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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Apr 10

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Mar 27Apr 10Apr 24 →

Receipts

8,172 head

▲ 1,034 vs last sale 7,138▲ 2,115 vs year ago 6,057 · +34.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs and 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs and steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher: heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs and 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 higher, 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were mostly steady. A big run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers for todays auctions. Good to very good demand for todays offering that consisted of mostly home raised fall calves, backgrounded feeders and replacement heifers. Several strings offered in multiple loads with plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. An active market on all classes with internet buyers competing with order buyers and farmer feeders. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle that were running out on ,pasture to moderate plus backgrounded cattle. A large offering of replacement heifer were met with good demand. Futures market had a positive week. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 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 $443.85/cwt on 162 head, down $22.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −3.12 against this barn's trailing median of $446.97.

Average price

$443.85

▼ 22.23 vs prior sale

162 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$48.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs SD average

+15.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	453.16	2,555	131
Medium and Large 1-2	579	404.55	2,342	31

One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale162 hd

443.85

—

SD average6 barns · 563 hd

442.89

+0.96

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+15.49

This barn, trailing median17 sales

446.97

−3.12

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

37 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,430	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	523.26/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,695	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,544	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	499.12/cwt	490.00–508.00	2,830	121
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	468.72/cwt	452.00–501.00	2,930	253
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	459.44/cwt	449.00–470.00	3,051	207
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	416.68/cwt	395.00–432.00	3,004	380
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	419.03/cwt	388.00–432.00	3,180	139
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	799	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,996	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	393.86/cwt	361.00–399.00	3,214	735
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	377.41/cwt	350.00–382.50	3,268	434
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	368.32/cwt	342.00–369.00	3,359	617
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	343.44/cwt	335.50–348.00	3,366	406
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	439.95/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,072	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	489.84/cwt	470.00–502.50	2,312	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,350	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,621	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	456.85/cwt	422.50–465.00	2,554	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,334	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	594	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,450	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	350.31/cwt	282.50–391.00	2,175	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	426.88/cwt	404.00–447.00	2,655	597
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	400.35/cwt	380.00–431.00	2,726	648
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	699	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,593	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	384.51/cwt	367.50–398.00	2,788	318
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	727	400.34/cwt	396.00–402.00	2,910	206
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,737	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	772	397.98/cwt	397.50–400.00	3,072	162
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	367.09/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,845	506
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	356.98/cwt	347.00–364.00	2,917	691
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	819	386.26/cwt	380.00–412.00	3,163	359
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	346.51/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,990	128
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	907	356.33/cwt	355.00–357.00	3,232	191
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	940	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,764	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,490	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,534	8

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 Apr 10, 2026

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

Receipts 8,172Last week 7,138Year ago 6,057

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	493	505.00	505.00
6	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
8	700–750	704	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	594	412.50	412.50
9	650–700	699	371.00	371.00
6	900–950	940	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
206	700–750	727	396.00–402.00	400.34
162	750–800	772	397.50–400.00	397.98
359	800–850	819	380.00–412.00	386.26
191	900–950	907	355.00–357.00	356.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	450–500	472	470.00–502.50	489.84
41	500–550	549	477.50	477.50
60	550–600	559	422.50–465.00	456.85
597	600–650	622	404.00–447.00	426.88
648	650–700	681	380.00–431.00	400.35
318	700–750	725	367.50–398.00	384.51
506	750–800	775	350.00–385.00	367.09
691	800–850	817	347.00–364.00	356.98
128	850–900	863	334.00–350.00	346.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	471	420.00–450.00	439.95
8	500–550	544	432.00	432.00
23	550–600	591	395.00	395.00
67	600–650	621	282.50–391.00	350.31
7	750–800	771	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	465	522.50	522.50
22	500–550	515	517.50–530.00	523.26
121	550–600	567	490.00–508.00	499.12
253	600–650	625	452.00–501.00	468.72
207	650–700	664	449.00–470.00	459.44
380	700–750	721	395.00–432.00	416.68
139	750–800	759	388.00–432.00	419.03
735	800–850	816	361.00–399.00	393.86
434	850–900	866	350.00–382.50	377.41
617	900–950	912	342.00–369.00	368.32
406	950–1000	980	335.50–348.00	343.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	553	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	799	375.00	375.00

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.