Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-02-12

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 12
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
5,636 head
1,153 vs last sale 4,483 265 vs year ago 5,901 · 4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week, comparisons made to the sale two weeks ago: Steers from 550 lbs and up to 899 lbs were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with the exception of steers weighing 600 lbs to 649 lbs which were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. The heifers weighing from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, the 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No other comparisons available due to limited numbers. Good to very good demand for today's offering of fully preconditioned long time weaned feeder cattle. Several long stings of one owner cattle offered buyers the opportunity to buy multiple loads of the same sort. An excellent selection of cattle qualifying for the NHTC program were available today, along with a large selection of replacement heifers. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate fleshed back grounded cattle. Extremely cold weather in the area has hampered movement of livestock in the area causing a few weather related cancellations for today's sale. A fairly active market with a large crowd of buyers in the seats and on the internet. Next feeder sale will be Friday, February 19, 2021. Stay warm and stay safe.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.70/cwt on 3,284 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 306.30 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.
Average price
$153.70
3,284 head · 712 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.95
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581154.2089615thin
Medium and Large 1713153.701,0953,269
One grade step is worth $0.50/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale3,284 hd
153.70
SD average8 barns · 13,226 hd
146.75
+6.95
This barn, trailing median1 sales
460.00
−306.30
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 1Fleshy806131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,05619
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy753126.00/cwt126.00–126.0094968
HeifersMedium and Large 1458160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073322
HeifersMedium and Large 1384158.07/cwt156.00–163.0060740
HeifersMedium and Large 1711132.50/cwt132.50–132.5094244
HeifersMedium and Large 1635146.23/cwt146.00–146.50929107
SteersMedium and Large 1379184.50/cwt184.50–184.506998
SteersMedium and Large 1632158.25/cwt155.00–162.001,000244
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement672149.08/cwt145.50–150.501,002304
SteersMedium and Large 1680156.88/cwt149.00–161.001,067631
SteersMedium and Large 1574171.22/cwt159.50–176.50983380
HeifersMedium and Large 1676140.53/cwt134.00–144.50950409
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC823145.78/cwt139.00–146.581,200404
SteersMedium and Large 1437181.63/cwt180.00–182.0079426
HeifersMedium and Large 1NHTC774132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,02217
SteersMedium and Large 1769146.94/cwt145.50–148.501,130146
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC716157.08/cwt150.00–159.001,125263
SteersMedium and Large 1824139.16/cwt137.00–141.501,147141
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC675157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,063160
HeifersMedium and Large 1519154.73/cwt146.00–162.00803251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement736153.57/cwt145.00–161.001,130127
SteersMedium and Large 1726148.29/cwt142.50–152.501,077509
SteersMedium and Large 1450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465164.00/cwt164.00–164.007639
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement625147.89/cwt145.50–150.50924183
SteersMedium and Large 1867137.83/cwt136.50–139.251,195278
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement764158.96/cwt141.00–165.001,214384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662126.63/cwt125.00–128.0083813
HeifersMedium and Large 1567154.78/cwt143.00–159.00878276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,0536
SteersMedium and Large 1516181.31/cwt176.00–182.0093653

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.