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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Apr 11

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 28Apr 11Apr 25 →

Receipts

6,057 head

▼ 2,039 vs last sale 8,096▲ 731 vs year ago 5,326 · +13.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs were 6.00 to 12.00 higher, steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were steady with instances of 6.00 lower, steers from 950 lbs to 999 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher; heifers from 550 lbs to 549 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, no other comparisons available. Good to very good demand for this large offering of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. A large crowed for todays auction with order buyers, and famer feeders competing with internet buyers wanting to purchase cattle. Best demand was seen for the light fleshed, hay feed cattle, with a moderate demand for the backgrounded cattle. Home raised replacement heifers had an active market from the buyers today. Todays runs consisted of multiple consignments of weaned fall calves and back grounded cattle in primarily load lots. Not as many consignments of part loads and packages as there were two weeks ago, yet buyers could put loads together. Next feeder sale is in two weeks, April 25, 2025

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.48/cwt on 505 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −92.49 against this barn's trailing median of $446.97.

Average price

$354.48

505 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.13

vs SD average

+37.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	354.48	1,886	505

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 sale505 hd

354.48

—

SD average7 barns · 991 hd

344.35

+10.13

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

+37.93

This barn, trailing median17 sales

446.97

−92.49

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $477.73, low $412.54, median $446.97 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

35 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,711	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	436.21/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,889	128
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	420.06/cwt	414.00–428.00	2,033	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	396.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,100	192
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	387.32/cwt	363.00–392.00	2,223	336
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	374.06/cwt	344.00–377.00	2,300	112
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	348.63/cwt	336.00–351.00	2,388	502
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	685	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,048	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,339	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	308.97/cwt	295.00–309.50	2,456	448
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,519	140
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	298.29/cwt	296.00–299.50	2,550	203
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	273.25/cwt	273.25–273.25	2,659	126
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,064	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,639	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,296	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,649	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	406.12/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,763	312
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	373.05/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,802	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	357.82/cwt	347.00–372.50	1,886	452
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	326.02/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,871	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	321.97/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,983	214
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	310.33/cwt	287.00–315.00	2,057	180
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	300.48/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,124	145
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	709	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,120	74
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	778	296.30/cwt	286.00–300.00	2,305	584
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	288.03/cwt	268.00–291.00	2,241	278
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	802	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,422	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,072	33
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,224	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	882	265.43/cwt	264.00–268.00	2,341	184
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	905	257.39/cwt	257.00–258.00	2,329	173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,054	8
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1	1,040	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,579	42

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 Apr 11, 2025

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

Receipts 6,057Last week 8,096Year ago 5,326

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	1000–1050	1,040	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	613	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
27	350–400	395	417.50	417.50
312	400–450	434	400.00–410.00	406.12
48	450–500	483	361.00–375.00	373.05
452	500–550	527	347.00–372.50	357.82
53	550–600	574	320.00–332.00	326.02
214	600–650	616	315.00–329.00	321.97
180	650–700	663	287.00–315.00	310.33
145	700–750	707	295.00–306.00	300.48
278	750–800	778	268.00–291.00	288.03
33	800–850	803	258.00	258.00
51	850–900	862	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
74	700–750	709	299.00	299.00
584	750–800	778	286.00–300.00	296.30
70	800–850	802	302.00	302.00
184	850–900	882	264.00–268.00	265.43
173	900–950	905	257.00–258.00	257.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	348	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
128	400–450	433	425.00–450.00	436.21
67	450–500	484	414.00–428.00	420.06
192	500–550	529	370.00–400.00	396.95
336	550–600	574	363.00–392.00	387.32
112	600–650	615	344.00–377.00	374.06
502	650–700	685	336.00–351.00	348.63
77	700–750	724	323.00	323.00
448	750–800	795	295.00–309.50	308.97
140	800–850	844	298.50	298.50
203	850–900	855	296.00–299.50	298.29
126	950–1000	973	273.25	273.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	311	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	685	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	1050–1100	1,064	248.00	248.00

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.