Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder sale was two weeks ago, not enough feeder cattle to make price comparisons. There was higher undertones noted on most classes. Feeder cattle were off grass and in light to medium flesh condition. Mostly tested open replacement heifers with one larger consignment of steers. Order buyers competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Very good demand throughout todays auction as most cattle were offered as packages, just a few full loads available. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, August 29,2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.43/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −56.30 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$402.43

35 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$37.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs SD average

+51.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	407.83	2,283	30
Medium and Large 1-2	586	370.00	2,168	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd

402.43

—

SD average1 barns · 35 hd

402.43

+0.00

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+51.62

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

−56.30

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

18 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 1	500–550	544	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	322.53/cwt	313.00–329.00	2,658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,248	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,569	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	326.35/cwt	319.00–329.00	2,826	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	3,086	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	343.50/cwt	342.00–345.00	3,346	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	314.10/cwt	302.00–317.00	3,091	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	335.72/cwt	321.00–340.00	3,105	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,279	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,305	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,233	14

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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