
69	—	915	123.00	123.00
167	—	720	130.00–139.00	135.23
171	—	579	140.00–155.00	151.16
179	—	630	145.50–148.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	694	151.00–157.00	151.58
47	—	798	147.00	147.00
84	—	633	156.00	156.00
101	—	832	134.00–155.00	139.70
228	—	723	136.00–163.00	148.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	823	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	145.00	145.00
16	—	596	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
482	—	717	141.00–157.00	151.00
30	—	625	162.00–163.50	162.54
206	—	534	170.00–182.00	178.00
278	—	809	133.00–141.50	137.07
313	—	572	160.00–178.00	175.81
479	—	758	137.00–147.00	142.78
12	—	281	211.00	211.00
21	—	463	188.00–189.00	188.28
240	—	664	154.00–163.00	159.90
724	—	908	127.50–133.50	130.35
65	—	434	190.00–202.00	199.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	769	160.00	160.00
171	—	925	131.50	131.50
80	—	702	167.00	167.00
128	—	812	137.00–143.00	139.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	166.00	166.00
16	—	684	144.00–146.50	144.75
19	—	294	182.00	182.00
21	—	421	179.00	179.00

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.