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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Apr 12

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 29Apr 12Apr 26 →

Receipts

5,326 head

▲ 1,008 vs last sale 4,318▲ 5 vs year ago 5,321 · +0.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were generally 8.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of 12.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 700 lbs to 799 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Other weight classes not well compared. Good demand for todays offering of mostly home raised, preconditioned feeders and replacement heifers. Flesh ranged from light fleshed hay feed to moderate plus cattle coming out of grow yards. A moderate to active market with mostly order buyers competing with internet buyers. Several strings offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of one owner cattle together, up to nine loads per consignment. Several consignments of reputation replacement heifers were well received. Futures market continue to see downward pressure. Next feeder sale is Friday, April 26, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.72/cwt on 469 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −143.26 against this barn's trailing median of $446.97.

Average price

$303.72

469 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs SD average

+39.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	309.86	1,676	407
Medium and Large 1-2	555	263.35	1,462	62

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $214 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 sale469 hd

303.72

—

SD average5 barns · 815 hd

299.12

+4.60

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+39.76

This barn, trailing median17 sales

446.97

−143.26

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $477.73, low $412.54, median $446.97 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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,501	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	379.96/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,622	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	352.80/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,732	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	332.13/cwt	322.50–336.00	1,774	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	338.28/cwt	324.00–346.50	1,905	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,316	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	591	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,773	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	303.83/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,893	105
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,692	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	291.33/cwt	283.50–298.50	1,955	204
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	691	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,866	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	254.16/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,843	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,789	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	266.17/cwt	254.00–272.00	2,055	259
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	255.68/cwt	239.00–260.00	2,104	681
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	238.08/cwt	235.50–239.50	2,119	305
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,006	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,228	55
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,180	171.40/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,023	15
Steers	1350–1400	Large 1	1,356	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,387	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,247	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,282	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	336.78/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,462	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	322.74/cwt	302.00–334.00	1,533	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	321.61/cwt	301.00–335.00	1,643	211
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,267	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	271.12/cwt	261.50–284.00	1,526	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	297.22/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,703	196
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	277.37/cwt	267.00–284.50	1,731	232
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	258.47/cwt	249.50–278.00	1,771	470
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	249.87/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,794	116
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	724	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,658	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	733	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,847	219
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	244.19/cwt	234.50–250.50	1,878	207
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	773	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,929	144
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	234.83/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,923	33
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	820	247.89/cwt	244.00–251.00	2,033	318

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 Apr 12, 2024

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

Receipts 5,326Last week 4,318Year ago 5,321

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	1000–1050	1,006	221.50	221.50
15	1150–1200	1,180	171.00–172.00	171.40
5	1350–1400	1,356	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	771	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	591	300.00	300.00
15	650–700	691	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	393.00	393.00
36	400–450	427	371.00–395.00	379.96
33	450–500	491	340.00–355.00	352.80
66	500–550	534	322.50–336.00	332.13
64	550–600	563	324.00–346.50	338.28
105	600–650	623	298.00–311.00	303.83
204	650–700	671	283.50–298.50	291.33
55	700–750	725	241.00–268.00	254.16
259	750–800	772	254.00–272.00	266.17
681	800–850	823	239.00–260.00	255.68
305	850–900	890	235.50–239.50	238.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	491	320.00	320.00
13	550–600	572	230.00	230.00
13	600–650	629	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	344	362.50	362.50
5	350–400	361	355.00	355.00
38	400–450	434	325.00–343.00	336.78
35	450–500	475	302.00–334.00	322.74
211	500–550	511	301.00–335.00	321.61
196	550–600	573	287.00–310.00	297.22
232	600–650	624	267.00–284.50	277.37
470	650–700	685	249.50–278.00	258.47
116	700–750	718	242.00–253.00	249.87
207	750–800	769	234.50–250.50	244.19
33	800–850	819	231.00–237.00	234.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
219	700–750	733	252.00	252.00
144	750–800	773	249.50	249.50
318	800–850	820	244.00–251.00	247.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	530	239.00	239.00
47	550–600	563	261.50–284.00	271.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	724	229.00	229.00
12	750–800	757	225.00	225.00

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.