Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2019-07-12

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jul 12
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
2,443 head
4,964 vs last sale 7,407 2,443 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale in three weeks, no recent price comparison available however a much higher undertone noted on all weights of steers and for heifers under 800 lbs, bigger heifers showed a steady undertone. Good to very good demand for this nice, summer offering of yearlings and fall calves. Many long strings of yearlings offered in full loads, including multiple load lots. Flesh condition ranged from very light to moderate plus, the market was very active on the light fleshed cattle and more moderate on the heavier fleshed steers and heifers. The cash fed cattle market moved higher this week which breathed new life into the feeder cattle market. Plenty of buyers on the seats ready to buy yearlings. Next feeder cattle sale will be in 2 weeks, July 26, 2019 expecting 5,000-6,000 feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.35/cwt on 1,163 head.
Average price
$135.35
1,163 head · 819 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.89
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2652139.8391230
Medium and Large 1824135.231,1141,133
One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale1,163 hd
135.35
SD average4 barns · 4,571 hd
129.46
+5.89
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

23 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy946119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,13362
HeifersMedium and Large 1758138.35/cwt137.00–139.501,04913
HeifersMedium and Large 1583151.18/cwt150.00–152.0088140
HeifersMedium and Large 1638147.50/cwt147.50–147.5094142
HeifersMedium and Large 1839126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,05768
HeifersMedium and Large 1690152.06/cwt145.50–155.001,049117
HeifersMedium and Large 1952123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,176122
HeifersMedium and Large 1875125.42/cwt124.75–126.001,097128
HeifersMedium and Large 1717153.06/cwt147.00–155.001,097219
HeifersMedium and Large 1931124.05/cwt123.00–124.751,155297
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed609156.50/cwt156.50–156.5095325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427155.00/cwt155.00–155.006628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734134.32/cwt132.00–135.0098622
SteersMedium and Large 1439184.00/cwt184.00–184.008088
SteersMedium and Large 1659172.32/cwt170.00–175.501,13614
SteersMedium and Large 1599182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,09317
SteersMedium and Large 1730160.56/cwt159.50–162.001,17263
SteersMedium and Large 1754163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,22978
SteersMedium and Large 1925136.26/cwt134.25–139.751,260138
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned630166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,04616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2858139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2846133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,1295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2711152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,08437

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.