Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2025-08-29

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Aug 29
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
3,291 head
2,482 vs last sale 809 149 vs year ago 3,142 · +4.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder sale was two weeks ago; best test on steers 950 lbs to 999 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher, best test on heifers 900 lbs to 949 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparisons. Other weight classes to limited to make a good comparison. Good to very good demand for todays offering with most cattle coming off grass. Several strings of reputation yearling steers along with loads and packages of tested open replacement heifers made up the bulk of the sale. An Active market as order buyers competing with internet buyers trying to refill pen space. Best demand was for full loads or multiple loads of the the same sort. Wide spread showers in the area with more showers forecasted over the weekend. August feeder cattle futures for 2025 are $120 per cwt above August of 2024, think about that for a minute. Next feeder sale is scheduled for September 12, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $387.30/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits 18.70 against this barn's trailing median of $405.99.
Average price
$387.30
96 head · 778 lb average
Value per head Derived
$3,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.54
vs SD average
+14.69 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1778387.303,01296
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

18 sales
438411384357median 405.9901/0902/1303/2705/2207/31
Steers 700–800 lb: high $423.67, low $371.23, median $405.99 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 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale96 hd
387.30
SD average4 barns · 155 hd
384.75
+2.54
National average139 barns · 8,840 hd
372.60
+14.69
This barn, trailing median18 sales
405.99
−18.70
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

23 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy950–1000974331.00/cwt331.00–331.003,2248
SteersLarge 1Full1000–10501,013300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0396
SteersMedium and Large 1Full950–1000979331.00/cwt331.00–331.003,2405
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full900–950931315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,933201
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,71211
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,006327.09/cwt326.00–328.003,29122
SteersLarge 11050–11001,086328.23/cwt311.00–331.503,565158
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950942357.84/cwt338.00–360.003,371359
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850818354.43/cwt342.00–369.002,89987
SteersLarge 11100–11501,118286.56/cwt269.00–291.003,20425
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,69712
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850847374.50/cwt374.50–374.503,172134
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800788387.98/cwt378.00–389.003,05784
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed800–850814364.50/cwt364.50–364.502,96740
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900881364.57/cwt350.00–372.503,212381
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000973322.24/cwt311.00–336.003,135201
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950927342.33/cwt334.00–345.003,173224
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772376.24/cwt361.00–379.502,90546
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3566
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000958356.38/cwt345.00–359.003,414368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900891320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,85110
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732378.07/cwt372.00–384.002,767159
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900872337.79/cwt319.00–347.002,946184

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.