Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 4
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2009
Receipts
2,871 head
1,148 vs last sale 1,723 2,871 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steers - 450 - 499 lbs were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; 550 - 599 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, no other comparisons available on steers. Heifers - 450 - 499 lbs would be 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while the 500 - 549 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. no other comparisons available. Today's offering was met with an active market and fairly good demand for the fully preconditioned calves right off the cow. Due to the recent weather the calves were in varied flesh condition. The next feeder sale will be Friday, November 6, 2020. Stay safe.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.87/cwt on 1,674 head.
Average price
$167.87
1,674 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.08
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525168.078821,662
Medium and Large 2528147.007765thin
Medium and Large 1-2466135.006297thin
One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $253 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 sale1,674 hd
167.87
SD average11 barns · 27,917 hd
154.78
+13.08
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

20 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1481149.69/cwt135.00–156.00720351
HeifersMedium and Large 1517151.82/cwt147.00–157.00785213
SteersMedium and Large 1581161.48/cwt153.00–167.50938575
SteersMedium and Large 1480175.36/cwt164.00–183.50842455
SteersMedium and Large 1373188.97/cwt177.00–195.0070563
SteersMedium and Large 1319165.00/cwt165.00–165.0052611
HeifersMedium and Large 1587141.12/cwt136.50–146.50828204
SteersMedium and Large 1425182.04/cwt172.00–190.50774101
SteersMedium and Large 1629152.48/cwt151.00–153.50959105
SteersMedium and Large 1523166.63/cwt161.50–172.00871343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513136.00/cwt136.00–136.006989
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466135.00/cwt135.00–135.006297
SteersMedium and Large 2528147.00/cwt147.00–147.007765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483135.00/cwt135.00–135.0065213
HeifersMedium and Large 1422159.91/cwt154.00–164.0067596
HeifersMedium and Large 1378154.22/cwt145.00–163.0058367
HeifersMedium and Large 1349145.00/cwt145.00–145.0050614
BullsMedium and Large 1458157.50/cwt157.50–157.507219
SteersMedium and Large 1Full492158.00/cwt158.00–158.007779
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006416

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.