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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-14

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

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 28 →

Receipts

5,963 head

▲ 1,195 vs last sale 4,768▲ 1,515 vs year ago 4,448 · +34.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs and 750 lbs to 849 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, steers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs and 850 lbs to 899 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers from 500 lbs to 749 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower, other weight classes not well compared. An active to very active market on all classes of feeder cattle, just an active market on the replacement heifers available for today 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. Several consignments of replacement heifers were met with lack luster enthusiasm. Large crowd for today auction with the usual group of order buyers and a few farmer feeders competing with internet buyers wanting to purchase cattle. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, March 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 $379.03/cwt on 393 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −109.36 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$379.03

393 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$39.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs SD average

+20.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	381.66	2,125	367
Medium and Large 1-2	552	342.00	1,888	26

One grade step is worth $39.66/cwt here — about $237 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 sale393 hd

379.03

—

SD average5 barns · 1,267 hd

373.40

+5.63

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+20.36

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−109.36

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

38 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 1-2	387	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,587	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,600	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	414.53/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,965	123
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	410.29/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,138	129
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,888	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	366.14/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,109	238
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	627	304.12/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,907	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	346.07/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,173	247
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1NHTC	641	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,224	89
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	328.29/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,236	382
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,041	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	314.90/cwt	291.00–325.00	2,292	458
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	740	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,131	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	300.36/cwt	278.50–306.00	2,331	901
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	297.47/cwt	287.00–304.25	2,445	286
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	281.52/cwt	270.50–287.00	2,430	225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	251	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,054	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	321	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,252	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,572	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,373	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	400.47/cwt	360.00–407.50	1,738	99
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	345.44/cwt	342.50–348.00	1,668	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	109
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	339.83/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,825	101
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	320.54/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,869	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	306.53/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,931	380
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	301.59/cwt	284.00–309.50	2,039	455
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	683	263.69/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,801	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	248.56/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,770	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	722	297.26/cwt	296.00–299.00	2,146	127
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	283.91/cwt	277.50–289.00	2,053	250
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	775	294.02/cwt	288.00–301.00	2,279	291
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	270.53/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,113	475
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,191	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,132	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	262	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,231	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,619	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	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 Mar 14, 2025

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

Receipts 5,963Last week 4,768Year ago 4,448

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	368	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	262	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	510	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	683	259.00–270.00	263.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	345.00	345.00
12	700–750	712	242.00–257.50	248.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	321	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	354	444.00	444.00
99	400–450	434	360.00–407.50	400.47
11	450–500	483	342.50–348.00	345.44
101	500–550	537	335.00–341.00	339.83
48	550–600	583	310.00–330.00	320.54
380	600–650	630	287.00–312.50	306.53
455	650–700	676	284.00–309.50	301.59
250	700–750	723	277.50–289.00	283.91
475	750–800	781	265.00–285.00	270.53
70	800–850	813	269.50	269.50
20	850–900	892	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
127	700–750	722	296.00–299.00	297.26
291	750–800	775	288.00–301.00	294.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	500–550	510	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	421	380.00	380.00
26	550–600	552	342.00	342.00
8	650–700	699	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	450–500	474	395.00–422.50	414.53
129	500–550	521	400.00–417.00	410.29
238	550–600	576	355.00–382.50	366.14
247	600–650	628	341.00–351.00	346.07
382	650–700	681	323.00–337.00	328.29
458	700–750	728	291.00–325.00	314.90
901	750–800	776	278.50–306.00	300.36
286	800–850	822	287.00–304.25	297.47
225	850–900	863	270.50–287.00	281.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
89	600–650	641	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	627	300.00–317.00	304.12
5	700–750	740	288.00	288.00

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.