Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, except 400-450 lbs steers and heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to firm in a very narrow comparison. Good demand for this very large offering of calves. Very good demand for the limited yearling offering. Many long strings of high quality calves, many offered in full loads which sold on an active market, along with numerous smaller consignments offered in part loads and packages that didn't sell as easily. Flesh condition was light overall, some cattle were so light fleshed that they lost some of their eye appeal and looked a little rough as the wet and cold weather the past month really greened the calves up, yet there were also many extremely attractive calves as well. There were many buyers on the seats ready to buy calves and get their yards filled as they have some corn combined and their yards are ready for receiving cattle. As the CME Live Cattle futures are dollars higher from where they were at the start of the fall marketing season cattle feeders have more confidence that profitable days lie ahead and are approaching the market in a more assertive manner. Next feeder cattle sale will be Nov 22, 2019 expecting 9,000 feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.27/cwt on 4,222 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −294.73 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.

Average price

$165.27

4,222 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$656

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	492	167.62	825	121
Medium and Large 1	583	166.09	968	3,607
Medium 1-2	346	164.00	567	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	159.37	893	461
Large 1	1,105	134.00	1,481	16thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about −$656 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 sale4,222 hd

165.27

—

SD average9 barns · 24,623 hd

157.13

+8.14

This barn, trailing median1 sales

460.00

−294.73

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

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.46/cwt	157.00–171.00	945	1,018
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.53/cwt	164.00–178.50	901	912
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	159.95/cwt	152.50–167.50	992	725
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	159.14/cwt	153.50–166.00	1,066	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.83/cwt	171.50–188.00	847	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.58/cwt	181.00–194.00	798	82
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,071	136.05/cwt	135.50–137.00	1,457	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,080	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	464	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	661	109
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	367	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	517	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	674	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	142.60/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,265	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,381	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,202	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.64/cwt	162.00–179.00	718	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	140.63/cwt	133.00–147.00	856	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.06/cwt	148.00–163.00	741	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.77/cwt	144.50–153.50	783	613
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.88/cwt	137.00–150.50	840	803
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	603	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	947	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,221	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	165.33/cwt	163.00–170.00	632	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.77/cwt	136.00–137.00	992	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	134.25/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,165	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	154.89/cwt	148.00–162.00	686	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.17/cwt	146.00–150.00	715	94
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,481	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	492	167.62/cwt	161.00–168.00	825	121
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	346	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	567	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	678	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,142	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	150.37/cwt	147.50–152.00	1,224	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,402	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	144.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,273	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	189.19/cwt	188.00–190.00	723	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	969	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.62/cwt	140.00–165.50	843	278

How this sale compares

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