Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; best test on steers 800 lbs to 899 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, best test on heifers were 750lbs to 799 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher, heifers from 800 lbs to 999 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, other weight classes were to lightly tested to make a market comparison, although higher undertones across all classes and weight categories would be noted. Several consignments offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads of one owner cattle. Loads and packages of tested open heifers were met with good demand. Some plainer cattle in today offering were met with a more moderate demand. It was an active market with the usual group of order buyers and fa few farmer feeder competing with internet buyers. Most of the cattle were light to moderate fleshed and coming off grass, and some moderate plus fleshed cattle coming out of grow yards. The bulk of todays sale consisted of several strings of spayed heifers along with lots of part loads and packages of tested open heifers, there were several consignments of fall calves and yearling steer off grass. Next feeder sale will be the 77th Anniversary sale Friday, September 27th, expecting a large run of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.40/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −191.32 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$267.40

142 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$63.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs SD average

+28.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	311.00	1,754	30
Medium 1	596	257.00	1,532	97
Medium 1-2	573	247.50	1,418	15thin

One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $336 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 sale142 hd

267.40

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SD average3 barns · 193 hd

266.47

+0.94

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+28.79

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

−191.32

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

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	822	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,299	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	990	184.84/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,830	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	909	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,873	36
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	208.93/cwt	190.00–221.00	2,139	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	256.07/cwt	243.50–258.50	2,079	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	236.09/cwt	229.00–240.00	2,325	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	734	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	756	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,912	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	2,208	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,878	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,726	84
Heifers	Medium 1-2Spayed	650–700	653	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,570	82
Heifers	Medium 1Spayed	550–600	596	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,532	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,055	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	662	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,225	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	947	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,216	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1000–1050	1,027	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,910	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	693	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,736	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	778	247.15/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,923	489
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,602	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	846	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,667	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	650–700	673	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,625	85
Heifers	Medium 1-2Spayed	550–600	573	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,418	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	800–850	819	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,957	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	231.98/cwt	227.00–235.00	2,028	164
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,198	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,288	25
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,075	199.32/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,143	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	839	237.22/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,990	604
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	864	239.89/cwt	234.00–242.00	2,073	895
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	211.96/cwt	204.00–217.00	2,287	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	743	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,772	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	919	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,077	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,754	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	232.89/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,917	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	225.09/cwt	220.50–227.50	2,188	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	227.47/cwt	218.00–233.00	2,093	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	838	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,735	55
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	650–700	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	21

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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