Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2021-12-03

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 3
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
5,901 head
1,712 vs last sale 7,613 801 vs year ago 5,100 · +15.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder sale was two weeks ago: Steer calves from 500 lbs to 550 lbs were 12.00 to 15.00 higher, 550 lbs to 650 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 lbs to 700 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher; Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 650 lbs were generally 4.00 to 8.00 higher. No other comparisons were available. Most of the calves were fully preconditioned, and in light to moderate flesh condition and right off the cow. A couple of consignments of weaned calves today. There was a large crowd with lots of order buyers, and several framer feeders competing with internet bidders for todays offering. The best demand was for full loads and good interest in part loads and packages. The market was very active as buyers wanted to buy calves. Good demand for todays yearlings that consisted of mostly spayed and tested open replacement heifers. There were several consignments that were offered as multiple loads of the same sort. The next feeder sale will be the annual weaned and preconditioned calf and yearling sale Friday, December 10th. Stay safe and eat BEEF

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.27/cwt on 3,393 head.
Average price
$164.27
3,393 head · 729 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$717
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$21.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480165.6179550
Medium and Large 1711165.591,1783,134
Large 11,048144.211,512209
One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about −$717 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 sale3,393 hd
164.27
SD average9 barns · 12,837 hd
159.15
+5.12
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

48 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 1-2464191.00/cwt191.00–191.008866
SteersMedium and Large 1806164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,3265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008097
SteersMedium and Large 1Full667159.20/cwt152.00–165.001,06217
SteersMedium and Large 1Full531190.80/cwt183.00–198.001,013114
SteersMedium and Large 1Full622164.60/cwt164.50–165.001,02442
SteersMedium and Large 1471218.36/cwt211.00–224.001,02834
SteersMedium and Large 1718170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,22135
SteersMedium and Large 1584186.79/cwt174.50–193.501,091847
SteersMedium and Large 1665178.90/cwt175.50–185.001,190332
SteersMedium and Large 1523208.81/cwt200.50–217.001,092331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2301209.68/cwt201.00–214.006319
SteersMedium and Large 1613179.50/cwt171.00–182.001,100155
SteersMedium and Large 1445215.49/cwt214.00–217.00959134
SteersMedium and Large 1877169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,48469
SteersMedium and Large 1910157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,43157
SteersMedium and Large 1772167.80/cwt167.00–169.251,29520
SteersMedium and Large 1386229.00/cwt229.00–229.0088420
HeifersLarge 11,066146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,55620
HeifersLarge 11,155131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5135
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full580153.00/cwt153.00–153.0088714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy562154.00/cwt154.00–154.0086567
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy510179.00/cwt179.00–179.0091366
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy430190.50/cwt190.50–190.508199
HeifersMedium and Large 1721166.96/cwt156.50–168.001,204183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582148.27/cwt146.00–150.0086327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318198.66/cwt192.00–210.0063217
HeifersMedium and Large 1564167.05/cwt159.00–172.00942467
HeifersLarge 11,014145.15/cwt138.00–147.501,472135
HeifersLarge 11,124142.25/cwt142.25–142.251,59949
HeifersMedium and Large 1532158.19/cwt152.00–161.5084259
HeifersMedium and Large 1362199.48/cwt193.00–202.0072242
HeifersMedium and Large 1422163.66/cwt158.00–166.0069124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479150.00/cwt150.00–150.007196
HeifersMedium and Large 1483177.60/cwt165.00–180.50858412
HeifersMedium and Large 1859155.22/cwt148.50–160.501,333192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement636177.32/cwt165.00–187.001,128147
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement585177.62/cwt174.50–204.001,039110
HeifersMedium and Large 1793150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1908
HeifersMedium and Large 1613156.08/cwt152.00–163.0095796
HeifersMedium and Large 1825158.53/cwt150.00–160.501,30881
HeifersMedium and Large 1936150.02/cwt149.25–152.501,40477
SteersMedium and Large 1Full491198.42/cwt198.00–199.0097414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed966158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,534218
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed813160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,305144
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed858152.75/cwt152.75–152.751,31160
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed693157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,08837
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed907162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,474621

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.