Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were generally 8.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of 12.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 700 lbs to 799 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Other weight classes not well compared. Good demand for todays offering of mostly home raised, preconditioned feeders and replacement heifers. Flesh ranged from light fleshed hay feed to moderate plus cattle coming out of grow yards. A moderate to active market with mostly order buyers competing with internet buyers. Several strings offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of one owner cattle together, up to nine loads per consignment. Several consignments of reputation replacement heifers were well received. Futures market continue to see downward pressure. Next feeder sale is Friday, April 26, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.72/cwt on 469 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −155.01 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$303.72

469 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs SD average

+39.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	309.86	1,676	407
Medium and Large 1-2	555	263.35	1,462	62

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $214 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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $479.45, low $412.54, median $458.73 across 18 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 sale469 hd

303.72

—

SD average5 barns · 815 hd

299.12

+4.60

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+39.76

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

−155.01

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

38 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
Steers	Large 1	1350–1400	1,356	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,387	5
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	171.40/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,023	15
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,228	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	771	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	591	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	691	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,247	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	234.83/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,923	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	277.37/cwt	267.00–284.50	1,731	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.74/cwt	302.00–334.00	1,533	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	244.19/cwt	234.50–250.50	1,878	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	336.78/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,462	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	321.61/cwt	301.00–335.00	1,643	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	303.83/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,893	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	238.08/cwt	235.50–239.50	2,119	305
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	297.22/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,703	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	773	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,929	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	291.33/cwt	283.50–298.50	1,955	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	249.87/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,794	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	332.13/cwt	322.50–336.00	1,774	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	255.68/cwt	239.00–260.00	2,104	681
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	266.17/cwt	254.00–272.00	2,055	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	352.80/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,732	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	258.47/cwt	249.50–278.00	1,771	470
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	820	247.89/cwt	244.00–251.00	2,033	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,316	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	271.12/cwt	261.50–284.00	1,526	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	379.96/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,622	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	254.16/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,843	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	724	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,267	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	338.28/cwt	324.00–346.50	1,905	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	733	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,847	219

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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