Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Best test on steers 600 lbs to 649 lbs was steady to 2.00 lower, steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher with instances of 4.00 higher; best test on heifers 750 lbs to 799 lbs was 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No other weight classes comparable. Another large run of mostly backgrounded cattle that were fully vaccinated and relatively clean made them attractive to buyers. Good to very good demand for several long strings with good to moderate demand for part loads and packages. Several strings offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of one owner cattle together, up to seven loads per consignment. Several consignments of reputation replacement heifers were well received. Mostly order buyers competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus cattle coming out of grow yards. Next feeder sale is in two weeks, Friday, May 24, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.15/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −146.51 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$355.15

211 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.89

vs SD average

+45.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	355.15	1,931	211

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale211 hd

355.15

—

SD average4 barns · 346 hd

338.26

+16.89

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+45.44

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−146.51

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

28 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	1000–1050	1,033	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,159	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	642	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	869	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,929	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	277.86/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,889	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,251	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	321.47/cwt	311.00–324.00	2,012	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	244.21/cwt	238.00–247.75	2,222	413
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	251.25/cwt	240.50–255.50	1,940	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	299.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,043	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	264.20/cwt	246.00–269.00	2,177	514
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	322.55/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,680	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,773	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	356.88/cwt	354.00–361.00	1,895	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,283	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	886	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,312	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	271.61/cwt	266.00–274.00	2,129	422
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,064	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	299.27/cwt	282.00–301.00	1,685	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	786	259.20/cwt	257.50–268.00	2,037	276
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	352.38/cwt	321.00–360.00	1,987	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	227.25/cwt	217.50–232.50	2,236	535
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	815	253.05/cwt	243.00–256.00	2,062	349

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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