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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, May 7

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Apr 23May 7May 21 →

Receipts

6,098 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 6,160▲ 1,408 vs year ago 4,690 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for feeder cattle, dependent upon their flesh condition, good demand for replacement quality heifers. A very large offering of feeder cattle, especially for this time of year, as there were many long strings of cattle of all classes. Buyers were able to buy full loads and multiple loads from one outfit allowing them to make full pens and yards of uniform cattle. There were plenty of backgrounded, feeding type steers and heifers, along with cattle suitable for running on grass, as well as many replacement quality heifers. The market was active on the strings, most notably on a consignment of 1,100 head of steers and heifers that were attractive in their light flesh condition. There were plenty of light fleshed green cattle, but there were also some cattle carrying a heavier amount of flesh. The continued upward trajectory of the corn market, along with the weak price structure of the CME Live Cattle futures, and a disappointing cash fed cattle market in spite of the robust consumer demand for beef is keeping pressure on the feeder cattle market. The next feeder cattle auction will be Friday May 21, 2021.

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 $134.84/cwt on 2,729 head.

Average price

$134.84

2,729 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$322

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.76

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	449	148.81	668	48
Medium and Large 1	736	134.59	990	2,681

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about −$322 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 sale2,729 hd

134.84

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SD average4 barns · 5,128 hd

128.09

+6.76

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

Every lot

36 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	334	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	601	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	818	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	180.50/cwt	176.50–184.00	955	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	172.17/cwt	171.50–172.50	990	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	169.05/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,030	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,012	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,088	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	156.92/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,108	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	141.41/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,095	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.25	1,157	809
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	138.77/cwt	132.75–142.50	1,202	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	135.79/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,230	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	107
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	123.81/cwt	121.50–125.50	1,267	494
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	359	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	571	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	154.17/cwt	151.00–155.00	672	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	144.22/cwt	136.00–153.00	629	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	143.85/cwt	142.00–146.00	758	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	145.60/cwt	141.00–148.00	833	206
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	814	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	136.34/cwt	133.50–140.00	867	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	138.13/cwt	134.50–140.00	927	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	885	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	131.82/cwt	127.50–135.50	956	534
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	738	146.32/cwt	141.50–151.00	1,080	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	130.69/cwt	124.00–132.00	993	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	962	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	808	134.05/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,083	647
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	123.51/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,009	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	125.38/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,086	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,135	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,175	57

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 7, 2021

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

Receipts 6,098Last week 6,160Year ago 4,690

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
494	—	1,023	121.50–125.50	123.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	186.00	186.00
123	—	609	164.50–170.50	169.05
127	—	906	135.00–136.50	135.79
142	—	774	137.00–143.00	141.41
316	—	866	132.75–142.50	138.77
809	—	822	140.00–141.25	140.80
34	—	575	171.50–172.50	172.17
77	—	691	157.50	157.50
207	—	706	153.00–157.50	156.92
14	—	424	193.00	193.00
32	—	529	176.50–184.00	180.50
107	—	995	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	151.50	151.50
6	—	620	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	334	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	136.00	136.00
30	—	776	124.00	124.00
33	—	673	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
534	—	725	127.50–135.50	131.82
60	—	906	125.25	125.25
99	—	527	142.00–146.00	143.85
196	—	671	134.50–140.00	138.13
206	—	572	141.00–148.00	145.60
39	—	436	151.00–155.00	154.17
56	—	491	150.00	150.00
57	—	996	118.00	118.00
100	—	636	133.50–140.00	136.34
130	—	817	118.00–126.00	123.51
152	—	760	124.00–132.00	130.69
181	—	866	124.00–126.00	125.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	738	141.50–151.00	146.32
647	—	808	129.00–143.00	134.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	142.00	142.00
17	—	436	136.00–153.00	144.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	359	159.00	159.00

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.