Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2019-10-23

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 23
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2009
Receipts
2,425 head
529 vs last sale 2,954 2,425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday's sale, best comparison on the 500 lbs. to 600 lbs. steers would be steady to 4.00 lower, heifers on a limited test would be steady with lower undertones noted. Overall quality not as attractive as last weeks sale. Active market and good demand for the fully preconditioned calves in todays offering. Several loads and part loads made up todays sale. A reduced offering for todays sale as producers continue to struggle with muddy road conditions to get cattle to market. Flesh condition was light to moderate for these calves coming right off the cow. Next sale will be Friday, October 25th, expecting 8,000 to 9,000 head of calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.96/cwt on 1,760 head.
Average price
$166.96
1,760 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$21.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.43
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2301188.0056614thin
Medium and Large 1529166.798831,746
One grade step is worth $21.21/cwt here — about −$317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,760 hd
166.96
SD average12 barns · 25,516 hd
153.52
+13.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

16 lots · USDA AMS · Ft. Pierre Calf Auction (Wed-Seasonal) - Ft. Pierre, SD
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2301188.00/cwt188.00–188.0056614
SteersMedium and Large 1523168.34/cwt165.00–172.50880276
SteersMedium and Large 1438176.75/cwt173.00–185.0077483
SteersMedium and Large 1Full614146.00/cwt146.00–146.008965
HeifersMedium and Large 1532143.33/cwt139.00–153.50763258
HeifersMedium and Large 1429153.50/cwt145.00–156.0065999
SteersMedium and Large 1474176.72/cwt172.00–180.00838343
SteersMedium and Large 1390195.27/cwt190.00–199.50762165
SteersMedium and Large 1Full568146.00/cwt146.00–146.0082918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2341157.00/cwt157.00–157.005357
HeifersMedium and Large 1375177.20/cwt176.00–177.50665122
SteersMedium and Large 1577156.88/cwt153.50–158.50905642
SteersMedium and Large 1613156.74/cwt156.50–157.00961181
SteersMedium and Large 1655145.50/cwt145.50–145.5095333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287166.00/cwt166.00–166.0047625
HeifersMedium and Large 1467154.28/cwt154.00–154.50720192

How this sale compares

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.