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.
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
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 1Spayed—752245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,84266
SteersLarge 1—1,013233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,36050
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—876216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,89213
HeifersMedium and Large 1—793228.98/cwt224.00–233.501,816154
HeifersMedium and Large 1—800229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,83671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—476264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,25736
HeifersMedium and Large 1—695248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,72784
SteersMedium and Large 1—614293.50/cwt293.50–293.501,80288
HeifersMedium and Large 1—539285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,53658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—462267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,23436
SteersMedium and Large 1—565304.02/cwt300.00–308.001,718125
SteersMedium and Large 1—869252.83/cwt243.50–254.002,197476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full—971195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—734223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6379
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720252.34/cwt249.00–256.001,817148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—673225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5146
SteersMedium and Large 1—967238.74/cwt237.00–240.002,309240
SteersMedium and Large 1—661278.98/cwt258.00–284.001,84460
SteersMedium and Large 1—727271.42/cwt255.00–277.001,973749
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—598310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,854196
SteersMedium and Large 1—933246.47/cwt243.25–251.752,300536
SteersMedium and Large 1—751268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,013146
SteersMedium and Large 1—828260.86/cwt254.75–263.502,160235
HeifersMedium and Large 1—886232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,05613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—629263.43/cwt262.00–272.001,65782
HeifersLarge 1—1,029220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2645
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—919211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9397
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—612241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4756
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—789230.50/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.