Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-10-01

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 1
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
5,033 head
▼ 1,942 vs last sale 6,975▲ 2,428 vs year ago 2,605 · +93.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale : yearling steers from 800 lbs to 850 lbs were steady to $4.00 lower, 900 lbs to 949 lbs were steady to $3.00 higher. Higher under tones were noted on yearling heifers as there weren't sufficient numbers to make a comparisons. An active market on the yearlings as available numbers of yearlings are dwindling. The yearlings were desirible being in light flesh condition coming off dry pasture. Some parts of the area received from 1/2" to 1" of rain last night, while other areas are still in desperate need of moisture. A larger offering of spring born calves this week than last week with the market all over the board. Steer calves would be generally steady with the heifer calves steady to higher in most instances. Examples of the erratic calf market: a load of really nice steer calves weighing 527 lbs brought $198.50, while a load of steer calves weighing 545 lbs brought $166. A load of steer calves weighing 18 lbs heaver brought $32 cwt less. Both loads had been fully preconditioned, right off the cow, and from reputation ranches. You tell me what the market is? The next sale is Friday, October 8th starting 8:00 ct/7:00 mt. Be Safe and Eat Beef.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.83/cwt on 3,163 head.
Average price
$187.83
3,163 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$60.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.10
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539188.201,0143,122
Medium and Large 1-2519164.8685636
Large 11,026128.001,3135thin
One grade step is worth $60.20/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale3,163 hd
187.83
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SD average7 barns · 11,339 hd
174.73
+13.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

44 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1331225.01/cwt218.00–226.0074572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356196.00/cwt196.00–196.006989
Steers—Medium and Large 1382212.28/cwt201.00–219.00811124
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy403216.00/cwt216.00–216.00870130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424161.00/cwt161.00–161.006837
Steers—Medium and Large 1437195.33/cwt192.00–199.00854201
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full440180.00/cwt180.00–180.0079226
Steers—Medium and Large 1467194.62/cwt174.00–211.00909865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full489169.00/cwt169.00–169.008266
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy502198.00/cwt198.00–198.0099474
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full508164.00/cwt164.00–164.0083349
Steers—Medium and Large 1522186.41/cwt166.00–196.50973945
Steers—Medium and Large 1569181.36/cwt170.00–184.001,032111
Steers—Medium and Large 1616176.20/cwt166.00–178.001,085113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.0099314
Steers—Medium and Large 1735164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,20910
Steers—Medium and Large 1790163.06/cwt162.50–166.001,28831
Steers—Medium and Large 1829161.57/cwt160.50–164.501,339118
Steers—Medium and Large 1922158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,457195
Steers—Medium and Large 1996158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,57958
Steers—Large 11,026128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1301218.00/cwt218.00–218.0065648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323164.00/cwt164.00–164.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy369193.00/cwt193.00–193.00712100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369162.35/cwt155.00–164.0059933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386171.62/cwt166.00–192.00662212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full410155.00/cwt155.00–155.0063626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429176.13/cwt158.00–184.00756412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441154.00/cwt154.00–154.0067935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477162.35/cwt158.00–167.50774560
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement481175.21/cwt174.00–176.50843205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572150.34/cwt145.00–152.0086022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,06584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673143.48/cwt141.00–146.0096614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,14115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770151.48/cwt150.50–152.001,16656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full832139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833151.32/cwt149.50–152.001,26040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1858153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,31338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,31318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1964139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3405
Heifers—Large 11,030133.54/cwt132.50–135.501,375132
Heifers—Large 11,111131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,46112

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.