Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves from 400 lbs to 499 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 10.00 to 20.00 lower, heifer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady. No caparisons on yearlings due to limited numbers. A big run of cattle for today sale with several consignments of yearlings that were offered in load lots, up to 9 loads per consignment. Several packages of tested open heifers were available as well. Yearling were light to medium flesh, mostly off grass and generally attractive for quality. An active market on the yearlings and they were met with moderate demand. Moderate to good demand for todays offering of calves, a few consignments of weaned calves, otherwise calves were right off the cow, most had been fully vaccinated and were attractive for quality. Usual crowd of order buyers competing with internet buyers made for an active market. Several strings of calves today, up to 1200 per consignment offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads together. There were plenty of part loads and packages available today as well. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, December 5, 2025. Happy Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.41/cwt on 1,546 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −59.24 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$442.41

1,546 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$25.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs SD average

+32.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	442.53	2,494	1,539
Medium and Large 1-2	502	417.50	2,096	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $398 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 sale1,546 hd

442.41

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SD average8 barns · 3,962 hd

432.76

+9.66

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+32.33

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−59.24

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

34 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	1000–1050	1,033	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,892	14
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,112	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,791	24
Heifers	Large 1Spayed	1050–1100	1,053	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	3,051	495
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	497	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	591	402.45/cwt	402.00–403.00	2,378	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	459.97/cwt	430.00–477.50	1,950	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	410.14/cwt	393.00–430.00	2,178	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	457.30/cwt	443.00–477.00	2,447	438
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	493.18/cwt	487.50–545.00	2,348	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	439.36/cwt	413.00–463.00	2,522	1,022
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	555.27/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	568	429.01/cwt	412.00–451.00	2,437	366
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	614	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,438	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,310	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	384.01/cwt	360.00–399.00	2,381	370
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	398.40/cwt	367.50–407.00	2,263	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	395.57/cwt	371.00–417.00	2,666	629
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	342.09/cwt	339.50–343.50	2,867	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	447.62/cwt	412.50–456.00	2,158	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,106	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	570	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,446	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	464.93/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,818	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	406.61/cwt	384.00–421.00	2,558	608
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	527.46/cwt	497.50–540.00	2,273	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	971	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,942	113

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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