Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2019-11-08

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 8
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,113 head
425 vs last sale 7,688 8,113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday; yearling steers were to lightly tested to have a good comparison. Yearling heifers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 5.00 to 7.00 lower while the 950 lbs to 999 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Other weight classes were to lightly tested to get a good comparison. Very good demand for today's yearling cattle. Steer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 lower, the 500 lbs to 649 lbs steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 600 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher. Other weight classes not comparable due to limited numbers. Over all a stronger calf market with moderate to good demand for today's offering of fully preconditioned calves. The quality of today's calf offering was not quiet as attractive as last weeks sale. Flesh conditions were attractive as the yearlings were straight off grass and calves right off the cows. Multiple loads of one owner cattle in both the yearlings and calves were available today. Many part loads and packages made up the balance of the sale. Weather conditions continue to improve in the area allowing most of the cattle to make it to market this week. The next feeder sale will be Friday, November 15th, expecting 10,000 or more high quality calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.12/cwt on 4,676 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 298.88 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.
Average price
$161.12
4,676 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.94
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1594161.209574,658
Medium and Large 1-2632141.5089418thin
One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $62 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 sale4,676 hd
161.12
SD average11 barns · 32,146 hd
156.18
+4.94
This barn, trailing median1 sales
460.00
−298.88
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

31 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 1578159.94/cwt150.50–166.509241,877
SteersMedium and Large 1478174.78/cwt168.00–182.00835424
SteersMedium and Large 1670144.90/cwt144.00–145.0097176
SteersMedium and Large 1765151.44/cwt149.00–155.001,15917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2348144.00/cwt144.00–144.005019
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement581149.99/cwt149.00–156.50871220
HeifersMedium and Large 1567143.35/cwt133.50–147.00813797
HeifersMedium and Large 1471154.39/cwt145.00–160.50727266
HeifersMedium and Large 1615133.83/cwt130.50–135.0082393
HeifersMedium and Large 1784142.10/cwt141.00–145.001,11418
HeifersLarge 11,119126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,4168
SteersMedium and Large 1519168.03/cwt154.00–175.50872844
SteersMedium and Large 1861153.69/cwt140.00–155.001,323151
SteersMedium and Large 1372198.16/cwt197.00–201.0073732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2408144.00/cwt144.00–144.0058814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371150.00/cwt150.00–150.005576
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement549150.00/cwt150.00–150.0082498
HeifersMedium and Large 1987143.38/cwt136.50–144.001,415513
HeifersMedium and Large 1823140.33/cwt137.50–143.001,155134
HeifersMedium and Large 1881138.13/cwt137.50–140.501,21747
HeifersLarge 11,032133.90/cwt133.00–134.751,38221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632141.50/cwt141.50–141.5089418
SteersMedium and Large 1626155.60/cwt147.50–163.00974957
SteersMedium and Large 1989143.32/cwt137.50–144.501,417201
SteersMedium and Large 1425181.83/cwt174.00–186.0077359
SteersMedium and Large 1Full514157.06/cwt155.50–159.0080720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006606
HeifersMedium and Large 1523148.83/cwt137.00–153.00778794
HeifersMedium and Large 1425155.76/cwt142.00–171.00662179
HeifersMedium and Large 1912138.49/cwt135.50–139.501,26352
HeifersMedium and Large 1391152.00/cwt152.00–152.005948

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.