Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 800 lbs to 999 lbs were mostly steady with instances of $4.00 higher; heifers from 800 lbs to 999 lbs were steady to instances of $2.00 higher. Several long strings of reputation cattle for today's sale made for a very active market. Most of the yearlings were in light flesh condition as they were straight off dry pastures. There were a lot of consignments of tested open heifers giving heifer buyers the opportunity to put loads of front end heifers together. A large crowd of people were in attendance with several farmer feeders competing with order buyers to get cattle bought. Some areas around here have received a little rain in the past week, over all pasture conditions remain extremely short. The spring calves in todays sale were right off the cow and most had received two rounds of shots. Calves were met with good buyer interest, with best demand for those bigger front end calves. One consigner told this market reporter that his open replacement heifer brought ten percent more this year than last year. With the increase in operating expense for producers it is nice to see a small increase in feeder cattle prices. The next feeder sale is Friday, September 10th, expecting a large run of yearlings as well as some spring calves. Stay Safe and Eat Beef!

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.28/cwt on 2,687 head.

Average price

$157.28

2,687 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	799	157.96	1,261	2,589
Medium and Large 1-2	715	144.21	1,031	67
Large 1	1,100	129.25	1,422	31

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale2,687 hd

157.28

—

SD average7 barns · 8,731 hd

152.71

+4.57

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

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,100	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	149.41/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,363	954
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	179.40/cwt	179.00–179.50	1,105	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	228.15/cwt	217.50–229.00	846	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	168.11/cwt	166.50–169.50	1,252	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	218.46/cwt	210.00–223.00	616	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	224.25/cwt	218.00–225.00	765	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	160.02/cwt	154.50–164.50	1,301	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	165.40/cwt	157.00–167.75	1,432	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	177.21/cwt	173.00–187.50	1,184	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	216.94/cwt	208.00–225.50	957	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	146.56/cwt	137.50–148.25	1,433	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	189.50/cwt	186.00–192.00	565	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,100	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,422	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	764	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	157.34/cwt	154.75–158.50	1,509	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	159.75/cwt	156.50–162.00	1,474	423
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	858	149.69/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,284	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	167.04/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,290	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	199.10/cwt	180.00–210.00	713	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	153.73/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,251	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	180.99/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,015	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,144	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,040	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	204.93/cwt	190.00–206.00	662	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	782	152.07/cwt	151.50–153.50	1,189	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	169.67/cwt	169.00–173.00	916	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	167.01/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,037	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,130	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	202.08/cwt	175.00–206.00	841	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	153.01/cwt	145.50–156.50	1,195	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	150.54/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,302	470

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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