Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2024-01-26

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 26
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
6,078 head
▲ 3,864 vs last sale 2,214▼ 88 vs year ago 6,166 · −1.4%
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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.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2427329.871,40931
Medium and Large 1669280.181,8743,463
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
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—477266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2699
BullsMedium and Large 1—557290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,61518
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—640250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,6035
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—531266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,41211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—727219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,59617
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—793203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,61411
SteersMedium and Large 1—640281.05/cwt270.00–289.001,799410
SteersMedium and Large 1—764257.79/cwt246.00–260.001,970565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—392338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,32525
SteersMedium and Large 1—835244.50/cwt244.50–244.502,04266
SteersMedium and Large 1—564304.89/cwt298.00–311.001,720325
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC—677270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,82884
SteersMedium and Large 1—462348.59/cwt324.00–357.001,61046
SteersMedium and Large 1—903217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,96412
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC—773255.66/cwt255.50–256.001,976225
SteersMedium and Large 1—524323.38/cwt309.00–339.001,695378
SteersMedium and Large 1—434361.26/cwt339.00–371.001,56854
SteersMedium and Large 1—736260.02/cwt253.50–266.001,914764
SteersMedium and Large 1—676281.57/cwt275.00–291.001,903357
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—572300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,71691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—573296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6966
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—492303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,49113
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—537305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,63814
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—596292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,74085
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—631264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,66612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720242.34/cwt226.00–244.501,745300
SteersMedium and Large 1—391359.52/cwt356.00–364.001,40647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—784202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5847
HeifersMedium and Large 1—412299.32/cwt285.00–315.001,23352
HeifersMedium and Large 1—393304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,19521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—282290.00/cwt290.00–290.008186
HeifersMedium and Large 1—860202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,73730
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—822217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7846
HeifersMedium and Large 1—800207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,66051
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480295.73/cwt279.00–309.001,420268
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566272.99/cwt257.00–285.001,545189
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—359310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,11313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—633267.37/cwt258.00–284.001,692480
HeifersMedium and Large 1—538290.17/cwt270.00–303.501,561379
HeifersLarge 1—1,037179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8569
HeifersLarge 1—1,083169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,8369
HeifersMedium and Large 1—753224.86/cwt220.50–231.001,69312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668257.11/cwt241.00–265.501,717294

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.