Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-11-05

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 5
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,921 head
117 vs last sale 8,804 579 vs year ago 9,500 · 6.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday's sale: Steer calves from 350# to 399# were steady, 400# to 499# were mostly $8.00 to $10.00 were lower with instances of $12.00 lower, 450# to 499# were $3.00 to $4.00 higher, 500# to 549# were $4.00 to $6.00 lower, 550# to 699# were $2.00 to $5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400# to 599# were generally $4.00 to $6.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Good demand and a fairly active market on the calves today. Calves were fully preconditioned and right off the cow, light fleshed and attractive for quality. Several long strings from reputation ranchers ( up to 1200 head per consignment) offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads of one owner cattle. Better demand for the full loads of good quality cattle today than for the part loads and packages. Several consignments of reputation replacement heifers were well received and brought a nice premium when compared to the feeder heifers. A very active market on several consignments of yearlings coming off grass. Next feeder sale will be Friday, November 12th, expecting a large run of high quality yearlings and calves. Be safe and enjoy beef.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.77/cwt on 4,820 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 280.23 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.
Average price
$179.77
4,820 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$38.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.62
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570180.581,0294,509
Medium and Large 1-2519168.68875303
Large 11,021142.001,4508thin
One grade step is worth $38.58/cwt here — about −$421 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 sale4,820 hd
179.77
SD average10 barns · 32,170 hd
174.14
+5.62
This barn, trailing median1 sales
460.00
−280.23
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

49 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 1917161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,48361
SteersLarge 11,021142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4508
SteersMedium and Large 1618172.93/cwt157.00–179.501,069830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2699141.00/cwt141.00–141.0098625
SteersMedium and Large 1Full615155.00/cwt155.00–155.0095313
SteersMedium and Large 1881163.08/cwt158.00–164.001,43763
SteersMedium and Large 1677162.53/cwt151.50–167.501,100346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378201.00/cwt201.00–201.0076024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485169.74/cwt159.00–177.50823128
SteersMedium and Large 1486194.40/cwt181.00–203.50945596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582160.50/cwt160.50–160.5093426
SteersMedium and Large 1441190.24/cwt183.00–193.00839178
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed604180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,08770
SteersMedium and Large 1378222.67/cwt215.00–225.00842154
SteersMedium and Large 1567180.24/cwt170.00–188.501,0221,076
SteersMedium and Large 1537177.32/cwt168.00–192.00952627
SteersMedium and Large 1749162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,21780
SteersMedium and Large 1841165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,39232
HeifersMedium and Large 1890157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,39761
HeifersMedium and Large 1526163.50/cwt157.00–180.00860573
HeifersLarge 11,007154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,551128
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full489151.00/cwt151.00–151.0073818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316167.00/cwt167.00–167.0052812
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full536151.52/cwt148.00–154.00812118
HeifersMedium and Large 1312177.50/cwt177.50–177.505546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2396168.00/cwt168.00–168.006657
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482151.00/cwt151.00–151.0072838
HeifersMedium and Large 1363184.09/cwt169.50–188.00668107
HeifersMedium and Large 1440171.58/cwt160.00–177.00755618
HeifersMedium and Large 1687161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,10686
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009176
HeifersMedium and Large 1477164.70/cwt156.00–180.00786339
HeifersMedium and Large 1932152.29/cwt144.00–153.001,419135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429155.00/cwt155.00–155.006658
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement648167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,08232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,00444
HeifersMedium and Large 1623156.26/cwt155.50–156.50973113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed986155.75/cwt155.75–155.751,536300
HeifersMedium and Large 1564158.39/cwt147.00–162.50893621
HeifersMedium and Large 1981153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,50660
SteersMedium and Large 1Full595163.08/cwt163.00–163.5097095
HeifersMedium and Large 1784145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1378
SteersMedium and Large 1Full546167.00/cwt167.00–167.0091219
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy632155.60/cwt155.00–156.0098349
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy463209.00/cwt209.00–209.00968220
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement567174.51/cwt170.00–180.00989184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2546166.62/cwt164.00–172.0091094
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement515182.53/cwt179.00–187.00940449
SteersMedium and Large 1-2339200.00/cwt200.00–200.006786

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.