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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-13

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

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Nov 6Nov 13latest

Receipts

9,118 head

▲ 2,827 vs last sale 6,291▲ 1,485 vs year ago 7,633 · +19.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: steer calves from 400 lbs to 599 lbs and 650 lbs to 699 lbs were generally 15.00 to 20.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 599 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. No comparisons on the yearlings due to limited numbers. Good to very good demand for todays active market as cattle feeders are looking to fill available pen space. House full of buyers and sellers with plenty of internet bidders participating in todays auction. Several strings of fancy, reputation calves in todays offering garnered plenty of interest, whether it was for feeder steers or replacement heifers. Many loads lots with plenty of part loads and packages for today sale. Most of the calves were fully vaccinated and right off the cow and attractive for quality. A limited supply of yearlings with most being off grass were in light to moderate flesh condition. Road and pen conditions have improved this past week with just a few cancellations for todays sale. A positive close in the futures market gave buyers a sigh of relief. Next feeder cattle auction is scheduled for November 20, 2026, expecting a large run of high quality cattle.

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 $462.23/cwt on 2,988 head, up $20.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −5.66 against this barn's trailing median of $467.89.

Average price

$462.23

▲ 20.51 vs prior sale

2,988 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$36.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs SD average

+38.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	462.95	2,529	2,929
Medium and Large 1-2	548	426.36	2,338	59

One grade step is worth $36.59/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale2,988 hd

462.23

—

SD average8 barns · 8,833 hd

455.09

+7.14

National average161 barns · 26,093 hd

424.06

+38.17

This barn, trailing median18 sales

467.89

−5.66

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $467.89 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

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	555.25/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,899	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	585.60/cwt	568.00–635.00	2,120	58
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	555.76/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,412	218
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	494.60/cwt	490.00–502.50	2,181	59
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	390.06/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,837	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	510.31/cwt	482.50–542.50	2,434	464
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	479.58/cwt	437.50–505.00	2,494	1,480
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,270	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,363	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	445.96/cwt	414.00–465.00	2,555	1,449
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	420.22/cwt	399.00–437.00	2,610	1,800
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	407.96/cwt	378.00–416.00	2,709	317
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,827	87
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,524	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,781	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,917	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,452	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,832	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	500.95/cwt	487.50–515.00	1,914	147
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,779	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	477.71/cwt	437.50–500.00	2,030	137
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,296	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	452.86/cwt	432.50–495.00	2,147	575
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	488	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,757	115
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	429.07/cwt	377.50–445.00	2,244	537
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	526	463.18/cwt	441.00–542.00	2,436	131
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	405.42/cwt	376.00–421.00	2,299	370
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	569	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,134	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	572	452.47/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,588	403
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	411.56/cwt	397.50–417.00	2,511	139
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,621	57
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,566	36
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	293.06/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,614	37
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,003	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,798	31
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	272.65/cwt	261.50–275.00	3,059	41

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 13, 2026

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

Receipts 9,118Last week 6,291Year ago 7,633

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	342	540.00–575.00	555.25
18	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
59	400–450	441	490.00–502.50	494.60
32	450–500	471	330.00–445.00	390.06
16	500–550	528	430.00	430.00
43	550–600	556	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	350–400	362	568.00–635.00	585.60
218	400–450	434	520.00–570.00	555.76
464	450–500	477	482.50–542.50	510.31
1,480	500–550	520	437.50–505.00	479.58
1,449	550–600	573	414.00–465.00	445.96
1,800	600–650	621	399.00–437.00	420.22
317	650–700	664	378.00–416.00	407.96
87	700–750	714	396.00	396.00
22	750–800	758	333.00	333.00
65	800–850	818	340.00	340.00
9	850–900	863	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	333	550.00	550.00
147	350–400	382	487.50–515.00	500.95
137	400–450	425	437.50–500.00	477.71
575	450–500	474	432.50–495.00	452.86
537	500–550	523	377.50–445.00	429.07
370	550–600	567	376.00–421.00	405.42
139	600–650	610	397.50–417.00	411.56
36	800–850	825	311.00	311.00
37	850–900	892	292.00–297.00	293.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
115	450–500	488	565.00	565.00
131	500–550	526	441.00–542.00	463.18
403	550–600	572	425.00–475.00	452.47
57	600–650	613	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	530.00	530.00
7	400–450	409	435.00	435.00
19	450–500	475	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	457	502.50	502.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	569	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	1000–1050	1,003	279.00	279.00
41	1100–1150	1,122	261.50–275.00	272.65

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.