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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 12

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Dec 5Dec 12Jan 9 →

Receipts

4,839 head

▲ 248 vs last sale 4,591▼ 3,310 vs year ago 8,149 · −40.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 450 lbs to 549 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 higher with instances of 40.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher; heifers calves from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 25.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Limited number of yearlings for todays auctions, so no price comparisons available on the yearlings. A big run of calves today for todays special weaned calf sale. Most of the offering had been long time weaned, fully vaccinated and ready to go on full feed. A few consignments of calves coming right off the cow. An active market with internet buyers competing with order buyers and a few farmer feeders in the seats today. Flesh condition ranged from light flesh hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Several weather related conciliations due to icy road conditions in the area. This is the last feeder cattle auction scheduled for 2025. Next feeder sale is scheduled for January 9, 2026. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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 $473.32/cwt on 871 head. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits −15.07 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$473.32

871 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$39.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.37

vs SD average

+42.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	474.78	2,645	839
Medium and Large 1-2	538	434.92	2,338	32

One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $307 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 sale871 hd

473.32

—

SD average5 barns · 2,334 hd

459.94

+13.37

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+42.69

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−15.07

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

40 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 1-2	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,121	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	525.05/cwt	519.00–537.50	2,305	43
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	498.40/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,188	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,466	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	486.46/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,257	56
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	548.32/cwt	537.50–550.00	2,632	140
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	444.22/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,279	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	519	442.89/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,299	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	493.54/cwt	471.00–505.00	2,636	426
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	422.96/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,407	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	455.84/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,658	400
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	621	394.02/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,447	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	440.70/cwt	425.00–452.00	2,741	556
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	656	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,572	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	407.09/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,776	195
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	404.55/cwt	391.00–416.50	2,897	584
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	789	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,872	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	384.89/cwt	379.00–389.00	3,095	124
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,864	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	455.70/cwt	410.00–490.00	1,695	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	1,956	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	527.30/cwt	492.50–545.00	2,194	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,054	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	490.97/cwt	480.00–497.00	2,293	250
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	440.73/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,133	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	420.11/cwt	383.00–440.00	2,206	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,597	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	451.28/cwt	436.00–470.00	2,392	505
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	411.25/cwt	387.50–442.50	2,348	227
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	594	469.41/cwt	451.00–485.00	2,788	184
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	614	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,788	163
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	377.44/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,385	142
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,378	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	340.54/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,489	24
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,178	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,075	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,152	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,556	76

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 Dec 12, 2025

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

Receipts 4,839Last week 4,591Year ago 8,149

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	422	510.00	510.00
76	600–650	625	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1150–1200	1,178	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	372	410.00–490.00	455.70
5	400–450	449	457.50	457.50
59	450–500	484	437.50–445.00	440.73
59	500–550	525	383.00–440.00	420.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	396	494.00	494.00
49	400–450	416	492.50–545.00	527.30
250	450–500	467	480.00–497.00	490.97
505	500–550	530	436.00–470.00	451.28
227	550–600	571	387.50–442.50	411.25
142	600–650	632	375.00–383.00	377.44
32	650–700	657	362.00	362.00
24	700–750	731	320.00–346.00	340.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
55	500–550	530	490.00	490.00
184	550–600	594	451.00–485.00	469.41
163	600–650	614	454.00	454.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	391	542.50	542.50
43	400–450	439	519.00–537.50	525.05
140	450–500	480	537.50–550.00	548.32
426	500–550	534	471.00–505.00	493.54
400	550–600	583	435.00–469.00	455.84
556	600–650	622	425.00–452.00	440.70
195	650–700	682	398.00–415.00	407.09
584	700–750	716	391.00–416.50	404.55
124	800–850	804	379.00–389.00	384.89
5	850–900	868	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	461	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
15	400–450	439	475.00–510.00	498.40
56	450–500	464	472.50–497.50	486.46
18	500–550	513	440.00–447.50	444.22
14	550–600	569	417.50–430.00	422.96
17	600–650	617	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	789	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	519	440.00–447.50	442.89
15	600–650	621	382.50–400.00	394.02
22	650–700	656	392.00	392.00
8	750–800	750	365.00	365.00

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.