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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 7

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Receipts

4,768 head

▼ 2,230 vs last sale 6,998▼ 383 vs year ago 5,151 · −7.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 799 lbs were generally 2.00 to 6.00 higher, few instances of 3.00 lower, steers from 800 lbs to 899 lbs were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher; heifers from 500 lbs to 749 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, instances of 6.00 higher, other weight classes not well compared. An active to very active market on all classes of cattle in todays auction. Good demand on all classes of feeders with very good demand for replacement heifers in todays auction. Several consignments offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads, with plenty of part loads and packages to make loads out of. Most of todays offering was home raised, long time weaned, fully vaccinated and clean haired. A large offering of attractive replacement heifers commanded plenty of attention today as multiple buyers were wanting to own them. Large crowd for todays auction with the usual group of order buyers and a few farmer feeders competing with internet buyers wanting to purchase cattle. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderated plus coming out of a grow yard. Next feeder sale is scheduled for next Friday, March 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 $366.69/cwt on 231 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −127.27 against this barn's trailing median of $493.96.

Average price

$366.69

231 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.39

vs SD average

+17.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	366.69	2,080	231

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 sale231 hd

366.69

—

SD average6 barns · 1,139 hd

374.08

−7.39

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+17.41

This barn, trailing median18 sales

493.96

−127.27

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $493.96 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

31 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	431.70/cwt	423.00–445.00	1,843	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	77
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,028	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,912	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	366.33/cwt	353.00–379.00	2,088	210
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	343.84/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,115	111
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	329.16/cwt	318.00–335.00	2,169	194
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	320.07/cwt	303.00–326.50	2,266	447
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	298.59/cwt	285.00–305.50	2,320	647
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	292.06/cwt	286.50–296.50	2,395	641
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	289.21/cwt	287.50–291.00	2,505	134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,592	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	346.56/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,632	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	343.01/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,825	155
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	311.21/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,656	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,638	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	322.32/cwt	311.00–334.00	1,863	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,725	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	318.37/cwt	304.00–325.00	1,958	201
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,877	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	311.66/cwt	294.50–323.00	2,097	410
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	289.29/cwt	269.00–298.50	2,071	175
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	317.36/cwt	306.00–321.00	2,317	241
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	279.01/cwt	270.50–289.00	2,129	81
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	771	312.34/cwt	293.00–336.00	2,408	306
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	824	299.75/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,470	183
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	888	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,744	120
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,349	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	11

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 Mar 7, 2025

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

Receipts 4,768Last week 6,998Year ago 5,151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	600	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	354	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	403	395.00	395.00
30	450–500	471	343.00–365.00	346.56
155	500–550	532	327.50–350.00	343.01
44	550–600	578	311.00–334.00	322.32
201	600–650	615	304.00–325.00	318.37
410	650–700	673	294.50–323.00	311.66
175	700–750	716	269.00–298.50	289.29
81	750–800	763	270.50–289.00	279.01
17	950–1000	981	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
241	700–750	730	306.00–321.00	317.36
306	750–800	771	293.00–336.00	312.34
183	800–850	824	295.00–303.00	299.75
120	850–900	888	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	601	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	532	305.00–317.50	311.21
5	600–650	630	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	427	423.00–445.00	431.70
77	450–500	470	387.00	387.00
15	500–550	528	384.00	384.00
210	550–600	570	353.00–379.00	366.33
111	600–650	615	343.00–347.00	343.84
194	650–700	659	318.00–335.00	329.16
447	700–750	708	303.00–326.50	320.07
647	750–800	777	285.00–305.50	298.59
641	800–850	820	286.50–296.50	292.06
134	850–900	866	287.50–291.00	289.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	569	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	670	305.00	305.00

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.