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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 31

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Receipts

7,716 head

▼ 306 vs last sale 8,022▼ 1,241 vs year ago 8,957 · −13.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: not enough yearlings to give a price comparison; steer calves from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 lower, steers from 450 lbs to 749 lbs were steady to 12.00 lower; heifer calves from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 450 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 8.00 higher. Good to very good demand for todays offering of calves. Lessor demand for the old crop yearling cattle when compared to the last few weeks. A large crowd on hand for todays auction with order buyers, farmer feeders and internet buyers trying to buy cattle. A more cautious approach by those buying as the futures market was down again today. Calves were fresh off the cows, fully vaccinated and most were in light flesh condition. The full loads of black hided, fully preconditioned calves garnered the most interest from buyers. A fairly active market throughout the sale. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday November 7th, expecting a large run of calves and several consignments of old crop yearlings.

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 $465.10/cwt on 2,237 head. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −23.29 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$465.10

2,237 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs SD average

+35.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	465.53	2,589	2,199
Medium and Large 1-2	542	440.10	2,385	38

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale2,237 hd

465.10

—

SD average11 barns · 11,058 hd

457.61

+7.49

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+35.38

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−23.29

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

44 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,670	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,988	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,067	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	604.73/cwt	595.00–625.00	2,244	60
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	549.89/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,095	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	553.03/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,345	314
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	510.88/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,253	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	525.72/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,481	473
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,309	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	485.45/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,544	814
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	445.56/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,375	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,412	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	453.97/cwt	436.00–475.00	2,610	1,377
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	596	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,551	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	609	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,451	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,441	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	436.82/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,713	1,027
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	411.10/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,738	183
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	397.28/cwt	387.00–407.00	2,813	209
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,801	70
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	353.99/cwt	333.00–363.00	3,129	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,730	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	517.08/cwt	510.00–522.50	1,779	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,895	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	515.66/cwt	500.00–527.50	1,913	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	478.36/cwt	462.50–502.50	1,990	185
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	447.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,927	83
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	478.80/cwt	466.00–500.00	2,313	462
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	407.01/cwt	385.00–452.50	1,970	90
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	494	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,235	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,978	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	517	479.26/cwt	462.50–495.00	2,478	156
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	445.76/cwt	420.00–467.50	2,322	433
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	542	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,255	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	425.03/cwt	402.00–444.00	2,363	444
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	578	433.26/cwt	431.00–435.00	2,504	178
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	620	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,468	85
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	379.17/cwt	369.00–388.00	2,525	161
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	666	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,311	39
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	348.60/cwt	346.00–353.00	2,552	46
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,881	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,979	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	324.31/cwt	321.00–328.00	3,113	47

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 31, 2025

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

Receipts 7,716Last week 8,022Year ago 8,957

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	494	452.50	452.50
45	500–550	542	416.00	416.00
39	650–700	666	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	309	560.00	560.00
53	350–400	371	500.00–527.50	515.66
185	400–450	416	462.50–502.50	478.36
462	450–500	483	466.00–500.00	478.80
433	500–550	521	420.00–467.50	445.76
444	550–600	556	402.00–444.00	425.03
161	650–700	666	369.00–388.00	379.17
46	700–750	732	346.00–353.00	348.60
22	800–850	828	348.00	348.00
6	900–950	928	321.00	321.00
47	950–1000	960	321.00–328.00	324.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
156	500–550	517	462.50–495.00	479.26
178	550–600	578	431.00–435.00	433.26
85	600–650	620	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	344	510.00–522.50	517.08
21	350–400	361	525.00	525.00
83	400–450	431	445.00–455.00	447.04
90	450–500	484	385.00–452.50	407.01
7	500–550	504	392.50	392.50
14	550–600	565	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	428.00	428.00
16	600–650	609	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	284	700.00	700.00
15	300–350	304	680.00	680.00
60	350–400	371	595.00–625.00	604.73
314	400–450	424	530.00–595.00	553.03
473	450–500	472	500.00–547.50	525.72
814	500–550	524	460.00–505.00	485.45
1,377	550–600	575	436.00–475.00	453.97
1,027	600–650	621	410.00–452.00	436.82
183	650–700	666	395.00–417.00	411.10
209	700–750	708	387.00–407.00	397.28
70	750–800	778	360.00	360.00
79	850–900	884	333.00–363.00	353.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	635.00	635.00
42	350–400	381	540.00–560.00	549.89
64	400–450	441	500.00–525.00	510.88
6	450–500	494	467.50	467.50
29	500–550	533	422.50–455.00	445.56
9	550–600	571	422.50	422.50
5	600–650	618	395.00	395.00

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.