Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the much larger offering two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 900 lbs sold mostly steady, 900 lbs and over sold with higher undertones. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Very good demand for this very attractive offering of high quality yearling steers and heifers, as well as for the consignments of weaned fall calves. Many long strings of these yearlings, offered in full load lots and multiple load lots that allowed buyers to make uniform pens of cattle from a single outfit. The market was very active as cattle feeders are eager to own these high quality, light fleshed yearlings while they are available, as sale schedules are irregular throughout the summer. Cash fed cattle up to 197.00, keeping a 10.00 positive basis over the CME Live Cattle front month contract, which is really lending support to the feeder market. Next feeder cattle sale will be Friday July 26, 2024, the 31st Annual Summer Special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.38/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −164.28 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$337.38

160 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.76

vs SD average

+36.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	337.38	1,953	160

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 sale160 hd

337.38

—

SD average3 barns · 222 hd

342.14

−4.76

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+36.72

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−164.28

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

36 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	1,007	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,467	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	744	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	814	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,116	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	929	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,230	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,233	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,126	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	306.34/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,945	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,385	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,633	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,824	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,041	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,015	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,720	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,109	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	264.20/cwt	261.50–270.50	1,915	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	246.00/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,914	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	307.04/cwt	299.00–312.00	2,085	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	241.84/cwt	239.00–243.00	2,372	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	337.38/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,953	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	266.04/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,352	581
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	293.44/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,984	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	319.42/cwt	319.00–323.00	2,003	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	281.48/cwt	274.00–284.00	2,212	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	259.19/cwt	251.50–264.00	2,408	382
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	296.19/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,893	57

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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