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. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 177.37 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.
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
This barn, trailing median1 sales
460.00
−177.37
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 1Full607256.17/cwt239.00–259.501,55551
SteersMedium and Large 1Full654236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,54339
SteersMedium and Large 1Full423325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,37511
SteersMedium and Large 1767237.69/cwt228.00–247.501,823184
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy661239.77/cwt237.00–245.001,58526
SteersMedium and Large 1665256.93/cwt249.00–261.001,709274
SteersMedium and Large 1527298.64/cwt282.00–313.501,574753
SteersMedium and Large 1Full583250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,45864
SteersMedium and Large 1421340.58/cwt334.00–363.001,434156
SteersMedium and Large 1715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,71642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350341.75/cwt311.00–352.001,19644
SteersMedium and Large 1474319.19/cwt309.50–341.001,513454
SteersMedium and Large 1904231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,08864
SteersMedium and Large 1996211.50/cwt211.50–211.502,1077
SteersMedium and Large 1377365.70/cwt354.00–372.001,37941
SteersMedium and Large 1571276.46/cwt259.00–281.001,579457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516253.26/cwt207.50–275.001,30741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2298359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,0706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2464290.79/cwt281.00–292.001,34954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,31311
HeifersMedium and Large 1773228.83/cwt228.00–231.501,76954
HeifersMedium and Large 1902215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,93941
HeifersMedium and Large 1889207.83/cwt205.00–208.501,84826
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full535241.52/cwt239.00–247.001,29293
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy942188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7719
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy596209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2465
SteersLarge 11,082171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,8566
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed843219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,84660
SteersMedium and Large 1616269.11/cwt257.00–277.001,658971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed771224.09/cwt216.50–226.501,728261
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed854219.80/cwt219.00–220.001,877616
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed966209.50/cwt209.50–209.502,02463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2451225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,01535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009507
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy711216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2641228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,4658
HeifersMedium and Large 1966213.25/cwt213.25–213.252,060170
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement579269.17/cwt267.00–273.501,558151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement534316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,68785
HeifersMedium and Large 1470268.86/cwt247.00–274.501,26479
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed918215.91/cwt214.00–219.001,982635
HeifersMedium and Large 1710232.12/cwt215.00–234.501,64884
HeifersMedium and Large 1339322.09/cwt304.00–351.001,09269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385281.23/cwt276.00–289.001,08318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3745
HeifersMedium and Large 1520274.57/cwt255.00–284.001,428364
HeifersMedium and Large 1426294.76/cwt287.50–314.001,256200
HeifersMedium and Large 1665218.38/cwt218.00–218.501,45261
HeifersMedium and Large 1370311.76/cwt299.00–324.001,15450
HeifersMedium and Large 1565257.01/cwt240.00–268.001,452262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274318.00/cwt312.50–325.0087119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1726
HeifersMedium and Large 1634235.66/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.