Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2022-10-21

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 21
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,074 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 7,811▲ 382 vs year ago 7,692 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday; Steers from 450 lbs to 549 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Heifers from 400 lbs to 459 lbs were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers from 900 lbs to 949 lbs were steady to 2.00 to higher. No other comparisons available. A very active market with lots of buying power in the seats. Multiple loads of one owner cattle were available in both yearlings and calves today, lots of part loads and packages available as will. Most of the calves were fully preconditioned right off the cow. Yearlings were off grass and in light to moderate flesh condition. The cattle were attractive in condition as they were clean, open haired and coming off dry pasture conditions. Dry conditions persist in the area allowing fall harvest to continue with few interruptions. Next feeder sale will be a special black hided sale, Wednesday, October 26th. Eat beef!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $220.65/cwt on 4,915 head.
Average price
$220.65
4,915 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.01
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486221.361,07547
Medium and Large 1569220.651,2554,868
One grade step is worth $0.72/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale4,915 hd
220.65
—
SD average9 barns · 24,200 hd
210.64
+10.01
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

37 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 1Fancy—432259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,11946
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—581175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,02045
HeifersLarge 1—1,038155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6095
HeifersMedium and Large 2—736110.00/cwt110.00–110.008105
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523194.93/cwt187.00–202.501,019322
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,09232
SteersMedium and Large 1—568224.11/cwt210.00–229.501,2731,328
SteersMedium and Large 1—962176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,69351
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—418266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,11235
SteersMedium and Large 1—481237.41/cwt224.00–253.001,142346
SteersMedium and Large 1—610212.13/cwt193.50–218.501,294722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—392245.00/cwt245.00–245.009608
SteersMedium and Large 1—384256.43/cwt254.00–264.0098530
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—615192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,18452
SteersMedium and Large 1—421247.22/cwt236.00–260.001,04195
SteersMedium and Large 1—524224.59/cwt213.50–235.001,1771,557
SteersMedium and Large 1—748200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,496149
SteersMedium and Large 1—676200.22/cwt183.50–209.501,353444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—575201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,15624
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385217.21/cwt214.00–221.0083625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—311260.00/cwt260.00–260.008095
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,18981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—441206.27/cwt182.00–210.50910111
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—553246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,36026
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—557210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,17033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—372227.00/cwt227.00–227.008445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—433232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,00510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473203.20/cwt193.50–211.00961746
HeifersMedium and Large 1—972161.45/cwt160.50–162.001,56930
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,29560
HeifersMedium and Large 1—772170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,31627
HeifersMedium and Large 1—942177.75/cwt177.75–177.751,674336
HeifersMedium and Large 1—861176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,52067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—321219.93/cwt218.00–223.0070622
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576196.13/cwt185.50–204.501,130849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—823120.00/cwt120.00–120.009888
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007805

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.