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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 25

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Receipts

7,463 head

▼ 1,021 vs last sale 8,484▼ 1,140 vs year ago 8,603 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Steers from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, steers from 450 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower; Heifers from 400 lbs to 449 lbs and 500 lbs to 549 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher, heifers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs and heifers from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. No other comparisons available, although higher undertones would be noted. Good to very good demand for todays yearling offering which consisted of loads and some packages. An active market on the yearlings as most were light to medium flesh coming off dry pastures. Yearling numbers continue to dwindle. Calves were well received with most being fully vaccinated, right off the cow and attractive for quality. Calves were light to medium flesh as pasture conditions continue to deteriorate due to warm and dry weather. Multiple consignments of reputation black hided calves offered in full loads continue to bring a premium. Mostly order buyers, farmer feeders and internet buyers made for a full house and a very active market. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Wednesday, October 30, 2024, expecting a large run of black hided calves, starting at 1:00 pm 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 $324.91/cwt on 2,523 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −163.48 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$324.91

2,523 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs SD average

+25.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	325.42	1,787	2,461
Medium and Large 1-2	532	304.86	1,622	62

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale2,523 hd

324.91

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SD average11 barns · 10,792 hd

318.38

+6.53

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

+25.87

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−163.48

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

46 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.94/cwt	400.00–436.00	1,560	66
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	375.34/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,449	92
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	396	388.16/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,537	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	378.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,597	225
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,353	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	319.58/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,409	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	443	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,584	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	350.05/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,684	445
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,583	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	334.49/cwt	314.50–352.00	1,749	1,183
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	523	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,522	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	304.86/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,622	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	534	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,629	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	317.64/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,823	1,236
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	588	296.78/cwt	296.00–297.00	1,745	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	304.01/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,894	733
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	296.58/cwt	280.50–310.00	1,987	194
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,099	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,181	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,345	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	252.19/cwt	249.00–253.00	2,429	74
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	289	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	983	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	355.09/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,353	83
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	347.70/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,356	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	343.31/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,408	67
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	296.53/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,296	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	315.32/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,495	496
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	291.21/cwt	270.00–304.50	1,506	671
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	522	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,569	96
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	283.86/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,624	276
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	574	290.83/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,669	290
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,656	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	278.30/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,781	107
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,460	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,803	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,941	71
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	826	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,044	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,073	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,067	29
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	230.21/cwt	228.00–234.50	2,100	82
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	233.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,283	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	228.33/cwt	228.00–228.50	2,352	20
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,300	17
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,183	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,401	13

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 Oct 25, 2024

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

Receipts 7,463Last week 8,484Year ago 8,603

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	396	387.50–390.00	388.16
6	400–450	443	357.50	357.50
6	500–550	523	291.00	291.00
21	550–600	588	296.00–297.00	296.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	350–400	386	360.00–377.50	375.34
41	400–450	441	317.50–320.00	319.58
17	450–500	490	323.00	323.00
62	500–550	532	290.00–307.00	304.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	350–400	375	400.00–436.00	415.94
225	400–450	422	360.00–395.00	378.36
445	450–500	481	335.00–361.00	350.05
1,183	500–550	523	314.50–352.00	334.49
1,236	550–600	574	305.00–330.00	317.64
733	600–650	623	290.00–312.00	304.01
194	650–700	670	280.50–310.00	296.58
10	750–800	776	270.50	270.50
61	800–850	839	260.00	260.00
24	900–950	938	250.00	250.00
74	950–1000	963	249.00–253.00	252.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	534	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	440	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	289	340.00	340.00
35	350–400	390	335.00–382.50	347.70
37	400–450	437	291.00–313.00	296.53
6	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	598	235.00	235.00
25	600–650	637	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	679	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1000–1050	1,030	228.00–228.50	228.33
17	1050–1100	1,055	218.00	218.00
13	1150–1200	1,183	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	350–400	381	347.50–375.00	355.09
67	400–450	410	329.00–350.00	343.31
496	450–500	474	300.00–331.00	315.32
671	500–550	517	270.00–304.50	291.21
276	550–600	572	266.00–290.00	283.86
107	600–650	640	253.00–283.00	278.30
70	650–700	699	258.00	258.00
71	700–750	741	262.00	262.00
10	800–850	846	245.00	245.00
29	850–900	854	242.00	242.00
82	900–950	912	228.00–234.50	230.21
12	950–1000	978	230.00–237.00	233.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
96	500–550	522	300.50	300.50
290	550–600	574	284.00–302.00	290.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	800–850	826	247.50	247.50

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.