Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparisons on yearlings due to limited numbers. Steer calves from 400 lbs to 549 lbs were 10.00 to 20.00 higher, steers from 550 lbs to 700 lbs were generally steady. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 550 lbs were steady to 10.00 higher, heifers from 550 lbs to 600 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. A big run of cattle for todays sale with a few consignments of old cop yearlings mostly off grass that were met with moderate demand. Yearlings consisted of tested open replacement heifers, most in packages and a few consignments of steers. Yearlings were light to medium fleshed and generally attractive for quality. Calves were fresh off the cow except for one consignment. Calves were in light flesh condition and most had two rounds of vaccinations. Several strings offering multiple loads as well as plenty of part loads and packages made for an active market. Good demand for todays offering with mostly order buyers and internet buyers competing with a few farmer feeders for todays sale. Weather has been warmer than normal allowing for good progress on fall harvest and made the movement of cattle fairly easy. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, November 21st, expecting a large run of high quality calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.94/cwt on 2,619 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −53.72 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$447.94

2,619 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$65.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs SD average

+23.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	449.29	2,495	2,565
Medium and Large 1-2	552	383.89	2,118	54

One grade step is worth $65.40/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale2,619 hd

447.94

—

SD average7 barns · 8,565 hd

446.91

+1.03

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+23.07

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−53.72

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	1150–1200	1,181	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	3,141	8
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,080	12
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	3,041	33
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,943	9
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	389	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,537	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,321	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	435.33/cwt	415.00–457.00	2,521	1,393
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	526.18/cwt	507.50–540.50	2,310	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	587.33/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	497.59/cwt	482.50–520.00	1,886	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	383.93/cwt	369.00–417.50	2,219	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	408.10/cwt	382.00–418.00	2,730	350
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	384.28/cwt	359.00–406.00	2,352	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	423.18/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,069	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	560.77/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	430.95/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,866	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,387	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,647	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,136	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	374.36/cwt	358.00–385.00	1,935	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	569.45/cwt	555.00–587.50	2,101	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	443.16/cwt	420.00–487.00	2,123	496
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	429.85/cwt	406.00–442.00	2,252	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	466.57/cwt	447.50–499.00	2,459	1,146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,578	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	485.31/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	522	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,401	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	807	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,469	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	453.28/cwt	428.00–462.00	2,606	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	621	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,745	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	317.81/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,872	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	385.82/cwt	332.50–401.00	2,141	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	377.30/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,144	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	435.73/cwt	435.00–436.00	2,305	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	483	407.58/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,969	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	492.24/cwt	469.00–516.00	2,348	654
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	426.78/cwt	407.00–452.00	2,663	1,076
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	381.04/cwt	347.00–394.00	2,378	38

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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