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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 6

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Oct 30Nov 6latest

Receipts

6,291 head

▼ 2,523 vs last sale 8,814▼ 3,341 vs year ago 9,632 · −34.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers calves from 400 lbs to 699 lbs were generally 8.00 to 12.00 lower with instances of 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves from 400 lbs to 449 lbs and 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. No comparisons on the yearlings due to limited numbers. Good demand and a fairly active market for todays feeder cattle auction. A house full of buyers and sellers, with plenty of bidding action on the internet. Just fair demand for todays limited offering of yearlings. Todays calf offering were mostly fully preconditioned and right off the cow. The cattle were fairly clean and carried little to no tag, attractive for condition and quality. Limited supply of yearlings cattle today with most being in light to moderate flesh condition and quality and coming off pasture. Muddy roads in some parts along with muddy pen conditions in feeding county made for a sluggish start to the sale as the futures market was down hard early in the day. Several cancellations for todays sale as some places in the county are relative muddy. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, November 13, 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 $441.72/cwt on 1,985 head, down $12.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −36.65 against this barn's trailing median of $478.37.

Average price

$441.72

▼ 12.75 vs prior sale

1,985 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$68.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs SD average

+24.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	442.10	2,453	1,974
Medium and Large 1-2	543	374.00	2,031	11thin

One grade step is worth $68.10/cwt here — about $422 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 sale1,985 hd

441.72

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SD average7 barns · 6,094 hd

439.01

+2.70

National average161 barns · 22,907 hd

416.81

+24.91

This barn, trailing median18 sales

478.37

−36.65

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $478.37 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

30 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	547.44/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,080	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,048	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	528.07/cwt	509.00–545.00	2,260	212
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	440.07/cwt	400.00–452.50	2,095	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	491.00/cwt	473.00–520.00	2,396	381
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	460.90/cwt	427.00–478.00	2,434	938
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,031	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	425.07/cwt	384.00–457.00	2,461	1,036
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	414.38/cwt	381.00–440.00	2,569	1,007
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	381.97/cwt	359.00–399.00	2,563	287
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,631	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	466.47/cwt	464.00–475.00	1,768	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	425.20/cwt	416.00–450.00	1,799	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	431	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,778	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	408.83/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,766	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	433	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,165	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	450.32/cwt	422.50–466.00	2,080	159
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	485	384.16/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,863	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,284	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	411.18/cwt	375.00–438.00	2,142	632
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	526	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,957	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	567	460.97/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,614	202
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	377.66/cwt	364.00–383.00	2,198	239
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	354.67/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,188	158
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,211	77
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,242	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,223	28
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,041	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,894	7

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 Nov 6, 2026

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

Receipts 6,291Last week 8,814Year ago 9,632

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	490.00	490.00
58	450–500	476	400.00–452.50	440.07
11	500–550	543	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	380	535.00–555.00	547.44
212	400–450	428	509.00–545.00	528.07
381	450–500	488	473.00–520.00	491.00
938	500–550	528	427.00–478.00	460.90
1,036	550–600	579	384.00–457.00	425.07
1,007	600–650	620	381.00–440.00	414.38
287	650–700	671	359.00–399.00	381.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	302	540.00	540.00
22	350–400	379	464.00–475.00	466.47
20	400–450	432	405.00–412.50	408.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
53	400–450	423	416.00–450.00	425.20
159	450–500	462	422.50–466.00	450.32
632	500–550	521	375.00–438.00	411.18
239	550–600	582	364.00–383.00	377.66
158	600–650	617	353.00–361.00	354.67
77	650–700	654	338.00	338.00
6	750–800	798	281.00	281.00
28	850–900	889	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	433	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
57	450–500	480	490.00	490.00
202	550–600	567	430.00–470.00	460.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	431	412.50	412.50
50	450–500	485	382.00–385.00	384.16
32	500–550	526	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	502	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,041	278.00	278.00

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.