Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; feeder steers from 450 lbs to 549 lbs were steady to 6.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, steers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher; heifers from 500 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 lower, no other comparisons were available. Big weaned calf special sale today with a few consignments of old crop yearlings. Several long strings of long time weaned, fully preconditioned calves were met with good to very good demand. Plenty of part loads and packages offered buyers the opportunity to put loads together. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate fleshed coming out of a grow yards. Lots of order buyers along with farmer feeders in the seats competing with internet buyers made for a fairly active market. A limited offering of yearlings sold on lower undertones and not as active a market when compared to calves. Next feeder sale will be Friday, January 5, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.83/cwt on 3,510 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −186.17 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.

Average price

$273.83

3,510 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$425

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.63

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	427	297.17	1,269	47
Medium and Large 1	619	273.51	1,693	3,463

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about −$425 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 sale3,510 hd

273.83

—

SD average9 barns · 21,166 hd

254.20

+19.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

460.00

−186.17

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

44 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,380	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,393	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	646	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	461	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,162	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	540	236.94/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,279	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	240.80/cwt	234.50–248.00	1,849	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	270.35/cwt	251.00–275.50	1,714	667
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	251.16/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,693	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	261.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,518	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	317.71/cwt	298.00–334.00	1,500	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	334.10/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,453	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	599	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,599	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	249.88/cwt	234.00–258.50	1,789	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	289.13/cwt	271.50–300.50	1,645	966
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,540	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,382	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	294.86/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,563	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	228.12/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,417	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	659	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,555	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	622	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,549	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	188.98/cwt	187.00–190.50	1,720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	306.37/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,131	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	298.12/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,309	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,642	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	269.48/cwt	253.00–274.00	1,393	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	248.76/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,415	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	193.41/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,687	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	282.45/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,376	131
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,100	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,049	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,768	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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