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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, May 24

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← May 10May 24Jun 7 →

Receipts

5,848 head

▲ 799 vs last sale 5,049▲ 318 vs year ago 5,530 · +5.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: best test on steers 500 lbs to 549 lbs and 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher, steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher, steers from 950 lbs to 999 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher; best test on heifers 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. No other weight classes comparable. Good to very good demand for todays offering of weaned and preconditioned fall calves along with the backgrounded yearlings. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed cattle suitable for summer grazing to moderate plus cattle coming out of a grow yard. Several long strings offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of one owner cattle together, up to 6 loads per consignment. Mostly order buyers competing with internet buyers made for an active market. There were several groups of reputation replacement heifers and buyers were determined to purchase them, being quiet aggressive at times as some dollared up more than $2,350.00 per head. Adequate moister in the area has provided a good start for the grazing season and making for a promising hay crop. Next feeder sale will be Friday, June 7th, the 27th annual WLAC Anniversary sale, expecting a large offering. Sale starts at 7am central time.

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 $352.27/cwt on 305 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −136.12 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$352.27

305 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$37.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs SD average

+38.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	355.55	1,958	278
Medium and Large 1-2	597	318.50	1,901	27

One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $57 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 sale305 hd

352.27

—

SD average4 barns · 429 hd

348.59

+3.68

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+38.17

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−136.12

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

32 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,631	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,774	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,827	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,567	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	356.35/cwt	354.50–361.00	1,917	151
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	354.60/cwt	338.00–362.00	2,007	127
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	1,901	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	325.16/cwt	311.00–331.00	2,036	127
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	310.60/cwt	301.00–321.50	2,106	240
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	290.92/cwt	283.00–293.00	2,132	88
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	735	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,852	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	283.48/cwt	271.00–290.50	2,231	408
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	273.50/cwt	258.00–278.25	2,248	549
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	259.31/cwt	258.00–260.00	2,290	487
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	242.77/cwt	225.50–248.75	2,367	384
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,382	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,515	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,050	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	343.70/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,664	134
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	326.14/cwt	316.00–329.00	1,774	132
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	309.06/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,802	238
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	294.58/cwt	285.00–301.50	1,841	243
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	278.41/cwt	272.50–291.00	1,910	110
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	267.65/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,924	270
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	728	288.65/cwt	285.00–289.00	2,101	79
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	780	275.78/cwt	268.00–291.00	2,151	216
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	262.25/cwt	242.00–263.00	2,059	546
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,897	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	840	268.51/cwt	249.00–282.00	2,255	179
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	889	242.83/cwt	242.50–244.00	2,159	53
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	935	232.48/cwt	231.00–234.00	2,174	124

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 May 24, 2024

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

Receipts 5,848Last week 5,049Year ago 5,530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	735	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	439	404.00	404.00
8	450–500	459	398.00	398.00
151	500–550	538	354.50–361.00	356.35
127	550–600	566	338.00–362.00	354.60
127	600–650	626	311.00–331.00	325.16
240	650–700	678	301.00–321.50	310.60
88	700–750	733	283.00–293.00	290.92
408	750–800	787	271.00–290.50	283.48
549	800–850	822	258.00–278.25	273.50
487	850–900	883	258.00–260.00	259.31
384	950–1000	975	225.50–248.75	242.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
13	400–450	432	377.50	377.50
5	450–500	461	340.00	340.00
27	550–600	597	318.50	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	414	366.00	366.00
134	450–500	484	343.00–353.00	343.70
132	500–550	544	316.00–329.00	326.14
238	550–600	583	300.00–311.00	309.06
243	600–650	625	285.00–301.50	294.58
110	650–700	686	272.50–291.00	278.41
270	700–750	719	259.00–273.00	267.65
546	750–800	785	242.00–263.00	262.25
8	800–850	814	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
79	700–750	728	285.00–289.00	288.65
216	750–800	780	268.00–291.00	275.78
179	800–850	840	249.00–282.00	268.51
53	850–900	889	242.50–244.00	242.83
124	900–950	935	231.00–234.00	232.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	360.00	360.00
7	400–450	447	235.00	235.00

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.