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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 22 →

Receipts

7,028 head

▲ 1,593 vs last sale 5,435▼ 1,456 vs year ago 8,484 · −17.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Best test on yearling steers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher, yearling heifers from 900 lbs to 949 lbs were steady to 10.00 higher. Steer calves from 400 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 30.00 higher, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Other weight classes not will compared. Good to very good demand for yearlings today, as most were off grass and light to medium fleshed. An active market on the yearlings as the availability of yearling decreases week after week. Big run of spring born calves in todays offering with most having two rounds of shots and were right off the cow. Calves were light fleshed and attractive for quality. A big crowd of buyers were on hand competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Sharply lower futures market had little affect on todays auction as buyer continue to cautiously refill empty pens. Next feeder sale will be Wednesday, October 22nd featuring a special black hided calf sale.

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 $501.71/cwt on 1,833 head. That ranks 12 of 17 comparable sales and sits +13.32 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$501.71

1,833 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$722

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

$112.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs SD average

+32.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	502.44	2,793	1,813
Medium and Large 1-2	572	459.20	2,627	13thin
Medium and Large 2	531	390.00	2,071	7thin

One grade step is worth $112.44/cwt here — about $722 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 sale1,833 hd

501.71

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SD average6 barns · 6,972 hd

505.82

−4.11

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

+32.67

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

+13.32

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

45 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 1	317	716.51/cwt	710.00–725.00	2,271	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	644.97/cwt	630.00–662.50	2,393	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,795	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	615.61/cwt	597.50–645.00	2,592	273
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,459	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	564.44/cwt	532.50–580.00	2,709	573
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	496	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,616	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,545	89
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	521.27/cwt	492.00–546.00	2,737	631
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,071	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	539	485.81/cwt	485.00–486.00	2,619	83
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	459.20/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,627	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	492.89/cwt	466.00–509.00	2,834	1,099
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	469.32/cwt	448.00–491.00	2,896	725
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,747	61
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	451.14/cwt	444.00–460.00	2,978	411
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,849	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,704	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	373.16/cwt	366.00–377.50	3,135	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	889	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,800	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	369.32/cwt	365.50–375.00	3,394	223
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	3,553	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	625.11/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,925	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	631.10/cwt	627.50–640.00	2,089	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	619.43/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,261	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	550.86/cwt	547.50–560.00	2,088	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,311	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	496.13/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,143	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	514.10/cwt	492.50–542.50	2,380	492
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,275	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	487	467.78/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,278	95
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	418.24/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,154	86
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	458.03/cwt	442.50–485.00	2,418	391
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	540	498.79/cwt	489.00–530.00	2,693	337
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	421.05/cwt	411.00–431.00	2,421	134
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	610	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,690	51
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,693	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	828	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,815	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	332.93/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,890	31
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	334.58/cwt	327.00–337.00	3,122	20
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	339.87/cwt	326.00–343.00	3,273	67
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	980	345.54/cwt	315.00–346.00	3,386	413
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	333.87/cwt	308.00–338.00	3,345	59
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,276	5

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 Oct 17, 2025

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

Receipts 7,028Last week 5,435Year ago 8,484

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	1000–1050	1,002	308.00–338.00	333.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
95	450–500	487	455.00–490.00	467.78
26	500–550	523	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	331	627.50–640.00	631.10
24	350–400	365	610.00–630.00	619.43
8	400–450	428	540.00	540.00
492	450–500	463	492.50–542.50	514.10
391	500–550	528	442.50–485.00	458.03
134	550–600	575	411.00–431.00	421.05
28	700–750	746	361.00	361.00
31	850–900	868	325.00–338.00	332.93
20	900–950	933	327.00–337.00	334.58
67	950–1000	963	326.00–343.00	339.87
5	1000–1050	1,005	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
337	500–550	540	489.00–530.00	498.79
51	600–650	610	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	308	590.00–645.00	625.11
36	350–400	379	547.50–560.00	550.86
16	400–450	432	490.00–510.00	496.13
6	450–500	479	475.00	475.00
86	500–550	515	385.00–430.00	418.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	828	340.00	340.00
413	950–1000	980	315.00–346.00	345.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	600–650	623	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
73	450–500	496	527.50	527.50
83	500–550	539	485.00–486.00	485.81
5	850–900	889	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	317	710.00–725.00	716.51
273	400–450	421	597.50–645.00	615.61
573	450–500	480	532.50–580.00	564.44
631	500–550	525	492.00–546.00	521.27
1,099	550–600	575	466.00–509.00	492.89
725	600–650	617	448.00–491.00	469.32
411	650–700	660	444.00–460.00	451.14
12	700–750	714	399.00	399.00
8	750–800	766	353.00	353.00
102	800–850	840	366.00–377.50	373.16
223	900–950	919	365.50–375.00	369.32
5	950–1000	963	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	408	685.00	685.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	371	630.00–662.50	644.97
14	400–450	447	550.00	550.00
89	450–500	499	510.00	510.00
13	550–600	572	452.50–465.00	459.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	390.00	390.00

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.