Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Steers from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher, steers from 900 lbs to 949 lbs were steady; heifers from 350 lbs to 549 lbs were 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. No other comparisons were available. Good to very good demand for a couple long strings of yearlings along with lots of part loads and packages of tested open replacement heifers. Yearlings were light to medium fleshed as they were coming off dry pasture conditions. Todays offering of spring calves were met with good to very good demand. Most of the calves had spring and fall vaccinations and were straight off the cow. Lots of buyers in the seats competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Extremely dry and warm conditions in the area continue to deteriorate pasture conditions with no relief in sight. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024 featuring black hided calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.10/cwt on 2,795 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −179.56 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$322.10

2,795 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

+4.30

vs SD average

+22.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	322.10	1,778	2,795

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 sale2,795 hd

322.10

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SD average8 barns · 9,955 hd

317.80

+4.30

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+22.77

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−179.56

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

41 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 1Full	400–450	449	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,423	22
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,241	8
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	211.19/cwt	211.00–211.50	2,351	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	339.76/cwt	321.00–352.50	1,447	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	228.25/cwt	228.00–228.50	2,228	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	307.20/cwt	291.00–335.00	1,456	413
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	395.55/cwt	391.00–406.00	1,511	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	305.67/cwt	293.50–312.50	1,913	540
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	315.79/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,551	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	350.13/cwt	337.00–366.00	1,674	698
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	331.63/cwt	320.00–350.50	1,744	1,054
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	316.34/cwt	298.00–332.50	1,800	1,685
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	394.64/cwt	385.00–412.00	1,358	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	372.20/cwt	359.00–394.00	1,600	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	345.58/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,317	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	246.85/cwt	238.00–249.50	2,212	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,010	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	249.02/cwt	241.25–253.00	2,336	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	262.31/cwt	259.50–264.00	2,140	67
Heifers	Large 1Spayed	1000–1050	1,009	230.03/cwt	229.50–230.25	2,321	415
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	808	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,972	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	897	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	2,097	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	537	316.05/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,697	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	385.32/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,241	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	364.79/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,339	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	341.51/cwt	339.00–342.00	1,339	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,687	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	513	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,611	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	240.62/cwt	239.50–245.00	2,137	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	243.84/cwt	243.50–244.00	2,012	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	231.48/cwt	226.00–232.00	2,125	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	276.95/cwt	275.00–279.50	1,584	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	288.12/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,521	710
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	241.09/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,897	101

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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