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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 27

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Receipts

7,298 head

▲ 1,311 vs last sale 5,987▲ 300 vs year ago 6,998 · +4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs and steers from 750 lbs to 949 lbs were mostly 8.00 to 12.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher: heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Good to very good demand for todays offering of mostly home raised cattle. Cattle had been fully vaccinated, long time weaned and ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Some of todays cattle were carrying some tag due to the mild weather conditions in the area. A wide range in quality today when compared to last week. Several long strings including one consignment of 8 loads in the same sort. Plenty of part loads and packages available today as well. An active market on all classes especially replacement heifers. Market on steers a little sluggish at times compared to last weeks sale. A house full of people with order buyers, internet buyers and farmer feeders trying to obtain cattle at their price. Futures market was substantially lower the last couple of days. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, March 6, 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 $429.71/cwt on 755 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −17.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.97.

Average price

$429.71

755 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,280

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$220.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs SD average

−0.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	450.91	2,522	512
Medium and Large 1-2	538	390.32	2,100	235
Medium 2	540	230.00	1,242	8thin

One grade step is worth $220.91/cwt here — about $1,280 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 sale755 hd

429.71

—

SD average7 barns · 2,063 hd

434.39

−4.68

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−0.70

This barn, trailing median17 sales

446.97

−17.27

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

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,457	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	554.43/cwt	532.50–585.00	2,556	60
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	477	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,385	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	504.53/cwt	472.50–532.00	2,649	51
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	504.76/cwt	465.00–517.50	2,817	125
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,591	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	453.01/cwt	441.00–470.00	2,813	322
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	443.56/cwt	421.00–454.00	2,963	516
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,539	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	418.49/cwt	407.00–428.00	2,975	263
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	393.82/cwt	374.00–405.00	3,044	386
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,821	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	372.83/cwt	368.00–375.00	3,147	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	360.46/cwt	338.00–372.00	3,179	454
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	337.30/cwt	310.00–341.00	3,120	324
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	330.89/cwt	316.00–338.00	3,173	179
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2Fleshy	1,031	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,629	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	306.44/cwt	306.00–307.00	3,331	389
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,032	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,085	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	522.14/cwt	507.50–542.50	2,256	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	501.07/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,395	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	489.55/cwt	464.00–501.00	2,521	92
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	389.08/cwt	345.00–450.00	2,074	191
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	395.72/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,216	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	442.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,517	420
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	625	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,356	72
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	417.56/cwt	396.00–432.50	2,639	535
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	394.91/cwt	378.00–412.50	2,642	463
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	671	445.70/cwt	428.00–480.00	2,991	121
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	389.07/cwt	368.00–394.00	2,766	243
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,417	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	716	458.96/cwt	445.00–472.00	3,286	466
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	377.14/cwt	371.00–379.00	2,900	105
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	775	410.62/cwt	399.00–445.00	3,182	667
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	823	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	3,531	54
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,942	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	879	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	3,393	24
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,062	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,059	10
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,154	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	3,185	7
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,248	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,132	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,568	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,804	89
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,861	81

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 Feb 27, 2026

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

Receipts 7,298Last week 5,987Year ago 6,998

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	537.50	537.50
191	500–550	533	345.00–450.00	389.08
44	550–600	560	390.00–402.50	395.72
8	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	711	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,062	288.00	288.00
7	1150–1200	1,154	276.00	276.00
5	1200–1250	1,248	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	379	550.00	550.00
49	400–450	432	507.50–542.50	522.14
34	450–500	478	487.50–505.00	501.07
92	500–550	515	464.00–501.00	489.55
420	550–600	569	425.00–455.00	442.44
535	600–650	632	396.00–432.50	417.56
463	650–700	669	378.00–412.50	394.91
243	700–750	711	368.00–394.00	389.07
105	750–800	769	371.00–379.00	377.14
5	800–850	831	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	680	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
72	600–650	625	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
121	650–700	671	428.00–480.00	445.70
466	700–750	716	445.00–472.00	458.96
667	750–800	775	399.00–445.00	410.62
54	800–850	823	429.00	429.00
24	850–900	879	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	506	507.50	507.50
89	600–650	619	453.00	453.00
81	700–750	717	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	700.00	700.00
60	450–500	461	532.50–585.00	554.43
51	500–550	525	472.50–532.00	504.53
125	550–600	558	465.00–517.50	504.76
322	600–650	621	441.00–470.00	453.01
516	650–700	668	421.00–454.00	443.56
263	700–750	711	407.00–428.00	418.49
386	750–800	773	374.00–405.00	393.82
102	800–850	844	368.00–375.00	372.83
454	850–900	882	338.00–372.00	360.46
324	900–950	925	310.00–341.00	337.30
179	950–1000	959	316.00–338.00	330.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	579	447.50	447.50
5	650–700	677	375.00	375.00
13	800–850	813	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
389	1050–1100	1,087	306.00–307.00	306.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	548	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,031	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	500.00	500.00

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.