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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11 →

Receipts

8,096 head

▲ 2,133 vs last sale 5,963▲ 3,778 vs year ago 4,318 · +87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs, steers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs and 750 lbs to 899 lbs were generally 8.00 to 12.00 higher, while steers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were mostly steady; heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 749 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, other weight classes not well compared. A large crowed for todays 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. 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 were home raised, long time weaned, fully vaccinated and clean haired. An active to very active market on all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate demand for the replacement heifers today. Next feeder sale is in two weeks, April 11, 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 $380.44/cwt on 599 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −113.52 against this barn's trailing median of $493.96.

Average price

$380.44

599 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$66.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs SD average

+16.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	381.55	2,189	589
Medium and Large 1-2	591	315.00	1,862	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.55/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale599 hd

380.44

—

SD average6 barns · 1,209 hd

378.18

+2.26

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+16.46

This barn, trailing median18 sales

493.96

−113.52

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

47 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,555	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,767	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,893	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	463.51/cwt	451.00–476.00	1,988	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,016	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	425.51/cwt	421.00–447.50	2,089	139
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,104	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	403.15/cwt	386.00–413.00	2,121	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	547	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,084	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	378.27/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,202	502
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,862	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,192	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	357.44/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,273	142
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,297	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	342.96/cwt	330.50–357.00	2,301	466
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	313.00/cwt	293.50–337.00	2,294	737
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	311.43/cwt	291.00–319.50	2,407	943
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	306.59/cwt	280.50–314.50	2,505	512
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	299.74/cwt	291.00–302.00	2,569	705
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,544	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	261.75/cwt	258.00–264.50	2,581	272
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	261.39/cwt	257.00–263.25	2,635	171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	411.74/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,614	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,444	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,741	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	405.12/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,843	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,778	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,682	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	362.35/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,884	278
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	344.58/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,868	99
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,865	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	327.94/cwt	304.00–346.00	1,879	149
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	312.75/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,980	136
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	304.00/cwt	291.00–321.00	2,034	444
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	677	311.54/cwt	311.00–312.00	2,109	166
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	284.18/cwt	269.00–286.00	2,006	71
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	282.89/cwt	268.00–286.50	2,187	215
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	777	305.88/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,377	572
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	808	298.96/cwt	283.00–330.00	2,416	210
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,333	56
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	869	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,411	260
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,128	5
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,370	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,787	21
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,060	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,239	31
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,211	6

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 28, 2025

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

Receipts 8,096Last week 5,963Year ago 4,318

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	495.00	495.00
31	400–450	429	451.00–476.00	463.51
139	450–500	491	421.00–447.50	425.51
32	500–550	526	386.00–413.00	403.15
502	550–600	582	360.00–388.00	378.27
142	600–650	636	335.00–365.00	357.44
466	650–700	671	330.50–357.00	342.96
737	700–750	733	293.50–337.00	313.00
943	750–800	773	291.00–319.50	311.43
512	800–850	817	280.50–314.50	306.59
705	850–900	857	291.00–302.00	299.74
59	900–950	902	282.00	282.00
272	950–1000	986	258.00–264.50	261.75
171	1000–1050	1,008	257.00–263.25	261.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	465.00	465.00
10	550–600	591	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	480.00	480.00
17	400–450	448	450.00	450.00
29	500–550	507	415.00	415.00
59	600–650	615	356.50	356.50
84	650–700	662	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	547	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	412.50	412.50
99	500–550	542	338.00–345.00	344.58
47	550–600	567	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,185	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	455	385.00–410.00	405.12
278	500–550	520	345.00–377.50	362.35
149	550–600	573	304.00–346.00	327.94
136	600–650	633	305.00–317.00	312.75
444	650–700	669	291.00–321.00	304.00
71	700–750	706	269.00–286.00	284.18
215	750–800	773	268.00–286.50	282.89
56	850–900	850	274.50	274.50
5	950–1000	950	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	392	380.00–420.00	411.74
8	400–450	401	360.00	360.00
26	450–500	487	365.00	365.00
6	500–550	502	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
166	650–700	677	311.00–312.00	311.54
572	750–800	777	295.00–316.00	305.88
210	800–850	808	283.00–330.00	298.96
260	850–900	869	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	493	362.50	362.50
11	750–800	763	270.00	270.00
31	800–850	817	274.00	274.00
6	900–950	941	235.00	235.00

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.