Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2020-06-05

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jun 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,955 head
▲ 4,025 vs last sale 4,930▲ 646 vs year ago 8,309 · +7.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers from 700 lbs to 850 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher; the 851 lbs to 899 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower and the 900 lbs to 950 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher; the feeder heifers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, the 800 lbs to 849 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. No other comparisons were available. The current world champion livestock auctioneer and two previous champions were here today to auction today's 23rd annual WLAC sale. A larger spectator and buyers crowd were in the seats today along with an active internet bidders creating an active market. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed cattle that came straight off grass to moderate plus fleshed cattle coming out of a grow yard. Several strings of reputation replacement heifers were met with good demand. The next feeder sale will be in two weeks on June 19th, expecting a big run of fancy feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.97/cwt on 4,908 head.
Average price
$147.97
4,908 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$426
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$26.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.31
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2379174.4466167
Medium and Large 1736147.601,0874,841
One grade step is worth $26.84/cwt here — about −$426 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 sale4,908 hd
147.97
—
SD average6 barns · 10,601 hd
139.66
+8.31
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

37 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 1—811123.06/cwt114.00–126.00998224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621145.49/cwt135.00–151.50903512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—531130.00/cwt130.00–130.006907
HeifersMedium and Large 1—767128.59/cwt127.50–130.50986199
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723134.77/cwt125.00–142.00974481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—613152.50/cwt152.50–152.5093571
HeifersMedium and Large 1—438164.33/cwt160.00–166.5072044
SteersMedium and Large 1—626163.03/cwt147.50–171.501,021711
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—582152.00/cwt152.00–152.0088526
SteersMedium and Large 1—680149.22/cwt138.00–161.001,015381
SteersMedium and Large 1—909130.20/cwt127.50–132.251,184651
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—734135.00/cwt135.00–135.0099113
SteersMedium and Large 1—769143.05/cwt132.00–154.001,100321
SteersMedium and Large 1—712148.54/cwt141.50–160.001,058492
HeifersMedium and Large 1—580146.52/cwt133.00–150.50850377
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—783130.75/cwt126.50–141.501,024525
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—682123.50/cwt123.50–123.5084224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—671142.70/cwt135.00–147.00958355
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—651148.00/cwt148.00–148.0096395
HeifersMedium and Large 1—536154.53/cwt151.00–158.00828345
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—812138.62/cwt135.50–140.751,126179
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—694139.50/cwt139.50–139.509688
SteersMedium and Large 1—521178.79/cwt171.50–182.00931259
SteersMedium and Large 1—569163.82/cwt155.00–172.50932471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—379174.44/cwt165.00–183.0066167
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—793133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0555
SteersMedium and Large 1—953122.07/cwt121.00–124.001,163185
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC—727148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,08065
BullsMedium and Large 1—677135.50/cwt135.50–135.5091712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—332153.00/cwt153.00–153.0050816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482160.51/cwt146.00–164.00774237
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—744135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,00878
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—556132.00/cwt132.00–132.007347
SteersMedium and Large 1—470178.47/cwt164.00–188.0083975
SteersMedium and Large 1—813140.81/cwt130.50–143.751,145746
SteersMedium and Large 1—365190.00/cwt190.00–190.0069427
SteersMedium and Large 1—886126.58/cwt123.00–130.501,121405

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.