Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs were generally 4.00 to 6.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs and steers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher; heifers from 450 lbs to 599 lbs were generally steady with stronger undertones, heifers from 650 lbs to 749 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. No other comparisons available. An active market with lots of buyers in the seats competing with internet buyers for todays sale. Flesh ranged from light fleshed hay fed to moderate plus back grounded cattle. The majority of todays sale had been fully vaccinated, long time weaned and were fairly clean. Warmer weather this past week has created some sloppy pen conditions. Several consignments that offered buyers full loads or multiple loads were meet with very good demand. Next sale in two weeks, February 9, 2024

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $280.62/cwt on 3,494 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −179.38 against this barn's trailing median of $460.00.

Average price

$280.62

3,494 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$465

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

$49.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.55

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	329.87	1,409	31
Medium and Large 1	669	280.18	1,874	3,463

One grade step is worth $49.69/cwt here — about −$465 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 sale3,494 hd

280.62

—

SD average8 barns · 19,778 hd

260.07

+20.55

This barn, trailing median1 sales

460.00

−179.38

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

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	477	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	640	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	531	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,412	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	727	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	793	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	281.05/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,799	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	257.79/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,970	565
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,325	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,042	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	304.89/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,720	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	677	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,828	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	348.59/cwt	324.00–357.00	1,610	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	773	255.66/cwt	255.50–256.00	1,976	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	323.38/cwt	309.00–339.00	1,695	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	361.26/cwt	339.00–371.00	1,568	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	260.02/cwt	253.50–266.00	1,914	764
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	281.57/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,903	357
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	572	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,716	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	492	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,491	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	537	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,638	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	596	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,740	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	631	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	242.34/cwt	226.00–244.50	1,745	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	359.52/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,406	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	299.32/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,233	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,195	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,737	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	822	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,660	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	295.73/cwt	279.00–309.00	1,420	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	272.99/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,545	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,113	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	267.37/cwt	258.00–284.00	1,692	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	290.17/cwt	270.00–303.50	1,561	379
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,037	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,856	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,083	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	224.86/cwt	220.50–231.00	1,693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	257.11/cwt	241.00–265.50	1,717	294

How this sale compares

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