Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers from 550 lbs to 699 lbs were 6.00 to 12.00 higher, steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were steady with instances of 6.00 lower, steers from 950 lbs to 999 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher; heifers from 550 lbs to 549 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifers from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, no other comparisons available. Good to very good demand for this large offering of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. A large crowed for todays auction with order buyers, and famer feeders competing with internet buyers wanting to purchase cattle. Best demand was seen for the light fleshed, hay feed cattle, with a moderate demand for the backgrounded cattle. Home raised replacement heifers had an active market from the buyers today. Todays runs consisted of multiple consignments of weaned fall calves and back grounded cattle in primarily load lots. Not as many consignments of part loads and packages as there were two weeks ago, yet buyers could put loads together. Next feeder sale is in two weeks, April 25, 2025

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.48/cwt on 505 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −104.25 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$354.48

505 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.13

vs SD average

+37.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	354.48	1,886	505

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

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 sale505 hd

354.48

—

SD average7 barns · 991 hd

344.35

+10.13

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

+37.93

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

−104.25

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

35 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,579	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,054	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,649	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,072	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	709	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,120	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	273.25/cwt	273.25–273.25	2,659	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	298.29/cwt	296.00–299.50	2,550	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	420.06/cwt	414.00–428.00	2,033	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	436.21/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,889	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	396.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,100	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	308.97/cwt	295.00–309.50	2,456	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	348.63/cwt	336.00–351.00	2,388	502
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	882	265.43/cwt	264.00–268.00	2,341	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	374.06/cwt	344.00–377.00	2,300	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,048	18
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,639	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	387.32/cwt	363.00–392.00	2,223	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,339	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	357.82/cwt	347.00–372.50	1,886	452
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,519	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	300.48/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,124	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	778	296.30/cwt	286.00–300.00	2,305	584
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	905	257.39/cwt	257.00–258.00	2,329	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	802	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,422	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	373.05/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,802	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	310.33/cwt	287.00–315.00	2,057	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	321.97/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,983	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	288.03/cwt	268.00–291.00	2,241	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	326.02/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,871	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,224	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	406.12/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,763	312

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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