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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 21

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Receipts

4,039 head

▼ 2,714 vs last sale 6,753▼ 2,768 vs year ago 6,807 · −40.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 600 lbs to 899 lbs were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, instances of 8.00 higher: heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, other weight classes not well compared. Good demand for todays large offering of high quality feeder steers, feeder heifers and replacement heifers. Large crowd in attendance for todays sale with the usual crowd of order buyers, a few farmer feeders competing with internet buyers. Several strings of light fleshed, hay fed cattle that were fully vaccinated, long time weaned and displayed lots of eye appeal were will received and commanded lots of buyer attention. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle that were running out on pasture to moderate plus cattle coming out of a grow yard. Extreme cold weather this past week caused several cancellations. Buyers are wanting to own cattle, though most are paying more for feeder cattle than they would like, making for some high breakeven prices. Warmer weather arrived and is giving producers and livestock some relief from last weeks brutal cold. On feed report out today indicated fewer placements and fewer marketing of fat cattle than pre report expectations. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, February 28, 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 $371.32/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −117.08 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$371.32

86 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.57

vs SD average

+30.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	371.32	2,035	86

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 sale86 hd

371.32

—

SD average5 barns · 1,050 hd

354.75

+16.57

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

+30.11

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−117.08

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	476	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,833	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	478	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,122	107
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	381.33/cwt	377.50–391.00	2,040	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	594	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,996	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,227	90
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	344.63/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,178	354
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	325.55/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,194	383
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1NHTC	690	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,201	89
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	305.72/cwt	297.00–311.00	2,198	356
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	306.99/cwt	300.00–310.50	2,358	408
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	768	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,173	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	782	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,291	78
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	289.97/cwt	284.00–293.50	2,430	350
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	278.68/cwt	273.50–283.00	2,433	238
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,510	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,415	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	363.58/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,411	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	349.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,517	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	453	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,484	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,787	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	322.43/cwt	312.50–334.50	1,819	200
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	618	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,724	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	306.45/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,946	200
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	646	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,770	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	291.53/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,985	150
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,088	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	740	307.70/cwt	281.00–312.50	2,277	231
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	764	287.59/cwt	281.00–290.00	2,197	176
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	271.51/cwt	270.00–282.00	2,082	86
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,037	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,370	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,092	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,381	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	9

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 21, 2025

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

Receipts 4,039Last week 6,753Year ago 6,807

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
107	450–500	478	444.00	444.00
90	600–650	602	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
89	650–700	690	319.00	319.00
78	750–800	782	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
67	500–550	535	377.50–391.00	381.33
354	600–650	632	339.00–350.00	344.63
383	650–700	674	315.00–329.00	325.55
356	700–750	719	297.00–311.00	305.72
408	750–800	768	300.00–310.50	306.99
350	800–850	838	284.00–293.50	289.97
238	850–900	873	273.50–283.00	278.68
65	900–950	903	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	476	385.00	385.00
19	550–600	594	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	768	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	435	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	646	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	327.50	327.50
19	600–650	618	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	388	352.50–380.00	363.58
29	400–450	434	345.00–355.00	349.65
41	500–550	524	341.00	341.00
200	550–600	564	312.50–334.50	322.43
200	600–650	635	294.00–309.00	306.45
150	650–700	681	281.00–296.00	291.53
19	700–750	703	297.00	297.00
86	750–800	767	270.00–282.00	271.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
231	700–750	740	281.00–312.50	307.70
176	750–800	764	281.00–290.00	287.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,037	228.50	228.50
8	1050–1100	1,092	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	417.50	417.50

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.