Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 450 lbs to 549 lbs were 20.00 to 30.00 higher with instances of 40.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher; heifers calves from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 25.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. No other comparisons available. Limited number of yearlings for todays auctions, so no price comparisons available on the yearlings. A big run of calves today for todays special weaned calf sale. Most of the offering had been long time weaned, fully vaccinated and ready to go on full feed. A few consignments of calves coming right off the cow. An active market with internet buyers competing with order buyers and a few farmer feeders in the seats today. Flesh condition ranged from light flesh hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Several weather related conciliations due to icy road conditions in the area. This is the last feeder cattle auction scheduled for 2025. Next feeder sale is scheduled for January 9, 2026. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.32/cwt on 871 head. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −28.34 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$473.32

871 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$39.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.37

vs SD average

+42.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	474.78	2,645	839
Medium and Large 1-2	538	434.92	2,338	32

One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $307 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 sale871 hd

473.32

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SD average5 barns · 2,334 hd

459.94

+13.37

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+42.69

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

−28.34

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

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,152	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,556	76
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,178	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	440.73/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,133	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	420.11/cwt	383.00–440.00	2,206	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	407.09/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,776	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,466	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	422.96/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,407	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	440.70/cwt	425.00–452.00	2,741	556
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	404.55/cwt	391.00–416.50	2,897	584
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	486.46/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,257	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	384.89/cwt	379.00–389.00	3,095	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	525.05/cwt	519.00–537.50	2,305	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	789	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,872	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	444.22/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,279	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	455.84/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,658	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	519	442.89/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,299	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	493.54/cwt	471.00–505.00	2,636	426
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	340.54/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,489	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	530	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,597	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	548.32/cwt	537.50–550.00	2,632	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	498.40/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,188	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,378	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	1,956	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	455.70/cwt	410.00–490.00	1,695	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	411.25/cwt	387.50–442.50	2,348	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	656	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,572	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	621	394.02/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,447	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	490.97/cwt	480.00–497.00	2,293	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	527.30/cwt	492.50–545.00	2,194	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	377.44/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,385	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	451.28/cwt	436.00–470.00	2,392	505
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	594	469.41/cwt	451.00–485.00	2,788	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	614	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,788	163

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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