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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Receipts

5,151 head

▼ 760 vs last sale 5,911▲ 144 vs year ago 5,007 · +2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 600 lbs to 799 lbs were generally 2.00 to 6.00 higher; Heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs, were steady to 2.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, no other comparisons available. Good demand for todays large run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. Most cattle were home raised, fully preconditioned and long time weaned. An active market with lots of buyers in the seats competing with internet buyers. Continue to see best demand for the light fleshed hay fed cattle suitable for summer grazing operation. Not as much tag seen on the cattle as we have seen the past few weeks as warmer and drier weather are making for better feeding conditions. Next feeder sale is Friday, March 15, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.44/cwt on 440 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −154.95 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$333.44

440 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs SD average

+20.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	333.67	1,934	433
Medium and Large 1-2	535	319.00	1,707	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale440 hd

333.44

—

SD average7 barns · 1,260 hd

330.23

+3.21

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+20.44

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−154.95

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $488.39 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

35 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	389.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,433	39
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	367.29/cwt	367.00–367.50	1,568	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,808	110
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	365.36/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,754	126
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	339.24/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,784	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,707	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	345.65/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,915	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	578	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,774	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	331.56/cwt	314.00–337.50	1,953	338
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	320.76/cwt	306.00–333.50	1,966	172
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	635	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,921	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	641	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,141	85
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	292.26/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,993	298
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	279.76/cwt	272.00–286.50	2,039	515
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	263.81/cwt	257.00–276.00	2,068	613
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,122	131
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	873	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,990	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,251	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,075	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,245	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,314	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	318.75/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,383	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,349	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	318.59/cwt	299.00–323.50	1,501	102
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	295.26/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,580	104
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	285.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,628	204
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	284.59/cwt	276.50–292.50	1,759	372
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	632	258.75/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,635	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,633	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	266.24/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,778	618
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	686	244.76/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,679	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	716	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,912	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	762	254.55/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,940	198
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	242.51/cwt	241.50–244.50	1,904	454

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 Mar 8, 2024

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

Receipts 5,151Last week 5,911Year ago 5,007

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	470	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
48	600–650	632	257.00–259.00	258.75
19	650–700	686	244.00–247.00	244.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	342.50	342.50
17	350–400	391	336.00	336.00
34	400–450	434	310.00–323.00	318.75
102	450–500	471	299.00–323.50	318.59
104	500–550	535	279.00–299.00	295.26
204	550–600	570	280.00–295.00	285.59
372	600–650	618	276.50–292.50	284.59
618	650–700	668	257.00–275.00	266.24
454	750–800	785	241.50–244.50	242.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	716	267.00	267.00
198	750–800	762	242.00–257.50	254.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	389	320.00	320.00
25	600–650	643	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	873	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
6	550–600	578	307.00	307.00
30	600–650	635	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	368	370.00–395.00	389.44
19	400–450	427	367.00–367.50	367.29
126	450–500	480	355.00–372.50	365.36
30	500–550	526	325.00–348.00	339.24
338	550–600	589	314.00–337.50	331.56
172	600–650	613	306.00–333.50	320.76
298	650–700	682	276.00–298.00	292.26
515	700–750	729	272.00–286.50	279.76
613	750–800	784	257.00–276.00	263.81
131	800–850	807	263.00	263.00
59	900–950	942	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
110	450–500	472	383.00	383.00
59	550–600	554	345.00–346.00	345.65
85	600–650	641	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	319.00	319.00

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.