Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday's sale: steer calves from 400# to 649# were mostly $2.00 to $4.00 lower with instances of $6.00 lower, Heifer calves from 450# to 599# were generally steady to $4.00 lower. No other comparisons were available. A good crowd in attendance for today's sale with buyers not as aggressive as last week, still a fairly active market. Several strings of calves from reputation ranches along with part loads and packages were available for todays calf sale. A nice offering of yearlings available for today's sale were meet with good demand. Yearling cattle were straight off grass and most were light fleshed, a few in moderate flesh condition. The majority of the calves were fully preconditioned, straight off the cow, in light flesh condition and attractive for quality. A couple of consignments of weaned calves were available for todays sale also. On feed report this afternoon showed a few less cattle placed in feed yards than anticipated. The cash fat cattle market is still stuck in the same old rut it has been in for 6 - 8 weeks. Approximately 1500 calves were unable to get in for today's sale due to some muddy roads in the area. The next feeder sale will be next Wednesday, October 27th. Expecting a large run of fancy black hided calves. Stay safe and Eat Beef!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.59/cwt on 4,441 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −277.41 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.

Average price

$182.59

4,441 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$296

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	182.88	1,044	4,355
Medium and Large 1-2	495	174.61	863	73
Large 1	1,023	131.00	1,340	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.88/cwt here — about −$296 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 sale4,441 hd

182.59

—

SD average12 barns · 31,724 hd

175.79

+6.80

This barn, trailing median1 sales

460.00

−277.41

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

45 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 1Fancy	—	569	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	922	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	824	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	160.29/cwt	155.50–165.00	888	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.61/cwt	175.00–183.00	650	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	174.56/cwt	161.00–179.50	759	371
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,031	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	194.62/cwt	186.50–202.00	936	616
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	214.18/cwt	190.00–224.00	902	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,071	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	678	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	963	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	580	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	161.23/cwt	158.00–163.00	929	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,258	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	524	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	893	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	920	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	177.81/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,017	1,131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,438	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	966	148.73/cwt	146.75–150.75	1,437	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	942	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,425	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.90/cwt	150.00–166.00	836	668
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	151.65/cwt	147.00–155.25	1,471	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	172.39/cwt	166.50–180.50	1,052	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	684	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	997	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	921	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,184	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	184.20/cwt	173.00–193.00	963	1,250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	214.50/cwt	213.00–222.00	834	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,256	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	149.43/cwt	143.00–155.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,150	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	598	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,106	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.41/cwt	155.00–176.00	795	689
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	538	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	904	101

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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