Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 400-500 lbs 40.00 to 50.00 lower, 500-600 lbs 20.00 to 40.00 lower, 600-650 lbs 10.00 lower, 650-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 15.00 to 30.00 lower, except those under 400 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, yearling feeder heifers not well compared to last week's limited offering of heifers. A very large offering of very high quality, ranch-raised steer and heifer calves, carrying two rounds of vaccinations, coming right off the cow in a very light and highly desirable light flesh condition. The weighing condition was attractive as well. There were many long strings, including one consignment of 1,1100 head and many more that were offered in load lots throughout the entire day, along with plenty of part loads to put together. A nice offering of yearlings coming right off grass started the day. Demand is still good for calves of all weights and the market is very active, as there were ample buyers on the seats and plenty on-line, bidding and buying as well, but the market was under pressure from the losses in the futures complex earlier in the week. Triple digit gains in Live and Feeder Cattle today, but buyers have their sights set lower as they try to buy cattle in line with a declining futures market. Very good demand was seen for replacement quality heifers as there were so many heifers worthy of being made into cows. Next feeder cattle sale will be Nov. 14, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.69/cwt on 3,095 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −61.97 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$439.69

3,095 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$29.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs SD average

+20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	440.12	2,427	3,050
Medium and Large 1-2	521	410.33	2,138	45

One grade step is worth $29.79/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale3,095 hd

439.69

—

SD average9 barns · 9,796 hd

437.89

+1.80

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

+20.59

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−61.97

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

36 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	1100–1150	1,119	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	3,100	13
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	444.86/cwt	407.50–460.00	2,166	518
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,274	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	514.70/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,229	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	460.91/cwt	435.00–478.00	2,000	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	554.54/cwt	515.00–595.00	1,819	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	345.28/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,742	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	345.41/cwt	344.00–350.00	3,053	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	421.79/cwt	408.00–442.50	2,214	743
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	535.09/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,798	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,943	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	426.51/cwt	385.00–443.00	2,644	1,317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	446.74/cwt	427.00–462.00	2,363	1,376
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	434.68/cwt	402.00–455.00	2,478	1,674
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	404.78/cwt	382.00–432.00	2,336	513
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,617	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	575.14/cwt	542.50–600.00	2,122	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	428	492.40/cwt	489.00–505.00	2,107	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	572	482.39/cwt	442.50–525.00	2,759	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	485.29/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,524	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	409.12/cwt	391.00–416.00	2,729	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	471.58/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,254	630
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,269	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	450–500	496	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,966	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,753	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	504.65/cwt	497.50–527.50	1,953	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,472	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	410.33/cwt	399.00–423.00	2,138	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,754	11

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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