Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-10-29

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 29
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,804 head
▲ 1,112 vs last sale 7,692▲ 3,701 vs year ago 5,103 · +72.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday's sale: Steers calves from 350# to 399# were $6.00 to $10.00 higher, 400# to $499 were $4.00 to $6.00 lower with instances of $10.00 lower, 500# to 599# were steady with $2.00 higher, 600# to 649# were $2.00 to $4.00 lower; Heifer calves from 400# to 499# were $4.00 to $8.00 lower, 500# to 549# were steady to $2.00 higher, 550# to 599# were $6.00 to $10.00 lower. No other comparisons were available. There was good demand and a fairly active market on the calves today. The calves were fully preconditioned and right off the cow, light fleshed and attractive for quality. Several long strings from reputation ranches offered buyers the opportunity to purchase full loads or multiple loads of one owner cattle. Lots of part loads and packages available today as well. Just a few loads of yearlings, mostly packages in todays sale. Better demand for the full loads of good quality cattle today than for the part loads and packages. Next feeder sale will be Wednesday, November 3rd. Stay 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 $183.16/cwt on 5,459 head.
Average price
$183.16
5,459 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.80
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549183.171,0075,409
Medium and Large 1-2438181.8279650
One grade step is worth $1.35/cwt here — about $211 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 sale5,459 hd
183.16
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SD average12 barns · 30,810 hd
174.36
+8.80
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285204.00/cwt204.00–204.005819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317209.00/cwt209.00–209.0066310
Steers—Medium and Large 1332186.55/cwt172.00–194.0061915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358195.00/cwt195.00–195.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 1383225.52/cwt206.00–231.00864196
Steers—Medium and Large 1432203.58/cwt200.00–214.00879266
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full434190.80/cwt190.50–191.0082821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435188.00/cwt188.00–188.0081810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full470174.00/cwt174.00–174.0081812
Steers—Medium and Large 1483190.97/cwt177.00–197.50922649
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy485202.57/cwt201.00–203.50982311
Steers—Medium and Large 1527184.83/cwt170.00–195.009741,058
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full527160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy532169.50/cwt169.50–169.50902101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550154.00/cwt154.00–154.0084711
Steers—Medium and Large 1573178.63/cwt167.50–185.501,0241,804
Steers—Medium and Large 1626170.08/cwt161.50–175.001,065650
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643141.00/cwt141.00–141.0090715
Steers—Medium and Large 1662156.73/cwt149.50–161.501,038145
Steers—Medium and Large 1782157.42/cwt154.00–160.501,23155
Steers—Medium and Large 1862154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,33445
Steers—Medium and Large 1968158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,52958
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286189.00/cwt189.00–189.005418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315162.00/cwt162.00–162.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340189.50/cwt189.50–189.5064461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356154.00/cwt154.00–154.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374174.52/cwt169.00–180.0065354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed411181.00/cwt181.00–181.00744121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421165.65/cwt162.00–169.50697167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431142.00/cwt142.00–142.0061213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465175.00/cwt175.00–175.0081454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475141.00/cwt141.00–141.0067086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486157.51/cwt147.00–167.00765482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full494146.00/cwt146.00–146.0072114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519160.78/cwt148.00–172.50834694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.72/cwt141.00–145.0075362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540136.50/cwt136.50–136.5073710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561152.83/cwt136.00–157.00857297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement563166.01/cwt158.50–172.00935549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full598142.50/cwt142.50–142.5085269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy653135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,17732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full759145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,10133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,31151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1872156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,36012
Heifers—Large 11,036130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3478

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.