Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers from 600 lbs to 799 lbs were generally 2.00 to 6.00 higher; Heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs, were steady to 2.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, no other comparisons available. Good demand for todays large run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. Most cattle were home raised, fully preconditioned and long time weaned. An active market with lots of buyers in the seats competing with internet buyers. Continue to see best demand for the light fleshed hay fed cattle suitable for summer grazing operation. Not as much tag seen on the cattle as we have seen the past few weeks as warmer and drier weather are making for better feeding conditions. Next feeder sale is Friday, March 15, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.44/cwt on 440 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −168.22 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$333.44

440 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs SD average

+20.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	333.67	1,934	433
Medium and Large 1-2	535	319.00	1,707	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $441.91, median $501.66 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale440 hd

333.44

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SD average7 barns · 1,260 hd

330.23

+3.21

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+20.44

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−168.22

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

35 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 1Fleshy	450–500	470	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,349	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	873	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	244.76/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	632	258.75/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,635	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,921	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,122	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	318.59/cwt	299.00–323.50	1,501	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,314	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	365.36/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,754	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	284.59/cwt	276.50–292.50	1,759	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	367.29/cwt	367.00–367.50	1,568	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	266.24/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,778	618
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,628	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	578	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	242.51/cwt	241.50–244.50	1,904	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	292.26/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,993	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	762	254.55/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,940	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	295.26/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,580	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	318.75/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,383	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	320.76/cwt	306.00–333.50	1,966	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	279.76/cwt	272.00–286.50	2,039	515
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	345.65/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,915	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	331.56/cwt	314.00–337.50	1,953	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	263.81/cwt	257.00–276.00	2,068	613
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	389.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,433	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	339.24/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,784	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	716	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,912	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,251	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,245	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,633	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	641	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,141	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,808	110

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.

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