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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 16

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Receipts

5,146 head

▼ 1,702 vs last sale 6,848▼ 318 vs year ago 5,464 · −5.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs and 650 lbs to 699 lbs were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs and steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to instances of 10.00 lower, steers from 700 lbs to 799 lbs were generally 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 15.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower. Other weight classes to lightly tested to make comparisons. An active to very active market for todays offering of old crop yearlings and spring born calves. Yearlings were mostly packages and part loads ranging from light to moderate fleshed condition. Good to very good demand for todays calf offering with most being long time weaned, fully vaccinated and attractive for quality. Several consignments offered buyers multiple loads in the same sort, plenty of part loads and packages to make loads. Most cattle have been running out in enough space to stay clean. A lower futures market seemed to have little effect on todays offering. Weather in the area has turned from mild to more winter like conditions, with high wind warnings in the next several days hampering movement of cattle. Next feeder sale is Friday, January 23, 2026.

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 $463.02/cwt on 1,029 head. That ranks 13 of 17 comparable sales and sits +16.04 against this barn's trailing median of $446.97.

Average price

$463.02

1,029 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.81

vs SD average

+49.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	463.02	2,585	1,029

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 sale1,029 hd

463.02

—

SD average6 barns · 3,003 hd

445.21

+17.81

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

+49.54

This barn, trailing median17 sales

446.97

+16.04

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

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	593.90/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,281	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	563.43/cwt	547.50–600.00	2,434	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,611	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	536.56/cwt	518.00–547.50	2,795	346
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,489	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	543	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,647	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	486.07/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,834	504
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	438.98/cwt	417.50–460.00	2,792	109
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	441.84/cwt	401.00–456.00	2,960	374
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	415.75/cwt	406.00–432.00	3,027	316
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	391.44/cwt	386.00–399.00	3,049	180
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	379.20/cwt	373.50–384.00	3,087	219
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,925	27
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,168	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	518.86/cwt	510.00–521.50	1,925	46
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	531.26/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,311	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	522.62/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,498	228
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,332	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	521	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,605	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	468.43/cwt	447.50–486.00	2,487	320
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	458.78/cwt	446.00–467.00	2,583	359
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,457	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	595	452.93/cwt	446.00–467.50	2,695	265
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	414.42/cwt	392.50–425.00	2,582	286
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	398.29/cwt	375.00–403.00	2,645	111
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,377	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	692	385.49/cwt	377.00–396.00	2,668	149
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	708	377.98/cwt	372.00–391.00	2,676	240
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	374.26/cwt	363.00–378.00	2,661	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,451	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	761	384.47/cwt	383.00–388.00	2,926	213
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	805	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,721	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,941	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,936	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,976	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	311.65/cwt	304.00–317.00	3,194	74
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,170	288.57/cwt	286.00–290.00	3,376	31

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 Jan 16, 2026

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

Receipts 5,146Last week 6,848Year ago 5,464

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	592	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	805	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	1000–1050	1,025	304.00–317.00	311.65
31	1150–1200	1,170	286.00–290.00	288.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	540.00	540.00
46	350–400	371	510.00–521.50	518.86
89	450–500	493	473.00	473.00
22	650–700	665	357.50	357.50
7	750–800	760	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	500–550	521	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	400–450	435	510.00–542.50	531.26
228	450–500	478	505.00–540.00	522.62
320	500–550	531	447.50–486.00	468.43
359	550–600	563	446.00–467.00	458.78
286	600–650	623	392.50–425.00	414.42
111	650–700	664	375.00–403.00	398.29
66	700–750	711	363.00–378.00	374.26
10	850–900	850	346.00	346.00
5	900–950	932	315.00	315.00
9	950–1000	954	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
265	550–600	595	446.00–467.50	452.93
149	650–700	692	377.00–396.00	385.49
240	700–750	708	372.00–391.00	377.98
213	750–800	761	383.00–388.00	384.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	384	590.00–595.00	593.90
30	400–450	432	547.50–600.00	563.43
19	450–500	458	570.00	570.00
346	500–550	521	518.00–547.50	536.56
504	550–600	583	460.00–505.00	486.07
109	600–650	636	417.50–460.00	438.98
374	650–700	670	401.00–456.00	441.84
316	700–750	728	406.00–432.00	415.75
180	750–800	779	386.00–399.00	391.44
219	800–850	814	373.50–384.00	379.20
27	900–950	900	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	541	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	543	487.50	487.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	1000–1050	1,012	313.00	313.00

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.