Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2023-07-28

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jul 28
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
4,160 head
1,555 vs last sale 2,605 222 vs year ago 4,382 · 5.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale was two weeks ago, stronger undertones on the heavier cattle, with a limited test on the lighter cattle. Most of todays offering of fall calves were long timed weaned and fully preconditioned. Todays yearling cattle were off grass, light to moderate fleshed and offered buyers attractive weigh conditions. Several long strings of reputation yearling steers made up the bulk of todays sale. A good crowed of buyers made for an active market. Excessive temperatures this past week has been tough on livestock. Pasture conditions are deuterating due to extended dry conditions in the area. Next feeder sale is in three weeks, August 18, 2023. Stay cool, pray for rain and enjoy your beef.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $263.68/cwt on 2,971 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 196.32 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.
Average price
$263.68
2,971 head · 798 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$31.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.93
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1798264.752,1142,851
Medium and Large 1-2636242.101,53970
Large 11,013233.002,36050
One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale2,971 hd
263.68
SD average6 barns · 7,356 hd
246.76
+16.93
This barn, trailing median1 sales
460.00
−196.32
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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed752245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,84266
SteersLarge 11,013233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,36050
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy876216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,89213
HeifersMedium and Large 1793228.98/cwt224.00–233.501,816154
HeifersMedium and Large 1800229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,83671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,25736
HeifersMedium and Large 1695248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,72784
SteersMedium and Large 1614293.50/cwt293.50–293.501,80288
HeifersMedium and Large 1539285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,53658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,23436
SteersMedium and Large 1565304.02/cwt300.00–308.001,718125
SteersMedium and Large 1869252.83/cwt243.50–254.002,197476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full971195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2734223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6379
HeifersMedium and Large 1720252.34/cwt249.00–256.001,817148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5146
SteersMedium and Large 1967238.74/cwt237.00–240.002,309240
SteersMedium and Large 1661278.98/cwt258.00–284.001,84460
SteersMedium and Large 1727271.42/cwt255.00–277.001,973749
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed598310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,854196
SteersMedium and Large 1933246.47/cwt243.25–251.752,300536
SteersMedium and Large 1751268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,013146
SteersMedium and Large 1828260.86/cwt254.75–263.502,160235
HeifersMedium and Large 1886232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,05613
HeifersMedium and Large 1629263.43/cwt262.00–272.001,65782
HeifersLarge 11,029220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2645
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full919211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9397
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full612241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4756
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full789230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,81921

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.