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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, May 22

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← May 8May 22Jun 5 →

Receipts

4,848 head

▼ 1,176 vs last sale 6,024▼ 592 vs year ago 5,440 · −10.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: lighter weight steers were steady to 10.00 lower on limited comparisons, steers from 800 lbs to 949 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher instances 15.00 higher: heifers were unevenly steady on limited comparisons. Very good demand for todays large run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. An active market with order buyers competing with internet buyers. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate fleshed coming out of a grow yard. Quality ranged from a few plain cattle to very attractive. Several strings of backgrounded cattle offered in multiple loads with plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. More of the consigners offered packages as producers are selling anything that they don't have room for as much of the area remains dry and forage conditions are less than ideal. Some much needed rain today hopefully offers some relief. Algorithm traders continued their downward pounding of feeder cattle futures. Cattle on feed showed a few more placements than expected. look at the drought monitor map and you can see why. Next feeder sale will be Friday, June 5th, the 29th annual WLAC Anniversary sale.

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 $459.63/cwt on 169 head, down $2.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 17 comparable sales and sits +12.66 against this barn's trailing median of $446.97.

Average price

$459.63

▼ 2.18 vs prior sale

169 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$55.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs SD average

+41.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	475.07	2,607	122
Medium and Large 1-2	532	419.57	2,232	47

One grade step is worth $55.50/cwt here — about $375 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 sale169 hd

459.63

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SD average4 barns · 324 hd

456.60

+3.03

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+41.37

This barn, trailing median17 sales

446.97

+12.66

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

32 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,204	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	560.09/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,593	113
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	520.25/cwt	519.00–537.50	2,721	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,698	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	482.02/cwt	480.00–491.00	2,743	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	433.62/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,654	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	462.77/cwt	451.00–473.00	2,915	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	431.81/cwt	417.00–445.00	2,923	221
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	403.25/cwt	389.00–423.00	2,936	163
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	3,120	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	383.57/cwt	378.00–394.50	3,184	466
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	374.17/cwt	364.00–379.00	3,199	366
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	3,250	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,915	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	486.51/cwt	475.00–494.00	2,574	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	419.57/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,232	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	454.78/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,656	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,406	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	425.97/cwt	404.00–439.00	2,675	98
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	391.57/cwt	371.00–408.00	2,663	263
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	372.10/cwt	362.00–387.00	2,735	146
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	748	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,625	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	355.48/cwt	336.00–363.00	2,730	306
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	778	381.38/cwt	364.00–401.00	2,967	155
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	811	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,871	280
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	337.52/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,754	61
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	872	338.72/cwt	332.00–344.00	2,954	200
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,804	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	960	330.38/cwt	317.00–340.00	3,172	159
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,859	83
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	3,021	82
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,933	5

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 May 22, 2026

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

Receipts 4,848Last week 6,024Year ago 5,440

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	500–550	523	519.00–537.50	520.25
55	550–600	569	480.00–491.00	482.02
68	600–650	630	451.00–473.00	462.77
221	650–700	677	417.00–445.00	431.81
163	700–750	728	389.00–423.00	403.25
70	750–800	788	396.00	396.00
466	800–850	830	378.00–394.50	383.57
366	850–900	855	364.00–379.00	374.17
111	900–950	949	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	450–500	463	545.00–565.00	560.09
5	500–550	545	495.00	495.00
24	600–650	612	425.00–440.00	433.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
155	750–800	778	364.00–401.00	381.38
280	800–850	811	354.00	354.00
200	850–900	872	332.00–344.00	338.72
159	950–1000	960	317.00–340.00	330.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	500–550	529	475.00–494.00	486.51
44	550–600	584	442.50–460.00	454.78
98	600–650	628	404.00–439.00	425.97
263	650–700	680	371.00–408.00	391.57
146	700–750	735	362.00–387.00	372.10
306	750–800	768	336.00–363.00	355.48
61	800–850	816	330.00–346.00	337.52
5	900–950	927	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	532	410.00–455.00	419.57
9	600–650	609	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	502.50	502.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	748	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	550–600	564	507.00	507.00
82	650–700	685	441.00	441.00
5	800–850	844	347.50	347.50

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.