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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 31

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 14 →

Receipts

4,613 head

▲ 2,081 vs last sale 2,532▲ 4,613 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs and steers from 650 lbs to 799 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Best test on heifers 500 lbs to 549 lbs and 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 lower, other weight classes not well compared. Very good demand for todays offering. Calves were long time weaned, home raised, fully vaccinated and clean haired. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed, hay fed cattle to moderate plus cattle coming out of a grow yard. Several consignments from reputation ranchers offered buyers multiple loads of one owner cattle. Best demand for the light fleshed, black hided cattle suitable for summer grazing programs. There were several consignments of calves right off the cow, some with out vaccinations and not castrated. There was one consignment of fully vaccinated steer calves off the cow that brought 4.00 a pound weighing just over 500 pounds. Most of the usual crowed of order buyers, a few farmer feeders and internet buyers made for an active market. A few consignments of old crop yearlings with most being offered as packages. Cattle inventory report this afternoon shows livestock numbers close to pre report expectations. More winter type weather in the forecast for next week. No feeder cattle sale next week as the Black Hills Stock Show is underway. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, February 14, 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 $372.60/cwt on 518 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −115.80 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$372.60

518 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$50.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs SD average

+23.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	373.08	2,043	513
Medium and Large 1-2	513	322.50	1,654	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.58/cwt here — about $389 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale518 hd

372.60

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SD average6 barns · 2,091 hd

364.29

+8.31

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+23.94

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−115.80

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	1,745	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,933	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	415.93/cwt	408.00–422.50	1,967	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	85
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,654	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	375.69/cwt	355.00–388.00	1,999	192
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	362.19/cwt	347.50–369.50	2,079	230
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	598	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,949	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	347.51/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,158	229
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	641	320.88/cwt	313.00–322.00	2,057	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1NHTC	649	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,259	85
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	326.27/cwt	317.00–331.00	2,202	495
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,946	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,253	222
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1NHTC	719	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,351	150
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	740	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,161	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	308.49/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,366	290
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,391	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	831	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,202	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,405	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,470	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	372.75/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,584	64
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	378.08/cwt	354.00–380.00	1,686	66
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	374.55/cwt	364.00–392.00	1,787	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	491	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,657	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	354.31/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,857	229
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,672	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,823	86
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	324.41/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,888	233
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	623	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,053	164
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	307.16/cwt	293.00–322.00	1,926	272
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	644	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,823	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	309.14/cwt	299.00–316.00	2,062	140
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	672	324.17/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,178	216
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	717	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,929	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	293.79/cwt	276.00–298.00	2,112	92
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	286.95/cwt	266.00–294.00	2,184	190
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	776	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,421	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,046	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,205	63
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,876	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,778	79
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,965	73

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 Jan 31, 2025

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Receipts 4,613Last week 2,532Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	484	387.50	387.50
79	500–550	517	344.00	344.00
73	650–700	692	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	491	337.50	337.50
28	600–650	644	283.00	283.00
21	700–750	717	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	405.00	405.00
10	350–400	376	391.00	391.00
66	400–450	446	354.00–380.00	378.08
44	450–500	477	364.00–392.00	374.55
229	500–550	524	352.00–357.00	354.31
233	550–600	582	310.00–328.00	324.41
272	600–650	627	293.00–322.00	307.16
140	650–700	667	299.00–316.00	309.14
92	700–750	719	276.00–298.00	293.79
190	750–800	761	266.00–294.00	286.95
63	800–850	829	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
64	400–450	425	372.00–375.00	372.75
86	550–600	566	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	563	297.00	297.00
8	750–800	796	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
164	600–650	623	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
216	650–700	672	317.00–327.00	324.17
75	750–800	776	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	369	473.00	473.00
85	500–550	508	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	447	432.50	432.50
11	450–500	473	408.00–422.50	415.93
192	500–550	532	355.00–388.00	375.69
230	550–600	574	347.50–369.50	362.19
229	600–650	621	335.00–358.00	347.51
495	650–700	675	317.00–331.00	326.27
222	700–750	702	321.00	321.00
290	750–800	767	280.00–310.00	308.49
73	800–850	805	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	322.50	322.50
15	650–700	690	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	649	348.00	348.00
150	700–750	719	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	831	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	598	326.00	326.00
46	600–650	641	313.00–322.00	320.88
21	700–750	740	292.00	292.00

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.