Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-10-29

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 29
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,804 head
▲ 1,112 vs last sale 7,692▲ 3,701 vs year ago 5,103 · +72.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday's sale: Steers calves from 350# to 399# were $6.00 to $10.00 higher, 400# to $499 were $4.00 to $6.00 lower with instances of $10.00 lower, 500# to 599# were steady with $2.00 higher, 600# to 649# were $2.00 to $4.00 lower; Heifer calves from 400# to 499# were $4.00 to $8.00 lower, 500# to 549# were steady to $2.00 higher, 550# to 599# were $6.00 to $10.00 lower. No other comparisons were available. There was good demand and a fairly active market on the calves today. The calves were fully preconditioned and right off the cow, light fleshed and attractive for quality. Several long strings from reputation ranches offered buyers the opportunity to purchase full loads or multiple loads of one owner cattle. Lots of part loads and packages available today as well. Just a few loads of yearlings, mostly packages in todays sale. Better demand for the full loads of good quality cattle today than for the part loads and packages. Next feeder sale will be Wednesday, November 3rd. Stay safe and eat beef!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.16/cwt on 5,459 head.
Average price
$183.16
5,459 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.80
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549183.171,0075,409
Medium and Large 1-2438181.8279650
One grade step is worth $1.35/cwt here — about $211 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 sale5,459 hd
183.16
—
SD average12 barns · 30,810 hd
174.36
+8.80
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

47 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 1Fleshy—540136.50/cwt136.50–136.5073710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—653135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088238
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—759145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,10133
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—598142.50/cwt142.50–142.5085269
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—494146.00/cwt146.00–146.0072114
SteersMedium and Large 1—432203.58/cwt200.00–214.00879266
SteersMedium and Large 1—573178.63/cwt167.50–185.501,0241,804
SteersMedium and Large 1—782157.42/cwt154.00–160.501,23155
SteersMedium and Large 1—968158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,52958
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—317209.00/cwt209.00–209.0066310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—285204.00/cwt204.00–204.005819
SteersMedium and Large 1—626170.08/cwt161.50–175.001,065650
SteersMedium and Large 1—483190.97/cwt177.00–197.50922649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—643141.00/cwt141.00–141.0090715
SteersMedium and Large 1—862154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,33445
SteersMedium and Large 1—527184.83/cwt170.00–195.009741,058
SteersMedium and Large 1—662156.73/cwt149.50–161.501,038145
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—470174.00/cwt174.00–174.0081812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—435188.00/cwt188.00–188.0081810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—358195.00/cwt195.00–195.006986
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421165.65/cwt162.00–169.50697167
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—475141.00/cwt141.00–141.0067086
SteersMedium and Large 1—332186.55/cwt172.00–194.0061915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—315162.00/cwt162.00–162.005107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—524143.72/cwt141.00–145.0075362
HeifersLarge 1—1,036130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3478
HeifersMedium and Large 1—340189.50/cwt189.50–189.5064461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—431142.00/cwt142.00–142.0061213
HeifersMedium and Large 1—872156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,36012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—738159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,17732
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519160.78/cwt148.00–172.50834694
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,31151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374174.52/cwt169.00–180.0065354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—286189.00/cwt189.00–189.005418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—356154.00/cwt154.00–154.005488
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—485202.57/cwt201.00–203.50982311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561152.83/cwt136.00–157.00857297
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—465175.00/cwt175.00–175.0081454
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—411181.00/cwt181.00–181.00744121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—563166.01/cwt158.50–172.00935549
HeifersMedium and Large 1—689155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0719
SteersMedium and Large 1—383225.52/cwt206.00–231.00864196
HeifersMedium and Large 1—486157.51/cwt147.00–167.00765482
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—434190.80/cwt190.50–191.0082821
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—527160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084312
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—532169.50/cwt169.50–169.50902101
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—550154.00/cwt154.00–154.0084711

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.