Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were generally 5.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 749 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 higher, steers from 750 lbs to 849 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 15.00 higher, steers from 850 lbs to 899 lbs were mostly steady; heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs and heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 20.00 to 25.00 higher, heifers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, no other comparisons available. A big run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers for todays auctions. Good to very good demand for todays offering that consisted of several strings offered in multiple loads with plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads out of. Flesh condition ranged form light fleshed hay feed cattle that were running out on pasture to moderate plus backgrounded cattle. An active market as internet buyers and order buyers were competing to fill orders. A large offering of replacement heifers were met with good demand. Futures market had another positive day. Warmer than normal weather has allowed spring field work to begin. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $501.66/cwt on 513 head, up $13.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$501.66

▲ 13.27 vs prior sale

513 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$68.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs SD average

+23.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	503.67	2,884	498
Medium and Large 1-2	579	435.00	2,519	15thin

One grade step is worth $68.67/cwt here — about $366 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $441.91, median $501.66 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale513 hd

501.66

—

SD average6 barns · 981 hd

494.39

+7.26

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+23.57

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

+0.00

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

34 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,644	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,784	68
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	828	372.57/cwt	359.00–384.00	3,085	396
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	861	375.01/cwt	368.00–382.00	3,229	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	530.91/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,819	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	413.52/cwt	393.00–426.00	3,039	583
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	350.69/cwt	342.00–356.50	3,097	499
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	350.19/cwt	348.50–351.00	3,222	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	497.96/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,898	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	392.15/cwt	358.00–400.00	3,090	699
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	594	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	379.11/cwt	345.00–384.00	3,162	774
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	586.50/cwt	585.00–587.50	2,416	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,519	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	476.41/cwt	445.00–488.00	2,935	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	467.44/cwt	425.00–477.00	2,459	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	367.94/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,833	335
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	583.05/cwt	540.00–588.00	2,781	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	440.38/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,951	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	787	409.34/cwt	380.00–416.00	3,222	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,490	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	457.22/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,634	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	407.61/cwt	390.00–417.00	2,596	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	648	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,793	41
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	341.64/cwt	329.50–351.00	2,795	500
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	390.73/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,794	515
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	521.56/cwt	495.00–528.00	2,191	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	389.57/cwt	379.00–405.00	2,591	97

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.

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