Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2020-11-20

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 20
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,277 head
1,481 vs last sale 9,758 233 vs year ago 8,510 · 2.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers not well tested due to the limited numbers. Yearlings were meet with good demand as the offering consisted mostly of tested open heifers and packages of steers. There was one long string of 1500 head of spayed yearling heifers which offered buyers multiple loads of one owner cattle. The yearling market was active with lots of buyer interest. Flesh conditions ranged from light to moderate plus as most of the cattle today were straight off grass. Steer calves from 450 lbs to 649 lbs were generally 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Only comparisons made on heifer calves were from 350 lbs to 599 lbs and they were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The majority of the calves were right off the cow and light fleshed. There was a lot of buyer activity in the seats and on the internet. The next feeder sale will be Dec 4th, a special all breeds calf and yearling sale. Next week is the annual Thanksgiving week bred cow, heifer, fall pair and weigh up sale. Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.63/cwt on 4,586 head.
Average price
$149.63
4,586 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$423
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.74
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2366153.8056354
Medium and Large 1660149.589874,532
One grade step is worth $4.22/cwt here — about −$423 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 sale4,586 hd
149.63
SD average9 barns · 18,425 hd
140.89
+8.74
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

40 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
SteersLarge 11,057120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,2747
SteersLarge 11,248101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2606
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full417141.00/cwt141.00–141.005888
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full467137.00/cwt137.00–137.0064025
SteersMedium and Large 1Full603146.00/cwt146.00–146.008806
SteersMedium and Large 1Full411164.00/cwt164.00–164.0067417
SteersMedium and Large 1324198.00/cwt198.00–198.0064218
SteersMedium and Large 1933143.56/cwt143.50–144.001,33968
HeifersMedium and Large 1476157.07/cwt149.50–167.00748985
SteersMedium and Large 1798147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,17312
HeifersMedium and Large 1327170.93/cwt164.00–174.0055964
SteersMedium and Large 1826137.94/cwt134.00–142.501,13915
HeifersMedium and Large 1734134.67/cwt131.50–138.5098822
HeifersMedium and Large 1921132.48/cwt131.50–133.251,220144
SteersMedium and Large 1285211.00/cwt211.00–211.006019
SteersMedium and Large 1524173.31/cwt161.50–179.50908941
SteersMedium and Large 1422187.69/cwt175.50–202.50792400
HeifersMedium and Large 1571150.55/cwt140.00–157.00860534
HeifersMedium and Large 1520151.33/cwt144.00–160.50787430
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497140.00/cwt140.00–140.006969
SteersMedium and Large 1380193.32/cwt185.00–201.00735112
HeifersMedium and Large 1840138.03/cwt134.50–138.501,15982
SteersMedium and Large 1711149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0598
SteersMedium and Large 1574165.91/cwt153.00–170.00952966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295206.63/cwt206.00–207.5061012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664149.50/cwt149.50–149.509935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement531166.08/cwt158.50–183.00882276
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed952138.75/cwt138.50–139.001,3211,020
SteersMedium and Large 1466187.47/cwt175.00–190.50874482
SteersMedium and Large 1625157.11/cwt147.00–162.50982580
HeifersMedium and Large 1774133.93/cwt130.00–135.501,03731
HeifersMedium and Large 1897133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,19338
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2337155.00/cwt155.00–155.0052240
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369182.00/cwt182.00–182.006725
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed891137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,225418
HeifersMedium and Large 1431162.90/cwt152.50–172.00702243
HeifersMedium and Large 1371168.45/cwt160.00–178.00625201
HeifersMedium and Large 1991125.25/cwt125.25–125.251,24111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2302205.00/cwt205.00–205.006196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364169.00/cwt169.00–169.006155

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.