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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Jan 31Feb 14Feb 21 →

Receipts

6,753 head

▲ 2,140 vs last sale 4,613▲ 1,058 vs year ago 5,695 · +18.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, steers 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher, steers from 700 lbs to 799 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower; heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, other weight classes not well compared. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of high quality feeder steers, feeder heifers and replacement heifers. Best demand for the light fleshed hay fed cattle. Several strings of cattle from reputation ranches offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads from the same sort. There were multiple consignments of high quality black hided cattle in todays sale that were home raised, long time weaned, fully vaccinated and displayed plenty of eye appeal. Most of the usual crowd of order buyers, internet buyers and a few farmer feeders made for an active market. Several consignments of attractive replacement heifers were well received and saw lots of buyer interest. Cold weather in the area continues and looks like it will be around for another week. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, February 21, 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 $363.07/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −125.32 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$363.07

237 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$42.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs SD average

+24.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	364.86	2,023	227
Medium and Large 1-2	515	322.50	1,661	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.36/cwt here — about $362 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 sale237 hd

363.07

—

SD average8 barns · 1,459 hd

360.76

+2.31

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

+24.40

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−125.32

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

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	393.79/cwt	393.00–395.00	1,926	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,706	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,875	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,661	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,953	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	363.28/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,045	187
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	337.28/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,138	555
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	323.30/cwt	306.00–335.00	2,150	657
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,971	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	678	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,034	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	305.69/cwt	291.00–312.00	2,253	803
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,097	61
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	765	310.66/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,377	204
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	298.40/cwt	284.00–311.00	2,292	608
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	284.05/cwt	265.00–288.00	2,332	655
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	279.22/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,407	255
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,627	232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,551	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,562	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	355.17/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,630	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	346.53/cwt	333.00–358.50	1,837	221
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	331.78/cwt	331.00–333.00	1,914	160
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	304.69/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,877	306
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	254
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	625	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,019	170
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	659	323.49/cwt	304.00–326.00	2,132	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	303.96/cwt	292.00–313.00	2,006	83
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,789	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	283.64/cwt	281.50–289.00	2,037	310
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	724	325.82/cwt	303.00–349.00	2,359	620
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	748	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,990	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,081	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	5

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 Feb 14, 2025

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

Receipts 6,753Last week 4,613Year ago 5,695

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
254	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	748	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	360.00	360.00
42	450–500	459	342.50–365.00	355.17
221	500–550	530	333.00–358.50	346.53
160	550–600	577	331.00–333.00	331.78
306	600–650	616	295.00–307.00	304.69
83	650–700	660	292.00–313.00	303.96
310	700–750	718	281.50–289.00	283.64
5	800–850	846	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
170	600–650	625	323.00	323.00
46	650–700	659	304.00–326.00	323.49
620	700–750	724	303.00–349.00	325.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
21	650–700	665	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	422	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
204	750–800	765	310.00–312.00	310.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	496	344.00	344.00
10	500–550	515	322.50	322.50
6	650–700	666	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	489	393.00–395.00	393.79
19	500–550	511	367.00	367.00
187	550–600	563	346.00–370.00	363.28
555	600–650	634	329.00–345.00	337.28
657	650–700	665	306.00–335.00	323.30
803	700–750	737	291.00–312.00	305.69
608	750–800	768	284.00–311.00	298.40
655	800–850	821	265.00–288.00	284.05
255	850–900	862	272.50–285.00	279.22
232	950–1000	982	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	678	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	518	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	700–750	741	283.00	283.00

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.