Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2026-09-11

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 11
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
← Aug 28Sep 11latest
Receipts
3,906 head
▲ 476 vs last sale 3,430▲ 1,494 vs year ago 2,412 · +61.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers not well compared due to limited numbers. Feeder heifers from 850 lbs to 999 lbs were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, heifers from 1000 lbs to 1049 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Good demand for todays offering of yearling steers and heifers. One long string of yearling heifers offered in multiple loads with 10 loads in the same sort. A lot of packages of tested open replacement heifers gave buyers the opportunity to put loads together. Flesh conditions ranged from light flesh to moderate flesh conditions. Best demand for the cattle coming off pasture in greener condition than the cattle that have been summered in a grow yard. Hot and dry conditions have persisted in the area causing deuterating pasture conditions. Several consignments of spring born calves for todays sale were met with good demand. Chance of precipitation this weekend with cooler temperatures forecast for the area. Next feeder sale will be September 25th, the 79th Anniversary sale expecting a large run of yearlings and spring born calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $392.50/cwt on 28 head, up $47.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −15.50 against this barn's trailing median of $408.00.
Average price
$392.50
▲ 47.50 vs prior sale
28 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,457
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.75
vs SD average
+71.86 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1626392.502,45728
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

19 sales
450410371331median 408.0001/1602/2004/1006/1909/11
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $436.13, low $345.00, median $408.00 across 19 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 sale28 hd
392.50
—
SD average2 barns · 56 hd
375.75
+16.75
National average135 barns · 3,457 hd
320.64
+71.86
This barn, trailing median19 sales
408.00
−15.50
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

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900869330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8685
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400377500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,88511
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900864310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,67822
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900871322.89/cwt304.00–329.002,812625
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950919315.03/cwt293.00–319.502,895868
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,64523
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,45728
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed800–850845324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7385
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400357590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,10659
SteersLarge 11000–10501,047307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,2145
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950948333.00/cwt333.00–333.003,15762
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770341.40/cwt328.00–354.002,629150
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,192109
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed850–900881327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,88163
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000951299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,84311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850841300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5237
HeifersLarge 11100–11501,103269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,96725
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850843326.46/cwt310.00–330.002,752562
HeifersLarge 11050–11001,067280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,98859
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424575.91/cwt535.00–577.502,442127
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5466
HeifersLarge 21000–10501,003298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,98915
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,52188
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,026287.96/cwt278.00–307.002,954210
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000978296.08/cwt278.00–309.002,896232

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.