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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, May 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← May 7May 21Jun 4 →

Receipts

6,550 head

▲ 452 vs last sale 6,098▲ 1,620 vs year ago 4,930 · +32.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. There was a good to moderate demand for all classes of cattle in today's auction. Moderate demand for the large offering of quality replacement heifers. Buyers were able to buy multiple loads of one owner cattle, with one consignment of ten loads in the same sort. Lots of part loads and packages were available for today's auction as well. A more active market on the full loads, especially the light fleshed cattle. Several consignments of reputation quality replacement heifers continue to see good demand. A lack luster cash fed cattle market continues to plague the feeder cattle market. Next feeder sale will be Friday, June 4th. This will be the 24th annual WLAC Anniversary Sale. Expecting a very large run on all classes of feeder cattle and replacement heifers.

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 $146.48/cwt on 2,888 head.

Average price

$146.48

2,888 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.88

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	511	160.42	819	48
Medium and Large 1	781	146.25	1,142	2,840

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale2,888 hd

146.48

—

SD average7 barns · 10,282 hd

136.60

+9.88

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

Every lot

38 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	423	182.71/cwt	172.00–190.00	773	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	876	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	763	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	857	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	178.93/cwt	178.00–187.00	954	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	169.37/cwt	166.00–176.50	994	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	160.13/cwt	153.50–166.00	1,006	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	154.33/cwt	144.00–161.50	1,046	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	695	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,063	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	149.37/cwt	148.50–149.50	1,072	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,008	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	144.49/cwt	136.50–145.50	1,139	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	791	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,044	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	796	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,150	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	141.47/cwt	136.50–142.75	1,174	893
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	864	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,106	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	135.62/cwt	134.50–140.50	1,192	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	131.61/cwt	124.00–132.75	1,217	372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	638	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	150.48/cwt	142.00–161.00	715	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	152.20/cwt	149.00–154.50	801	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	148.50/cwt	145.50–151.00	851	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	804	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	773	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	139.49/cwt	133.50–143.00	893	234
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	138.04/cwt	130.00–140.50	935	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	722	137.24/cwt	136.00–138.50	991	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.50	964	753
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	727	123.73/cwt	123.00–124.50	900	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	765	135.28/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,035	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	132.76/cwt	125.00–134.50	1,032	482
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	123.16/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,003	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,076	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	862	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,131	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,153	195
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	9

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 21, 2021

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

Receipts 6,550Last week 6,098Year ago 4,930

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	791	132.00	132.00
12	—	472	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	529	162.00	162.00
19	—	483	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	796	144.50	144.50
73	—	695	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	533	178.00–187.00	178.93
140	—	718	148.50–149.50	149.37
101	—	628	153.50–166.00	160.13
321	—	788	136.50–145.50	144.49
14	—	423	172.00–190.00	182.71
327	—	879	134.50–140.50	135.62
372	—	925	124.00–132.75	131.61
64	—	587	166.00–176.50	169.37
76	—	461	190.00	190.00
221	—	678	144.00–161.50	154.33
893	—	830	136.50–142.75	141.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	864	128.00	128.00
9	—	758	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	634	122.00	122.00
46	—	574	140.00	140.00
10	—	462	138.00	138.00
6	—	361	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	727	123.00–124.50	123.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	722	136.00–138.50	137.24
72	—	862	131.25	131.25
168	—	765	131.00–136.00	135.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	814	123.00–124.00	123.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	837	128.50	128.50
141	—	573	145.50–151.00	148.50
29	—	475	142.00–161.00	150.48
226	—	677	130.00–140.50	138.04
234	—	640	133.50–143.00	139.49
482	—	777	125.00–134.50	132.76
195	—	971	118.75	118.75
753	—	727	130.00–135.50	132.57
47	—	526	149.00–154.50	152.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	133.00	133.00

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.