Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2023-11-03

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 3
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
9,457 head
▲ 854 vs last sale 8,603▲ 1,207 vs year ago 8,250 · +14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Steers from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were 6.00 to 7.00 lower, steers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, steers from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher, steers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, steers from 900 lbs to 940 lbs were 12.00 to 15.00 higher; heifers from 400 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 18.00 higher, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 5.00 to 7.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of yearlings and spring born calves. The bulk of todays yearlings were plainer for quality than last week. Flesh condition on the yearlings ranged from light fleshed condition coming off grass to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Market not as active today on the yearlings as it has been in previous sales. Lots of buyer interest in todays offering of spring born calves. Most of the calves were light fleshed and right off the cow, had spring and fall vaccinations, were clean hired and attractive for quality. Lots of buyers in the seats competing with internet buyers made for an active market. More interest in the calves today than last week as weather conditions have turned more favorable for most backgrounding lots to wean calves. Mild weather this past week has helped advance the progress of fall harvest and the movement of cattle. Next sale will be Friday, November 10, 2023 expecting a large run of calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $292.61/cwt on 5,769 head.
Average price
$292.61
5,769 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$186.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595296.491,7635,503
Medium and Large 1-2758225.831,711159
Medium and Large 2746212.001,58215thin
Medium 1-2685198.081,35883
Medium 2552110.006079thin
One grade step is worth $186.49/cwt here — about $1,156 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 sale5,769 hd
292.61
—
SD average12 barns · 31,121 hd
292.68
−0.07
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

56 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—693236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,639148
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—805237.29/cwt222.00–240.001,910153
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—527291.91/cwt282.00–293.001,53873
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—470309.50/cwt308.00–310.001,45537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—346321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,1116
SteersMedium and Large 2—746212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,58215
SteersMedium 1-2Full—717195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,39810
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—436301.40/cwt290.00–317.001,31416
SteersMedium and Large 1—574300.80/cwt287.00–314.501,7271,213
SteersMedium and Large 1—375357.63/cwt354.00–361.001,34169
SteersMedium and Large 1—929247.22/cwt244.00–249.002,297172
SteersMedium and Large 1—529307.68/cwt295.00–322.001,6281,228
SteersMedium 1-2Full—681198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,35273
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—621263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,63310
SteersMedium 2—552110.00/cwt110.00–110.006079
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—671235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,57777
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—504330.50/cwt330.50–330.501,66687
SteersMedium and Large 1—424331.36/cwt317.00–351.001,405240
SteersMedium and Large 1—891254.96/cwt254.00–255.002,272250
SteersMedium and Large 1—622288.28/cwt279.00–306.501,793821
SteersMedium and Large 1—825239.82/cwt232.00–250.001,979121
SteersMedium and Large 1—674271.59/cwt264.00–277.501,831276
HeifersMedium and Large 1—382315.14/cwt299.00–330.001,20499
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—345302.03/cwt297.00–311.001,04214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—563237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3347
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—582250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—777198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5386
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—503296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,48955
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521276.57/cwt265.00–288.001,441516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—682227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,54833
HeifersMedium and Large 1—339320.20/cwt314.00–327.001,08530
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575267.67/cwt257.00–273.001,539475
HeifersMedium 1-2—543150.00/cwt150.00–150.0081510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473296.27/cwt284.00–310.001,401703
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—537291.62/cwt284.00–300.001,566227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—384293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Spayed—742211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,56631
HeifersMedium and Large 1—868218.35/cwt218.00–219.001,89520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—707192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,35716
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6159
HeifersMedium 1-2Spayed—661236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,56387
HeifersMedium and Large 1—734255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,87273
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—852230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,96063
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—471310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,460110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431305.65/cwt292.00–325.001,317235
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—603270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,62876
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—561277.47/cwt277.00–278.001,557180
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Spayed—808220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,78272
SteersMedium and Large 1—472333.25/cwt320.00–346.001,573447
SteersMedium and Large 1—952235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,23759
HeifersMedium and Large 1—909215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,95415
HeifersMedium 1-2Spayed—724198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,43472
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—583274.81/cwt261.00–280.001,602144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—959196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,88016
SteersMedium and Large 1—760265.50/cwt265.50–265.502,01867
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full—856212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,81960

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.