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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 21

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Receipts

6,500 head

▼ 1,133 vs last sale 7,633▲ 593 vs year ago 5,907 · +10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves from 400 lbs to 499 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 10.00 to 20.00 lower, heifer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady. No caparisons on yearlings due to limited numbers. A big run of cattle for today sale with several consignments of yearlings that were offered in load lots, up to 9 loads per consignment. Several packages of tested open heifers were available as well. Yearling were light to medium flesh, mostly off grass and generally attractive for quality. An active market on the yearlings and they were met with moderate demand. Moderate to good demand for todays offering of calves, a few consignments of weaned calves, otherwise calves were right off the cow, most had been fully vaccinated and were attractive for quality. Usual crowd of order buyers competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Several strings of calves today, up to 1200 per consignment offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads together. There were plenty of part loads and packages available today as well. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, December 5, 2025. Happy Thanksgiving.

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 $442.41/cwt on 1,546 head. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −45.98 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$442.41

1,546 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$25.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs SD average

+32.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	442.53	2,494	1,539
Medium and Large 1-2	502	417.50	2,096	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $398 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 sale1,546 hd

442.41

—

SD average8 barns · 3,962 hd

432.76

+9.66

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+32.33

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−45.98

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

34 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	555.27/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,054	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	527.46/cwt	497.50–540.00	2,273	199
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	493.18/cwt	487.50–545.00	2,348	160
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	497	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,299	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,096	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	457.30/cwt	443.00–477.00	2,447	438
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	553	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,184	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	439.36/cwt	413.00–463.00	2,522	1,022
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	591	402.45/cwt	402.00–403.00	2,378	70
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	406.61/cwt	384.00–421.00	2,558	608
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	395.57/cwt	371.00–417.00	2,666	629
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	342.09/cwt	339.50–343.50	2,867	106
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,106	116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,562	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	464.93/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,818	79
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,680	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	459.97/cwt	430.00–477.50	1,950	139
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	447.62/cwt	412.50–456.00	2,158	365
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,310	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	410.14/cwt	393.00–430.00	2,178	261
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	568	429.01/cwt	412.00–451.00	2,437	366
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	398.40/cwt	367.50–407.00	2,263	388
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	570	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,018	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	614	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,438	180
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	384.01/cwt	360.00–399.00	2,381	370
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,446	25
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,532	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	946	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,762	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	971	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,942	113
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,882	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,892	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Spayed	1,053	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	3,051	495
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,086	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,802	7
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,112	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,791	24

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 Nov 21, 2025

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

Receipts 6,500Last week 7,633Year ago 5,907

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,033	280.00	280.00
24	1100–1150	1,112	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
495	1050–1100	1,053	289.75	289.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	350–400	391	455.00–485.00	464.93
139	400–450	424	430.00–477.50	459.97
365	450–500	482	412.50–456.00	447.62
261	500–550	531	393.00–430.00	410.14
388	550–600	568	367.50–407.00	398.40
370	600–650	620	360.00–399.00	384.01
25	800–850	810	302.00	302.00
14	850–900	867	292.00	292.00
10	900–950	946	292.00	292.00
9	950–1000	987	292.00	292.00
7	1050–1100	1,086	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
366	550–600	568	412.00–451.00	429.01
180	600–650	614	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	505	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	465.00	465.00
6	350–400	393	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	570	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
113	950–1000	971	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	553	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	497	462.50	462.50
70	550–600	591	402.00–403.00	402.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	370	530.00–580.00	555.27
199	400–450	431	497.50–540.00	527.46
160	450–500	476	487.50–545.00	493.18
438	500–550	535	443.00–477.00	457.30
1,022	550–600	574	413.00–463.00	439.36
608	600–650	629	384.00–421.00	406.61
629	650–700	674	371.00–417.00	395.57
106	800–850	838	339.50–343.50	342.09
116	900–950	903	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	502	417.50	417.50

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.