Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2023-09-29

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 29
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
5,488 head
▲ 612 vs last sale 4,876▼ 2,218 vs year ago 7,706 · −28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: limited comparisons on steers but overall generally steady with instances of 2.00 higher on 800 lbs to 849 lbs and steady to 2.00 lower on 950 lbs to 999 lbs. Heifers from 650 lbs to 949 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower. Good to very good demand for todays offering of mostly yearlings off grass. Plenty of cattle to chose from today as buyers cold purchase multiple loads of yearling steers or heifers from the same sort, or put part loads and packages together. An active market with the usual crowd of order buyers, a few farmer feeders and internet buyers today. The majority of the cattle were light fleshed coming off pasture with a few moderate plus coming out of grow yards. A few consignments of spring calves with a feature consignment of 118 black steer calves weighing 475 lbs bringing 3.56. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, October 6th, expecting a large run of yearlings and spring born calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.35/cwt on 2,636 head.
Average price
$252.35
2,636 head · 901 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$558
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.68
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1859259.382,2281,926
Medium and Large 1-2785236.771,85956
Large 11,038233.432,422641
Medium and Large 2795210.001,67013thin
One grade step is worth $49.38/cwt here — about $558 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 sale2,636 hd
252.35
—
SD average7 barns · 10,701 hd
244.66
+7.68
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

40 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 1Fleshy—793231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,83233
HeifersLarge 1—1,063211.84/cwt210.50–216.002,25273
HeifersLarge 1—1,027220.76/cwt217.00–223.502,267138
HeifersMedium and Large 1—822242.96/cwt230.00–249.001,997129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—552255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4085
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880240.78/cwt226.00–250.002,119409
SteersMedium and Large 1—440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,43012
SteersMedium and Large 1—625294.98/cwt278.00–300.001,84431
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,008245.25/cwt245.25–245.252,472261
SteersMedium and Large 1—710266.16/cwt254.00–274.501,89017
SteersMedium and Large 1—785265.34/cwt261.00–269.502,083182
SteersMedium and Large 1—659285.61/cwt271.00–290.001,88249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—972215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—767238.90/cwt220.00–251.001,83251
SteersMedium and Large 1—875254.74/cwt240.50–259.502,22983
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC—936253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,373126
SteersLarge 1—1,122233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,620111
SteersMedium and Large 2—795210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,67013
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—837239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0007
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—651270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7588
SteersMedium and Large 1—964243.88/cwt243.75–244.002,351114
SteersMedium and Large 1—475356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,691118
SteersLarge 1—1,010235.06/cwt232.00–238.752,374427
SteersMedium and Large 1—922245.41/cwt242.00–257.502,263585
HeifersMedium and Large 1—921236.09/cwt226.00–243.502,174149
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785256.53/cwt241.00–262.002,014169
SteersMedium and Large 1—821257.89/cwt248.50–263.002,117303
SteersLarge 1—1,062226.57/cwt223.50–229.752,406103
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—838253.12/cwt247.00–255.252,121398
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—545271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,47712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—724240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,73817
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670273.39/cwt257.00–276.001,832345
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—703243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,70815
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—868241.92/cwt241.00–243.002,10015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—594272.45/cwt261.00–275.001,61832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—972228.20/cwt216.00–237.502,218361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—500249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,24511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—762258.56/cwt258.50–259.001,970155
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—702270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,89962

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.