Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2022-03-04

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 4
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
5,542 head
2,696 vs last sale 2,846 1,518 vs year ago 4,024 · +37.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 10.00 to 14.00 lower, steers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, steers from 700 lbs to 999 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers from 650 lbs to 749 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Market uncertainty was prevalent today as buyers wanted to buy cattle but were hesitant to stick their neck out. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus back grounded cattle. Compared to previous sales there was a softer demand for some nice strings of replacement heifers today. Several consignments today offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads of one owner cattle, up to 8 loads in one instance. A lower futures market along with lower cash cattle trade this week made buyers cautious. Next feeder sale will be Friday, March 11, 2022. Be safe and eat beef.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.74/cwt on 3,544 head.
Average price
$159.74
3,544 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.30
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2430187.3080620
Medium and Large 1693159.631,1063,510
Medium and Large 2487147.0071614thin
One grade step is worth $40.30/cwt here — about $90 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 sale3,544 hd
159.74
SD average8 barns · 16,262 hd
154.44
+5.30
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

33 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 1399198.00/cwt198.00–198.0079024
HeifersMedium and Large 1403196.52/cwt195.00–197.0079225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement825150.15/cwt147.00–160.001,239815
SteersMedium and Large 1505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,11115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2694162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1248
SteersMedium and Large 1823161.11/cwt153.50–168.251,326396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2398195.00/cwt195.00–195.007766
BullsMedium and Large 1757135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,02224
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full771137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,06057
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full640150.50/cwt150.50–150.5096399
HeifersMedium and Large 2487147.00/cwt147.00–147.0071614
SteersMedium 1-2Mexican Origin84566.00/cwt66.00–66.0055880
SteersMedium and Large 1734165.49/cwt162.00–169.001,215161
SteersMedium and Large 1579203.73/cwt199.50–206.001,180168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2514159.00/cwt159.00–159.0081710
HeifersMedium and Large 1670153.70/cwt146.50–164.001,030504
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement864150.11/cwt138.00–162.001,297132
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement744155.97/cwt153.00–159.001,160164
SteersMedium and Large 1621198.22/cwt193.50–202.001,231300
SteersMedium and Large 1967142.75/cwt142.75–142.751,380186
SteersMedium and Large 1765163.07/cwt155.50–167.501,247151
HeifersMedium and Large 1576172.25/cwt162.00–180.00992528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2444184.00/cwt184.00–184.0081714
HeifersMedium and Large 1773145.80/cwt143.50–148.001,127144
SteersMedium and Large 1473219.88/cwt216.00–224.001,04075
SteersMedium and Large 1864154.44/cwt149.50–155.251,33478
SteersMedium and Large 1675182.17/cwt175.00–186.501,230181
HeifersMedium and Large 1633173.80/cwt173.00–175.001,100151
HeifersMedium and Large 1525184.91/cwt177.00–190.00971172
HeifersMedium and Large 1486184.46/cwt178.00–192.00896135
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement773160.76/cwt146.00–166.501,243102
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465193.50/cwt193.50–193.5090089
HeifersMedium and Large 1739146.78/cwt144.00–150.001,085369

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.