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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Receipts

8,149 head

▲ 1,679 vs last sale 6,470▲ 2,997 vs year ago 5,152 · +58.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 450 lbs to 599 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher; best test on heifers 500 lbs to 599 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested. Good demand for several packages of yearlings with one load of spayed heifers in the offering. Flesh ranged from light flesh coming off dry pasture to medium plus coming out of a grow yard. Very good demand for todays large run of calves, most had been weaned at least 45 days, had spring and fall vaccinations. A few consignments were straight off the cow. Best demand for multiple loads that had been fully vaccinated and were black hided. Wide range in preconditioning from unweaned, no vaccinations, no casteration to long time weaned with 2 or 3 rounds of vaccinations. An active market with lots of buyers on the internet competing with order buyers and farmer feeder in the seats. This is the last feeder sale for 2024, Merry Christmas and Happy new Year. See you January 3, 2025.

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 $344.12/cwt on 1,338 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −144.27 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$344.12

1,338 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.00

vs SD average

+19.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	344.12	1,945	1,338

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,338 hd

344.12

—

SD average7 barns · 4,573 hd

340.12

+4.00

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+19.77

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−144.27

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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	373.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,221	27
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,470	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	422.76/cwt	422.00–437.50	1,640	110
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	422.01/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,718	94
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	442	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,684	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,882	110
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	370.66/cwt	356.00–390.00	1,783	276
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	499	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,756	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	510	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,596	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	360.06/cwt	336.00–370.00	1,869	356
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	339.72/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,977	936
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	594	309.78/cwt	294.00–313.00	1,840	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	326.70/cwt	302.00–344.50	2,061	741
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	649	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,895	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	318.14/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,154	449
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	297.35/cwt	278.50–312.50	2,144	190
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	292.91/cwt	272.50–303.00	2,247	475
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,414	69
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,247	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,494	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	261	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,018	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	359.92/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,163	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	368.24/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,204	40
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	373.88/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,391	190
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	358.26/cwt	334.00–365.00	1,533	275
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	337.83/cwt	321.00–351.00	1,605	881
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	513	295.95/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,518	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	327.29/cwt	306.00–344.00	1,702	477
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	537	345.16/cwt	336.00–357.50	1,854	243
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	312.47/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,759	186
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	579	338.02/cwt	329.00–351.00	1,957	303
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	292.61/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,808	213
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	284.35/cwt	263.00–294.00	1,922	140
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	258.70/cwt	247.00–265.50	1,894	107
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,918	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	843	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,015	20
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	910	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,134	54
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,267	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,152	23
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,374	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,763	113
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,709	77
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	361.65/cwt	356.00–367.50	1,852	193

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 Dec 13, 2024

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

Receipts 8,149Last week 6,470Year ago 5,152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	302	455.00	455.00
113	400–450	403	437.50	437.50
77	450–500	487	351.00	351.00
193	500–550	512	356.00–367.50	361.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	250–300	281	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	513	294.00–299.00	295.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	843	239.00	239.00
54	900–950	910	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	300–350	327	367.50–370.00	368.24
190	350–400	372	357.50–390.00	373.88
275	400–450	428	334.00–365.00	358.26
881	450–500	475	321.00–351.00	337.83
477	500–550	520	306.00–344.00	327.29
186	550–600	563	300.00–324.00	312.47
213	600–650	618	278.00–297.00	292.61
140	650–700	676	263.00–294.00	284.35
107	700–750	732	247.00–265.50	258.70
11	750–800	758	253.00	253.00
7	950–1000	969	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	261	390.00	390.00
18	300–350	323	340.00–370.00	359.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
243	500–550	537	336.00–357.50	345.16
303	550–600	579	329.00–351.00	338.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	440.00	440.00
110	350–400	388	422.00–437.50	422.76
94	400–450	407	400.00–427.50	422.01
276	450–500	481	356.00–390.00	370.66
356	500–550	519	336.00–370.00	360.06
936	550–600	582	323.00–350.00	339.72
741	600–650	631	302.00–344.50	326.70
449	650–700	677	300.00–327.50	318.14
190	700–750	721	278.50–312.50	297.35
475	750–800	767	272.50–303.00	292.91
69	900–950	923	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	327	370.00–375.00	373.53
10	400–450	443	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	381.00	381.00
30	450–500	499	352.00	352.00
6	500–550	510	313.00	313.00
40	550–600	594	294.00–313.00	309.78
18	600–650	649	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1200–1250	1,247	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	450–500	459	410.00	410.00

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.