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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Apr 24

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Apr 10Apr 24May 8 →

Receipts

7,899 head

▼ 273 vs last sale 8,172▲ 1,829 vs year ago 6,070 · +30.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were steady, steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were 5.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower: Heifer from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were generally steady, heifers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, heifers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower. A big run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers for todays auction. Good to very good demand for todays offering that consisted of mostly home raised fall calves, backgrounded feeders and replacement heifers. An active market on all classes with order buyers and farmer feeders competing with internet buyers. Several strings of front end replacement heifers garnered plenty of interest with the winning bidder giving over $4,300 per head for some top notch heifers. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle that were running out on pasture to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Several strings offered in multiple loads with plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. Falll calf consignments were full vaccinated and right off the cow. The next feeder sale is Friday, May 8, 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 $507.76/cwt on 711 head, up $7.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 17 comparable sales and sits +19.37 against this barn's trailing median of $488.39.

Average price

$507.76

▲ 7.46 vs prior sale

711 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$50.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs SD average

+28.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	512.62	2,921	642
Medium and Large 1-2	549	462.50	2,539	69

One grade step is worth $50.12/cwt here — about $382 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 sale711 hd

507.76

—

SD average5 barns · 817 hd

507.47

+0.29

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+28.73

This barn, trailing median17 sales

488.39

+19.37

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

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	616.62/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,306	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	592.03/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,575	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	581.16/cwt	577.50–592.00	2,819	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	538.70/cwt	526.00–545.00	2,834	90
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,539	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	508.37/cwt	484.00–522.00	2,933	552
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	479.69/cwt	448.00–499.00	3,036	474
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	463.05/cwt	444.00–476.50	3,102	712
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	326.72/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,212	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	699	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,810	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	415.25/cwt	401.00–439.00	3,056	255
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	748	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,861	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	409.81/cwt	399.00–415.00	3,197	867
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	386.66/cwt	375.00–389.50	3,221	528
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	362.47/cwt	358.50–368.00	3,208	457
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,032	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	575.17/cwt	565.00–577.50	2,364	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	519.10/cwt	517.50–520.00	2,263	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	507.84/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,382	125
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	522	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,725	103
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,931	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	485.00/cwt	455.00–494.00	2,624	304
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	455.12/cwt	431.00–480.00	2,612	320
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	412.25/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,618	338
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	400.46/cwt	382.50–408.00	2,687	183
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,453	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	390.08/cwt	363.00–405.00	2,809	118
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	783	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,662	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	786	386.16/cwt	384.00–389.00	3,035	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	359.89/cwt	356.00–382.00	2,843	216
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	812	375.28/cwt	363.00–406.00	3,047	419
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	353.99/cwt	338.00–372.50	2,910	443
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,989	62
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	880	344.97/cwt	340.00–358.00	3,036	385
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,579	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	917	473.98/cwt	473.00–475.00	4,346	116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,759	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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 7,899Last week 8,172Year ago 6,070

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	756	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	783	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	635.00	635.00
44	400–450	411	565.00–577.50	575.17
125	450–500	469	490.00–515.00	507.84
304	500–550	541	455.00–494.00	485.00
320	550–600	574	431.00–480.00	455.12
338	600–650	635	380.00–430.00	412.25
183	650–700	671	382.50–408.00	400.46
118	700–750	720	363.00–405.00	390.08
216	750–800	790	356.00–382.00	359.89
443	800–850	822	338.00–372.50	353.99
62	850–900	874	342.00	342.00
47	900–950	906	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	436	517.50–520.00	519.10
9	500–550	529	365.00	365.00
5	700–750	706	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
103	500–550	522	522.00	522.00
21	750–800	786	384.00–389.00	386.16
419	800–850	812	363.00–406.00	375.28
385	850–900	880	340.00–358.00	344.97
116	900–950	917	473.00–475.00	473.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	374	600.00–625.00	616.62
29	400–450	435	580.00–600.00	592.03
98	450–500	485	577.50–592.00	581.16
90	500–550	526	526.00–545.00	538.70
552	550–600	577	484.00–522.00	508.37
474	600–650	633	448.00–499.00	479.69
712	650–700	670	444.00–476.50	463.05
255	700–750	736	401.00–439.00	415.25
867	750–800	780	399.00–415.00	409.81
528	800–850	833	375.00–389.50	386.66
457	850–900	885	358.50–368.00	362.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	500–550	549	462.50	462.50
53	650–700	677	315.00–340.00	326.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	699	402.00	402.00
5	700–750	748	382.50	382.50

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.