Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2024-02-09

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 9
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
6,837 head
▲ 759 vs last sale 6,078▲ 776 vs year ago 6,061 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs and steers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were usually 8.00 to 10.00 higher, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs and 750 lbs to 799 lbs were generally steady: Heifers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs and 700 lbs to 749 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Several long strings of home raised reputation cattle offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads of one owner cattle. Good to very good demand for todays offering of long time weaned and fully preconditioned cattle. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle running out on pasture to moderate plus cattle coming from a grow yard. Most cattle were showing some tag as recent weather conditions have made for sloppy pen conditions and muddy roads in some areas. Best demand for lighter fleshed cattle suitable for summer grazing programs. The bulk of the sale consisted of black hided steers that were attractive for quality. Several strings of fancy replacement heifers were met with good demand. Lots of buyers in the seats competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Next feeder sale will be Friday, February 16, 2024. Happy Valentine's Day: 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 $267.12/cwt on 4,460 head.
Average price
$267.12
4,460 head · 749 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$593
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$28.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.75
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1749267.232,0034,442
Medium and Large 1-2590238.751,41018thin
One grade step is worth $28.48/cwt here — about $593 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 sale4,460 hd
267.12
—
SD average9 barns · 19,616 hd
266.37
+0.75
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1358336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,20310
Steers—Medium and Large 1499333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,66220
Steers—Medium and Large 1508322.28/cwt317.00–335.001,63772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3817
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full530277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,46815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3345
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full586289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,69431
Steers—Medium and Large 1590327.52/cwt310.00–332.001,932107
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy621264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6395
Steers—Medium and Large 1NHTC626303.95/cwt299.50–308.501,903170
Steers—Medium and Large 1642292.11/cwt288.00–305.501,875266
Steers—Medium and Large 1664280.33/cwt265.00–287.501,861405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4746
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full674252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6988
Steers—Medium and Large 1NHTC714285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,035152
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full722252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,81953
Steers—Medium and Large 1734269.49/cwt258.00–280.001,9781,004
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed756279.50/cwt279.50–279.502,113151
Steers—Medium and Large 1772256.90/cwt251.00–263.001,983613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy778242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,88332
Steers—Medium and Large 1NHTC822266.03/cwt262.50–271.002,187313
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full830225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,86841
Steers—Medium and Large 1833248.40/cwt234.50–253.002,069461
Steers—Medium and Large 1869237.11/cwt235.00–238.002,060212
Steers—Medium and Large 1927224.19/cwt221.00–225.002,078301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344268.00/cwt268.00–268.009228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1352285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,00311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428277.58/cwt273.00–289.001,18833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,26020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed531300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,59362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,50120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1592276.57/cwt275.00–282.001,637209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement608282.62/cwt279.50–285.001,718150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615277.94/cwt275.00–279.001,709130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement684265.85/cwt262.00–281.001,818369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689241.39/cwt233.00–245.001,663101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718244.76/cwt238.00–247.501,757474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement743253.15/cwt250.00–256.001,881173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement757242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,83683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,996340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy799214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,71013

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.