Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 900-1000 lbs 10.00 lower, other weights of steers not well compared. Feeder heifers sold with higher undertones compared to the limited heifer offering last sale. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers, several long strings offered in multiple load lots including 1 cut of 10 full loads. Numerous stock trailer loads of yearlings allowed buyers to put together and make loads. The market was not as active as the cash fed cattle market has slipped down around 220.00, some below, leaving cattle feeders facing losses on outgoing fed cattle. The current price structure of the deferred months of the Live Cattle contracts are putting much pressure on the feeder cattle market. Flesh condition ranged from very light to moderate, as the drought continues to be very severe, forcing cattle to town sooner and some producers having to put out supplemental feed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $345.00/cwt on 11 head, down $51.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −63.05 against this barn's trailing median of $408.05.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 51.48 vs prior sale

11 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−5.25

vs SD average

+19.82 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	637	345.00	2,198	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

18 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $436.13, low $345.00, median $408.05 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

345.00

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SD average3 barns · 76 hd

350.25

−5.25

National average153 barns · 5,723 hd

325.18

+19.82

This barn, trailing median18 sales

408.05

−63.05

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

15 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	321.25/cwt	317.00–329.00	2,795	595
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	316.17/cwt	309.00–328.00	2,921	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	296.12/cwt	291.50–322.00	2,905	677
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	334.99/cwt	334.00–335.50	3,089	701
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	349.38/cwt	344.00–352.00	2,858	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	776	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,856	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	289.42/cwt	289.00–292.00	2,709	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,907	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,727	21
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,092	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,101	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	307.07/cwt	301.00–317.00	3,154	81
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	307.95/cwt	298.00–312.00	3,141	130
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,131	284.98/cwt	282.00–288.00	3,223	40
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	296.35/cwt	295.00–298.00	3,177	11

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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