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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 15

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

4,129 head

▼ 3,893 vs last sale 8,022▼ 2,401 vs year ago 6,530 · −36.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale: Steers calves from 400 lbs to 499 lbs were general $6.00 to $10.00 higher; steer calves from 500 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to $3.00 higher. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to $4.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Not many yearling in todays sale, mostly packages, thin to moderate flesh conditions as they were right off grass. Continue to see very food demand for yearlings with buyers rather aggressive at times to purchase these yearling cattle. A large crowd in attendance for today's sale with internet bidders, farmer feeders and order buyers actively bidding to own cattle. There were more buyers in attendance for todays sale compared to recent sales. Several strings of calves from reputation ranches along with part loads and packages made for a very active market as feeders are anxious to fill pens with cattle. Just about all the calves were fully preconditioned and right off the cow making them attractive and green for flesh condition. Several cancellations for today's sale as some much needed moisture in the past few days making road conditions difficult. Next feeder sale will be a special black hided calf sale with one consignment of red on Wednesday, October 20th. Stay safe and eat BEEF.

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 $187.64/cwt on 2,607 head.

Average price

$187.64

2,607 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

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

$13.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.84

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	412	200.76	828	29
Medium and Large 1	553	187.49	1,037	2,578

One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about −$209 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 sale2,607 hd

187.64

—

SD average9 barns · 15,714 hd

174.79

+12.84

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	243	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	603	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	714	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	886	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	217.68/cwt	202.00–223.00	901	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	196.37/cwt	194.50–200.00	952	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	191.55/cwt	174.00–202.00	1,002	724
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	183.44/cwt	169.50–189.00	1,042	740
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	955	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	177.29/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,094	625
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,167	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,338	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	176.26/cwt	173.00–178.00	668	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	172.15/cwt	165.00–178.00	813	313
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	473	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	840	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	160.76/cwt	150.00–164.50	838	310
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	165.73/cwt	165.00–166.50	941	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	574	172.76/cwt	170.50–175.00	992	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,021	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	161.65/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,204	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,219	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,310	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	151.62/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,337	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,351	7

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 Oct 15, 2021

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

Receipts 4,129Last week 8,022Year ago 6,530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	161.00	161.00
7	—	972	139.00	139.00
12	—	824	159.00	159.00
18	—	379	173.00–178.00	176.26
19	—	348	180.00	180.00
36	—	882	150.00–152.00	151.62
76	—	745	155.00–163.00	161.65
88	—	659	155.00	155.00
191	—	568	165.00–166.50	165.73
310	—	521	150.00–164.50	160.76
313	—	472	165.00–178.00	172.15
34	—	750	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	574	170.50–175.00	172.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
740	—	568	169.50–189.00	183.44
179	—	485	194.50–200.00	196.37
201	—	414	202.00–223.00	217.68
82	—	701	166.50	166.50
7	—	316	226.00	226.00
724	—	523	174.00–202.00	191.55
7	—	869	154.00	154.00
13	—	398	222.50	222.50
625	—	617	170.00–181.00	177.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	144.00	144.00
10	—	586	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	243	248.00	248.00

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.