Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-11-12

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 12
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
9,021 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 8,921▼ 737 vs year ago 9,758 · −7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves from 400# to 449# were $10.00 to $12.00 higher, 450# to 499# were steady to $2.00 higher, 500# to 549# were $8.00 to $10 .00 higher, 550# to 599# were $6.00 to $8.00 lower, 600# to 699# were mostly steady; Heifer calves from 400# to 449# were steady with lower undertones, 450# to 649# were generally $4.00 to $8.00 lower. No other comparisons were available. The best demand was for the full loads of really good quality calves. A good demand for the part loads, packages and full loads of the plainer type calves. Again there was a wide variation of prices within the same weight class due to quality, vaccination status and if it was a full or part load. Calves that have not been fully vaccinated are discounted severely at times. Most of the calves were unweaned, right off the cow and in light flesh condition. Lots of buyer interest with a fairly active market. A severe wind warning today and yesterday made movement of livestock rather difficult. We continue to see average to good interest in the yearling cattle with limited number available. The next feeder sale will be November 19th, expecting 7500 to 8000 or more high quality calves and yearlings. 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 $179.29/cwt on 5,318 head.
Average price
$179.29
5,318 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$522
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$36.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.52
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568179.771,0205,207
Medium and Large 1-2573162.9593478
Large 11,075143.501,54333
One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about −$522 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 sale5,318 hd
179.29
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SD average9 barns · 23,322 hd
170.77
+8.52
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330227.00/cwt227.00–227.00749115
Steers—Medium and Large 1361216.78/cwt214.00–221.0078334
Steers—Medium and Large 1433213.41/cwt200.00–218.00924192
Steers—Medium and Large 1480192.60/cwt182.00–208.00924692
Steers—Medium and Large 1532187.62/cwt174.00–199.00998865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536165.93/cwt160.00–173.0088915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562163.44/cwt147.00–168.0091932
Steers—Medium and Large 1578172.87/cwt164.00–178.509991,414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full583161.50/cwt161.50–161.5094217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602161.00/cwt161.00–161.0096931
Steers—Medium and Large 1620171.96/cwt162.00–178.001,0661,203
Steers—Medium and Large 1660163.64/cwt151.00–170.501,080474
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy706173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,225180
Steers—Medium and Large 1782151.30/cwt150.00–152.501,18321
Steers—Large 11,075143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,54333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320191.00/cwt191.00–191.0061198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361146.97/cwt145.00–150.0053116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388178.78/cwt178.00–180.0069430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed409191.50/cwt191.50–191.50783120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417157.22/cwt155.00–161.0065622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424171.63/cwt157.00–176.50728126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489161.18/cwt149.00–166.00788542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494144.00/cwt144.00–144.007115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519155.79/cwt148.50–165.00809571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528141.00/cwt141.00–141.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557131.00/cwt131.00–131.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571154.33/cwt145.00–158.00881959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement592169.43/cwt155.00–182.001,003208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614143.00/cwt143.00–143.008787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627150.74/cwt135.50–154.00945288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement640167.08/cwt155.50–172.501,069140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,02385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680143.00/cwt143.00–143.0097240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,08912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873127.79/cwt127.50–128.001,11616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1963140.47/cwt132.00–146.501,35334
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381179.00/cwt179.00–179.0068219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492142.00/cwt142.00–142.0069926

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.