Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers not well compared, yearling heifers from 850 lbs to 899 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Best test on steer calves from 400 lbs to 599 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, instances of 30.00 higher on full loads of fully preconditioned steer calves, best test on heifers calves 500 lbs to 549 lbs were generally 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Other weight classes steady - higher on limited comparisons. Good to very good demand on todays offering of yearlings. Several strings along with part loads and packages of tested open heifers made up todays yearling offering. An active market for todays sale with best demand for full loads or multiple loads up to 8 loads offered in the same sort. Most of the yearlings were off grass and in light to moderate flesh condition. Majority of the calves were off the cow and fully preconditioned. Calves were light fleshed and attractive for quality. Best demand for the full loads that had at least two rounds of shots. More interest in the calves offering when compared to last weeks sale. Mostly order buyers competing with internet buyers, and a few farmer feeders also in attendance. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, October 17th, expecting a large run of yearlings and calves fresh off the cow.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $497.76/cwt on 1,446 head. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −3.90 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$497.76

1,446 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$57.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.61

vs SD average

+51.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	498.19	2,731	1,435
Medium and Large 1-2	535	440.68	2,357	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.51/cwt here — about $374 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale1,446 hd

497.76

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SD average6 barns · 3,931 hd

491.14

+6.61

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

+51.91

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−3.90

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

44 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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,230	30
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	308.31/cwt	306.00–310.00	3,145	17
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,700	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	599	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,690	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	486	510.10/cwt	505.00–517.50	2,479	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	2,278	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	434.30/cwt	427.00–447.50	2,467	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	338.49/cwt	338.00–339.50	3,189	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	380.75/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,993	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	538.77/cwt	527.50–560.00	2,069	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	512.44/cwt	505.00–527.50	2,219	373
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	484.33/cwt	472.50–505.00	2,252	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,464	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	502.48/cwt	478.00–525.00	2,663	685
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	347.86/cwt	344.00–350.50	3,047	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,295	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,075	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	472.45/cwt	440.00–497.50	2,466	384
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	986	333.40/cwt	330.50–336.25	3,287	479
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	417.22/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,203	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	366.33/cwt	363.00–368.00	3,385	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	595.05/cwt	567.50–630.00	1,987	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	488.36/cwt	471.00–501.00	2,803	627
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,771	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,169	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,085	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,334	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,790	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	847	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,863	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,514	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	582.80/cwt	557.50–600.00	2,500	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	546.96/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,620	370
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,786	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	439.73/cwt	397.50–449.00	2,911	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	369.84/cwt	356.00–378.00	3,081	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,342	6

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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