Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 550 lbs to 649 lbs and steers from 750 lbs to 849 lbs were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 15.00 to 20.00 higher on the lighter, greener cattle, steers from 650 lbs to 749 lbs were generally 6.00 to 8.00 lower and steers from 900 lbs to 949 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of feeder cattle with a lot of interest in the replacement heifers. Several strings of cattle offered in multiple loads in the same sort with plenty of part loads and packages to choose from. Flesh condition ranged from light flesh hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. House full of people with order buyers, internet buyers and farmer feeders competing for the available cattle. Cattle were home raised long time weaned, fully vaccinated, and attractive for quality. A few instances of cattle carrying some tag. A very active market from start to finish,. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $522.06/cwt on 309 head, up $36.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 17 comparable sales and sits +20.41 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$522.06

▲ 36.86 vs prior sale

309 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.66

vs SD average

+34.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	522.06	2,866	309

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

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 sale309 hd

522.06

—

SD average5 barns · 1,229 hd

504.41

+17.66

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+34.71

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

+20.41

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

35 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	900–950	906	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,492	59
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	300.63/cwt	297.50–305.00	3,217	19
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,216	33
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,107	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	433.95/cwt	407.50–440.00	2,756	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	378.56/cwt	365.00–394.00	2,775	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	427.62/cwt	425.00–441.00	2,720	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	506.50/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,907	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	350.93/cwt	346.00–352.50	3,232	442
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	676	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	3,130	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	434.47/cwt	420.00–449.00	2,915	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	471.81/cwt	452.50–488.00	2,958	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	401.09/cwt	380.00–411.00	3,080	449
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	391.16/cwt	384.50–399.00	3,200	474
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	418.92/cwt	399.00–437.00	3,025	484
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	726	426.12/cwt	401.00–461.00	3,094	825
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	540.61/cwt	522.50–550.00	2,806	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	409.04/cwt	377.50–428.00	2,777	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,899	8
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,202	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	612	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,834	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	669	428.23/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,865	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,411	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	777	378.33/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,940	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	321.28/cwt	295.00–327.50	2,824	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	465.32/cwt	456.00–481.00	2,503	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	445.79/cwt	422.00–455.00	2,532	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	801	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,004	74

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →