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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 13

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 27 →

Receipts

5,330 head

▲ 702 vs last sale 4,628▼ 633 vs year ago 5,963 · −10.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs and 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 lower, steers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, steers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, steers from 850 lbs to 899 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 650 lbs to 749 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 lower, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, no other comparisons available. Another big run of cattle for todays auction with a house full of people. Good to moderate demand for todays offering that consisted of mostly home raised cattle that ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Plenty of loads, some multiple loads in the same sort along with part loads and packages for todays sale. Internet buyers were competing with order buyers and a few farmer feeder for cattle. A fairly active market, but buyers continue to remain cautious with market uncertainties looming overhead. A lower futures market, higher energy prices, a war going on in the Middle East and weather uncertainties in the next few days all contributed to an overall softer market. Next feeder sale is scheduled to be in two weeks, March 27, 2026.

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 $488.39/cwt on 115 head, down $30.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$488.39

▼ 30.07 vs prior sale

115 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.05

vs SD average

+16.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	488.39	2,776	115

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 sale115 hd

488.39

—

SD average6 barns · 605 hd

488.34

+0.05

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+16.19

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

+0.00

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

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,790	105
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,614	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	438.00/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,698	164
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,616	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	418.22/cwt	409.00–420.00	2,844	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	385.26/cwt	375.00–401.50	2,836	450
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	379.45/cwt	368.00–393.00	2,903	505
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	368.18/cwt	347.00–387.50	2,997	655
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	817	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,810	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	350.22/cwt	340.00–369.00	3,068	831
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	3,190	126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,241	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	425.55/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,277	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	402.64/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,468	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,901	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	377.19/cwt	351.00–390.00	2,565	205
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	363.96/cwt	356.00–382.50	2,653	258
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	740	412.46/cwt	402.00–422.00	3,052	164
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	766	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	3,041	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	356.70/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,747	597
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	803	352.50/cwt	352.00–353.00	2,831	286
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	335.39/cwt	329.00–344.00	2,754	211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,416	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	381.74/cwt	369.00–403.00	2,607	26

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 Mar 13, 2026

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

Receipts 5,330Last week 4,628Year ago 5,963

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	507.50	507.50
26	650–700	683	369.00–403.00	381.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	498	450.00	450.00
47	500–550	535	395.00–440.00	425.55
42	600–650	613	385.00–410.00	402.64
205	650–700	680	351.00–390.00	377.19
258	700–750	729	356.00–382.50	363.96
597	750–800	770	349.00–360.00	356.70
211	800–850	821	329.00–344.00	335.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	650–700	673	431.00	431.00
164	700–750	740	402.00–422.00	412.46
76	750–800	766	397.00	397.00
286	800–850	803	352.00–353.00	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	550–600	566	493.00	493.00
164	600–650	616	410.00–445.00	438.00
68	650–700	680	409.00–420.00	418.22
450	700–750	736	375.00–401.50	385.26
505	750–800	765	368.00–393.00	379.45
655	800–850	814	347.00–387.50	368.18
831	850–900	876	340.00–369.00	350.22
126	900–950	937	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	658	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	594	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
53	800–850	817	344.00	344.00

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.