Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2023-12-01

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 1
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
7,794 head
▼ 1,151 vs last sale 8,945▲ 219 vs year ago 7,575 · +2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers from 400 lbs to 499 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher, steers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs were generally 8.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 400 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 8.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were mostly 10.00 to 12.00 lower, 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 met with good demand. An active market on both calves and yearlings for todays sale. Most of todays yearlings were light fleshed coming off grass, with a few moderate plus coming out of grow yards. Wide variation in calf prices today depending on hid color and vaccination programs. Most of the calves were right off the cow and had both spring and fall vaccinations. Best demand for full loads of black hided calves that were fully vaccinated. A large crowd of buyers competing with internet buyers made for a competitive market at todays sale. Next feeder sale will be Friday, December 8, 2023, featuring a weaned calf special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $282.63/cwt on 3,761 head.
Average price
$282.63
3,761 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$550
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$128.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.28
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436299.561,306156
Medium and Large 1581282.081,6383,599
Large 11,082171.501,8566thin
One grade step is worth $128.06/cwt here — about −$550 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 sale3,761 hd
282.63
—
SD average9 barns · 14,752 hd
263.35
+19.28
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

53 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—607256.17/cwt239.00–259.501,55551
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—654236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,54339
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—423325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,37511
SteersMedium and Large 1—767237.69/cwt228.00–247.501,823184
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—661239.77/cwt237.00–245.001,58526
SteersMedium and Large 1—665256.93/cwt249.00–261.001,709274
SteersMedium and Large 1—527298.64/cwt282.00–313.501,574753
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—583250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,45864
SteersMedium and Large 1—421340.58/cwt334.00–363.001,434156
SteersMedium and Large 1—715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,71642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—350341.75/cwt311.00–352.001,19644
SteersMedium and Large 1—474319.19/cwt309.50–341.001,513454
SteersMedium and Large 1—904231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,08864
SteersMedium and Large 1—996211.50/cwt211.50–211.502,1077
SteersMedium and Large 1—377365.70/cwt354.00–372.001,37941
SteersMedium and Large 1—571276.46/cwt259.00–281.001,579457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—516253.26/cwt207.50–275.001,30741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—298359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,0706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—464290.79/cwt281.00–292.001,34954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—418314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,31311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—773228.83/cwt228.00–231.501,76954
HeifersMedium and Large 1—902215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,93941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—889207.83/cwt205.00–208.501,84826
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—535241.52/cwt239.00–247.001,29293
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—942188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7719
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—596209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2465
SteersLarge 1—1,082171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,8566
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—843219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,84660
SteersMedium and Large 1—616269.11/cwt257.00–277.001,658971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—771224.09/cwt216.50–226.501,728261
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—854219.80/cwt219.00–220.001,877616
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—966209.50/cwt209.50–209.502,02463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—451225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,01535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009507
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—711216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—641228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,4658
HeifersMedium and Large 1—966213.25/cwt213.25–213.252,060170
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—579269.17/cwt267.00–273.501,558151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—534316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,68785
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470268.86/cwt247.00–274.501,26479
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed—918215.91/cwt214.00–219.001,982635
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710232.12/cwt215.00–234.501,64884
HeifersMedium and Large 1—339322.09/cwt304.00–351.001,09269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—385281.23/cwt276.00–289.001,08318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—753182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3745
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520274.57/cwt255.00–284.001,428364
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426294.76/cwt287.50–314.001,256200
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665218.38/cwt218.00–218.501,45261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370311.76/cwt299.00–324.001,15450
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565257.01/cwt240.00–268.001,452262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—274318.00/cwt312.50–325.0087119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—417281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1726
HeifersMedium and Large 1—634235.66/cwt226.00–243.001,494205

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.