Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2022-03-11

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
4,708 head
834 vs last sale 5,542 1,652 vs year ago 6,360 · 26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, steers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were generally 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Heifers from 500 lbs to 799 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of 8.00 lower. No other comparisons were available. Todays offering was long time weaned and most had two rounds of preconditioning shots. Flesh conditions ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus cattle coming out of grow yards. Several long strings offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads of one owner cattle, up to nine loads in one sort. There were plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads out of as well. Best demand for the lighter fleshed cattle more suitable for summer grazing programs. Fairly active market as order buyers, internet bidders and several farmer feeders were competing for todays offering. Compared to previous sales there was a softer demand for several consignments of replacement heifers. Buyers remain cautious as market uncertainty is on everyone's mind. Next feeder sale will be Friday, March 25, 2022. Stay safe and eat beef.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.16/cwt on 2,404 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 289.84 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.
Average price
$170.16
2,404 head · 741 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$513
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$34.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.36
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2368204.0075112thin
Medium and Large 1743169.991,2632,392
One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about −$513 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 sale2,404 hd
170.16
SD average9 barns · 15,072 hd
163.80
+6.36
This barn, trailing median1 sales
460.00
−289.84
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

29 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
BullsMedium and Large 1627177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,11388
BullsMedium and Large 1753144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0846
BullsMedium and Large 1481201.00/cwt201.00–201.0096714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full549158.00/cwt158.00–158.008676
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full614148.00/cwt148.00–148.009096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486165.00/cwt165.00–165.008028
SteersMedium and Large 1491209.52/cwt206.00–210.001,02941
SteersMedium and Large 1611197.78/cwt182.00–199.001,20897
SteersMedium and Large 1579198.93/cwt192.00–199.501,152232
SteersMedium and Large 1532207.29/cwt196.50–208.001,103183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full368204.00/cwt204.00–204.0075112
SteersMedium and Large 1677177.38/cwt168.00–181.501,20156
SteersMedium and Large 1851139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,18761
SteersMedium and Large 1925141.16/cwt139.25–143.251,306252
SteersMedium and Large 1771165.66/cwt162.00–169.001,277820
HeifersMedium and Large 1621167.52/cwt156.00–172.501,040255
SteersMedium and Large 1727168.66/cwt167.00–173.001,22663
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement774147.50/cwt146.50–148.001,142379
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement809143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,15775
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy648194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,26085
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy641175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,12221
HeifersMedium and Large 1767143.95/cwt141.50–146.001,104502
SteersMedium and Large 1826154.00/cwt147.00–158.501,272481
HeifersMedium and Large 1435187.09/cwt172.00–190.0081473
HeifersMedium and Large 1583162.59/cwt150.50–166.00948117
HeifersMedium and Large 1537180.85/cwt164.50–185.00971132
HeifersMedium and Large 1680149.67/cwt145.00–152.501,018140
HeifersMedium and Large 1823134.36/cwt134.00–139.001,106199
HeifersMedium and Large 1715147.77/cwt139.00–154.001,057503

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.