Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2023-11-17

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 17
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
8,945 head
▼ 269 vs last sale 9,214▼ 935 vs year ago 9,880 · −9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers from 400 lbs to 499 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were steady, heifers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher, no other comparisons available. A nice offering of yearlings to go with a large run of spring born calves for todays sale. Several strings of yearlings from reputation producers were meet with good demand. A large offering of calves with several long strings from reputation producers offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads together. The bulk of todays yearlings were light fleshed coming off grass, with a few moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Wide variation in calf prices today depending on hide color and vaccination programs. Most of the calves were right off the cow, had spring and fall vaccinations, clean haired and attractive for quality. Good to very good demand for todays calves, lesser demand for the yearlings in todays sale. A large crowd of buyers competing with internet buyers made for a fairly active market. Mild weather in the area has been beneficial for livestock and has allowed farmers and ranchers to get most of their work done. Todays on feed report will be considered neutral as placements and slaughter levels came in about as expected. Maybe the commodity fun managers will realize the percentage of the heifers being placed on feed and the continued reduction of beef cows in the country. Next feeder sale in two weeks, December 1, 2023. Happy Beef Thanksgiving to everyone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $295.40/cwt on 5,142 head.
Average price
$295.40
5,142 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.84
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562295.811,6635,066
Medium and Large 1-2493268.601,32376
One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $340 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 sale5,142 hd
295.40
—
SD average9 barns · 24,678 hd
267.57
+27.84
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

54 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—338338.63/cwt338.00–339.001,14543
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—620262.23/cwt246.00–269.001,62633
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—381341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,29928
SteersMedium and Large 1—425343.46/cwt331.00–351.001,460146
SteersMedium and Large 1—527293.60/cwt280.50–308.001,547975
SteersMedium and Large 1—652263.90/cwt253.50–268.001,72157
SteersMedium and Large 1—344393.03/cwt390.00–397.001,35242
SteersMedium and Large 1—575285.77/cwt260.00–298.001,6431,209
SteersMedium and Large 1—375366.92/cwt355.00–384.001,376101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—590226.62/cwt222.50–230.001,33711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—309280.00/cwt280.00–280.0086510
SteersMedium and Large 1—476323.30/cwt307.00–332.001,539866
SteersMedium and Large 1—844248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,093183
SteersMedium and Large 1—714244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,74219
SteersMedium and Large 1—624284.85/cwt273.00–299.001,777996
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,45811
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—559302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,69192
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—450341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,53517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—423282.02/cwt252.50–302.001,19329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—477297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,41714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—743232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,72412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—442270.99/cwt269.50–272.001,198186
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—559234.31/cwt234.00–235.001,31036
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—438276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,20966
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—881186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,63919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—648223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4459
BullsMedium and Large 1—349275.00/cwt275.00–275.009605
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576258.82/cwt237.00–262.001,491333
HeifersMedium and Large 1—923220.82/cwt216.00–222.002,038289
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422291.56/cwt285.00–307.001,230199
HeifersLarge 1—1,011190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9216
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—833218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,82061
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—473244.96/cwt244.00–246.001,15915
HeifersMedium and Large 1—800208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,66836
HeifersMedium and Large 1—859218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,87331
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,59966
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623251.59/cwt240.00–260.501,567194
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—637233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,48425
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475267.54/cwt257.00–275.001,271502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—311292.00/cwt292.00–292.009087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—806192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5485
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326301.51/cwt272.00–316.0098377
HeifersMedium and Large 1—381281.10/cwt272.00–290.001,07167
HeifersMedium and Large 1—965210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,02752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525261.38/cwt244.00–276.001,372900
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—866215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,86231
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—467309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,44323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—524281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,472100
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—609276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,68198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—591220.99/cwt200.00–250.001,30619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—368247.50/cwt247.50–247.509117
SteersMedium and Large 1—865236.05/cwt226.00–242.002,04276
SteersMedium and Large 1—961214.11/cwt205.00–222.002,05858
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—482294.99/cwt292.00–301.001,422114

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.