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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 23

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Receipts

3,041 head

▼ 2,105 vs last sale 5,146▲ 509 vs year ago 2,532 · +20.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 749 lbs were generally 15.00 to 20.00 lower, instances of 25.00 lower, steers from 750 lbs to 849 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers were generally steady with to few numbers to make a good comparison. An active market with several consignments offering multiple loads in the same sort, plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. Cattle were home raised, fully vaccinated, long time weaned and attractive for quality. Good to very good demand for todays offering with most being clean hided and in light to moderate flesh condition. Bitter cold temperatures and recent days with high wind warnings have hampered livestock movement, causing a few cancellations for todays sale. Cattle on feed report came out as expected. One noticeable part of the on feed report showed numbers of heifers placed on January 1, 2026 the same percentage as January 1, 2025. Herd rebuilding begins when? Next feeder sale is Friday, January 30, 2026. Stay warm!

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 $455.33/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 5 of 17 comparable sales and sits −33.06 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$455.33

152 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.23

vs SD average

−10.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	455.33	2,691	152

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 sale152 hd

455.33

—

SD average6 barns · 1,834 hd

480.56

−25.23

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−10.00

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

−33.06

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

18 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,376	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	522.63/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,482	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	455.33/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,691	152
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	462.66/cwt	437.00–471.00	2,808	108
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	646	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,707	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	423.41/cwt	420.00–424.00	2,909	191
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	396.03/cwt	378.00–411.00	2,895	677
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	397.27/cwt	388.00–402.00	3,047	730
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	378.19/cwt	369.00–394.00	3,105	348
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	3,084	142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	524.41/cwt	520.00–527.50	2,171	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,435	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	471.44/cwt	467.00–477.00	2,522	91
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	450.10/cwt	443.00–463.00	2,588	282
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	599	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,450	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	616	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,664	95
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,698	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,600	40

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 23, 2026

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

Receipts 3,041Last week 5,146Year ago 2,532

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	599	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	414	520.00–527.50	524.41
61	450–500	486	501.00	501.00
91	500–550	535	467.00–477.00	471.44
282	550–600	575	443.00–463.00	450.10
40	650–700	686	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
95	600–650	616	432.50	432.50
78	650–700	650	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	436	545.00	545.00
18	450–500	475	515.00–527.50	522.63
152	550–600	591	440.00–480.00	455.33
108	600–650	607	437.00–471.00	462.66
191	650–700	687	420.00–424.00	423.41
677	700–750	731	378.00–411.00	396.03
730	750–800	767	388.00–402.00	397.27
348	800–850	821	369.00–394.00	378.19
142	850–900	852	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	646	419.00	419.00

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.