Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2022-04-08

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Apr 8
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
6,797 head
742 vs last sale 7,539 679 vs year ago 6,118 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 600 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 6.00 lower, steers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, steers from 800 lbs to 899 lbs were steady with instances of 4.00 higher. Heifers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers from 700 lbs to 799 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand for todays offering of fall calves, feeder cattle and replacement heifers. Several long strings (up to 8 loads in one sort) from reputation producers offered buyers the opportunity to purchase full loads with plenty of part loads and packages available for buyers to make loads. Lots of order buyers and internet bidders made for a fairly active market. Best demand for the lighter fleshed cattle suitable for summer grazing programs. Extremely dry weather continues in the area, as there were several consignments offered today that would normally show up as yearlings coming off grass later in the summer. Producers are starting to trim there inventory as the concern for summer grazing weighs on their minds. Next feeder sale will be in two weeks, April 22, 2022. So dust off your grill and enjoy BEEF.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.07/cwt on 3,514 head.
Average price
$155.07
3,514 head · 720 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,117
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.49
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540165.6689461
Medium and Large 1723154.881,1203,453
One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale3,514 hd
155.07
SD average8 barns · 9,582 hd
151.58
+3.49
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

36 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 1719155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1145
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed389192.00/cwt192.00–192.0074723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2746139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,03710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement923138.24/cwt137.00–139.501,276117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2692146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515161.00/cwt161.00–161.008298
SteersMedium and Large 1833160.19/cwt151.50–162.751,334869
SteersMedium and Large 1459205.86/cwt202.00–212.0094524
SteersMedium and Large 1510205.86/cwt195.00–211.001,05064
SteersMedium and Large 1768162.59/cwt155.50–168.001,249172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2401198.00/cwt198.00–198.007945
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed666191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,27252
SteersMedium and Large 1618187.69/cwt175.00–196.501,160398
SteersMedium and Large 1733175.36/cwt169.00–179.501,285479
SteersMedium and Large 1868158.55/cwt155.50–160.751,376568
SteersMedium and Large 1570191.45/cwt187.00–201.001,091130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2496196.00/cwt196.00–196.009725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679162.29/cwt153.00–166.001,10225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned433182.00/cwt182.00–182.0078824
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed743141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,05112
HeifersMedium and Large 1621160.58/cwt150.50–168.50997148
HeifersMedium and Large 1719155.12/cwt141.00–165.501,115577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy696150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0445
SteersMedium and Large 1673180.65/cwt170.50–188.001,216187
HeifersMedium and Large 1435180.99/cwt176.00–186.0078725
HeifersMedium and Large 1478179.91/cwt177.00–185.0086034
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement804160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,28682
HeifersMedium and Large 1686160.65/cwt155.50–164.001,102275
HeifersMedium and Large 1867137.57/cwt135.25–141.501,193373
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed566180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,02291
HeifersMedium and Large 1533182.75/cwt182.50–185.0097468
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2444171.50/cwt171.50–171.5076115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566167.12/cwt162.00–168.0094633
HeifersMedium and Large 1579170.23/cwt163.00–176.00986511
HeifersMedium and Large 1847142.24/cwt141.00–143.501,205135
HeifersMedium and Large 1775147.81/cwt136.00–152.501,146981

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.