Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers form 400 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher instances 12.00 higher; heifers from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Big crowd of order buyers, farmer feeders and internet buyers in attendance for todays sale. Most of the yearlings were moderate to moderate plus for flesh conditions as they were coming out of grow yards. Calves were straight off the cow with two rounds of vaccinations, light to medium flesh condition and attractive for quality. Several long strings of calves from reputation ranches offered in multiple loads were meet with the best demand. Good demand for this active market today. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, December 6, 2024. Happy Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.75/cwt on 1,494 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −166.91 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$334.75

1,494 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

+3.29

vs SD average

+25.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	334.75	1,862	1,494

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 sale1,494 hd

334.75

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SD average8 barns · 4,909 hd

331.46

+3.29

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+25.49

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−166.91

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

32 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	500–550	525	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,449	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	564	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,506	21
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	216.62/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,253	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	336.48/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,393	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	239.20/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	337.32/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,332	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	320.41/cwt	298.00–329.50	1,990	924
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,313	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.49/cwt	311.00–341.00	1,894	911
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	344.21/cwt	326.00–352.00	1,814	548
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,066	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	422.23/cwt	407.50–437.50	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	398.65/cwt	384.00–410.00	1,674	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	314.16/cwt	295.00–323.00	1,659	311
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,185	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	362.27/cwt	362.00–363.00	1,467	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	255.66/cwt	255.50–255.75	2,375	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	632	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,836	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	2,483	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,265	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,130	16
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	253.21/cwt	249.00–255.50	2,550	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	367.41/cwt	357.50–386.00	1,793	720
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	526	342.79/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,803	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	291.18/cwt	276.00–305.00	1,668	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	380.14/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,273	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	579	297.50/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,723	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	457	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,864	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	319.51/cwt	307.00–326.00	1,514	324

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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