Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2022-09-02

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 2
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
2,651 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 2,510▲ 2,651 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder sale was two weeks ago, limited comparisons: Steers 900 lbs to 950 lbs were steady with instances 2.00 higher, heifers from 800 lbs to 999 lbs mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. A couple of small consignments of spring calves in todays offering. Most of todays offering were right off grass in light flesh condition. Cattle were green and fancy for quality. Several strings of reputation yearling steers offered buyers the opportunity to buy multiple loads of one owner cattle. Lots of part loads and packages of tested open heifers in todays sale. Hot and dry conditions in the area are becoming more prevalent. The next feeder sale in two weeks, September 16, 2022. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend with some beef on the grill.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.69/cwt on 1,457 head.
Average price
$177.69
1,457 head · 852 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$573
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$30.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.36
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1854178.941,5281,388
Large 11,055158.691,67529
Medium and Large 1-2645148.0595540
One grade step is worth $30.89/cwt here — about $573 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 sale1,457 hd
177.69
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SD average4 barns · 4,869 hd
172.33
+5.36
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1377245.00/cwt245.00–245.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673140.50/cwt140.50–140.5094617
Steers—Medium and Large 1700206.69/cwt196.50–209.001,44738
Steers—Medium and Large 1796201.67/cwt197.50–202.001,60577
Steers—Medium and Large 1818195.74/cwt190.50–198.001,601101
Steers—Medium and Large 1918187.68/cwt186.00–190.001,723146
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full923174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6068
Steers—Medium and Large 1983175.85/cwt174.00–176.501,72949
Steers—Medium and Large 11,009176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,781178
Steers—Large 1NHTC1,038180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,868108
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343220.00/cwt220.00–220.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641146.34/cwt139.00–172.0093835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed687188.24/cwt183.50–192.501,29359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,24912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735189.27/cwt189.00–189.501,391100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed735179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776179.41/cwt175.50–183.501,39236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed805182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,46975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1829179.94/cwt172.00–184.001,492223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full849168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,43112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880176.46/cwt168.50–181.751,553549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1922176.28/cwt171.50–180.251,625188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1965175.28/cwt172.00–178.001,691119
Heifers—Large 11,012168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,70011
Heifers—Large 11,082153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,65518

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.