Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs and 650 lbs to 699 lbs were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs and steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were steady to instances of 10.00 lower, steers from 700 lbs to 799 lbs were generally 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers from 500 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 15.00 higher, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower. Other weight classes to lightly tested to make comparisons. An active to very active market for todays offering of old crop yearlings and spring born calves. Yearlings were mostly packages and part loads ranging from light to moderate fleshed condition. Good to very good demand for todays calf offering with most being long time weaned, fully vaccinated and attractive for quality. Several consignments offered buyers multiple loads in the same sort, plenty of part loads and packages to make loads. Most cattle have been running out in enough space to stay clean. A lower futures market seemed to have little effect on todays offering. Weather in the area has turned from mild to more winter like conditions, with high wind warnings in the next several days hampering movement of cattle. Next feeder sale is Friday, January 23, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $463.02/cwt on 1,029 head, up $6.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +4.29 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$463.02

▲ 6.39 vs prior sale

1,029 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

+17.81

vs SD average

+49.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	463.02	2,585	1,029

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $479.45, low $412.54, median $458.73 across 18 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 sale1,029 hd

463.02

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SD average6 barns · 3,003 hd

445.21

+17.81

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

+49.54

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

+4.29

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

38 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	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	805	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,721	6
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	288.57/cwt	286.00–290.00	3,376	31
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	311.65/cwt	304.00–317.00	3,194	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,332	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	593.90/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,281	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	563.43/cwt	547.50–600.00	2,434	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,611	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	486.07/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,834	504
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	391.44/cwt	386.00–399.00	3,049	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,925	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	438.98/cwt	417.50–460.00	2,792	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,605	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	379.20/cwt	373.50–384.00	3,087	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	415.75/cwt	406.00–432.00	3,027	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	543	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,647	37
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,168	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	374.26/cwt	363.00–378.00	2,661	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	398.29/cwt	375.00–403.00	2,645	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	536.56/cwt	518.00–547.50	2,795	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	441.84/cwt	401.00–456.00	2,960	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	458.78/cwt	446.00–467.00	2,583	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	692	385.49/cwt	377.00–396.00	2,668	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	414.42/cwt	392.50–425.00	2,582	286
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	518.86/cwt	510.00–521.50	1,925	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	531.26/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,311	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	761	384.47/cwt	383.00–388.00	2,926	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	468.43/cwt	447.50–486.00	2,487	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,377	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	708	377.98/cwt	372.00–391.00	2,676	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	595	452.93/cwt	446.00–467.50	2,695	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	522.62/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,498	228

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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