Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers calves from 400 lbs to 599 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 lower, steers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 lower; heifer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 lower, heifers from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 lower. A large run of calves for todays auction with many part loads and packages along with quite a few full loads being offered, right off the cow. Most of the calves had two rounds of vaccinations, were clean haired and attractive for quality. Good demand for todays offerings. The sale seemed to get better as the day progressed. A fairly active market with order buyers and farmer feeders competing with internet buyers for todays offering. Several consignments of yearlings for todays sale with most being off grass and moderate fleshed. Feeder cattle futures opened limit down causing concern and dampening the optimism of buyers. Next feeder sale is Wednesday October 29th featuring a special black hided calf sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.14/cwt on 2,690 head. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −32.51 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$469.14

2,690 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$57.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

vs SD average

+11.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	469.49	2,619	2,674
Medium and Large 1-2	562	411.88	2,313	16thin

One grade step is worth $57.61/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale2,690 hd

469.14

—

SD average9 barns · 11,740 hd

480.42

−11.27

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+11.00

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−32.51

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

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	3,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	447.92/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,298	424
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	391.70/cwt	353.00–400.00	2,401	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	428.31/cwt	402.00–440.00	2,801	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,441	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	331.60/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,726	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	395.93/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,878	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	452.30/cwt	423.00–477.00	2,818	1,258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	608.90/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,192	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	814	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,833	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	867	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,861	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	603	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,701	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	533	452.26/cwt	446.00–457.00	2,411	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	566	446.89/cwt	437.00–453.00	2,529	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	453.65/cwt	441.00–476.00	2,631	1,581
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,159	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	482	496.39/cwt	457.50–500.00	2,393	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,419	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	490.64/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,316	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	474.56/cwt	442.00–486.00	2,264	524
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	485.45/cwt	460.00–517.00	2,078	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	413.70/cwt	392.50–422.00	2,354	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	588.83/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,084	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	527.46/cwt	518.00–572.50	2,505	531
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	492.60/cwt	471.00–517.00	2,591	1,082
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	581.50/cwt	565.00–587.50	2,460	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,018	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	519.41/cwt	503.00–540.00	2,010	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	568.79/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,019	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,051	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,289	8

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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