Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs and steers from 750 lbs to 949 lbs were mostly 8.00 to 12.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower, steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher: heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers from 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Good to very good demand for todays offering of mostly home raised cattle. Cattle had been fully vaccinated, long time weaned and ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus coming out of a grow yard. Some of todays cattle were carrying some tag due to the mild weather conditions in the area. A wide range in quality today when compared to last week. Several long strings including one consignment of 8 loads in the same sort. Plenty of part loads and packages available today as well. An active market on all classes especially replacement heifers. Market on steers a little sluggish at times compared to last weeks sale. A house full of people with order buyers, internet buyers and farmer feeders trying to obtain cattle at their price. Futures market was substantially lower the last couple of days. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $429.71/cwt on 755 head, down $28.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −29.02 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$429.71

▼ 28.12 vs prior sale

755 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,280

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$220.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs SD average

−0.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	450.91	2,522	512
Medium and Large 1-2	538	390.32	2,100	235
Medium 2	540	230.00	1,242	8thin

One grade step is worth $220.91/cwt here — about $1,280 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

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 sale755 hd

429.71

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SD average7 barns · 2,063 hd

434.39

−4.68

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−0.70

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

−29.02

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

49 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 1-2	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	389.08/cwt	345.00–450.00	2,074	191
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,154	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	3,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	394.91/cwt	378.00–412.50	2,642	463
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	395.72/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,216	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,568	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,861	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,804	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,356	72
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,248	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	453.01/cwt	441.00–470.00	2,813	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	360.46/cwt	338.00–372.00	3,179	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	393.82/cwt	374.00–405.00	3,044	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	418.49/cwt	407.00–428.00	2,975	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	330.89/cwt	316.00–338.00	3,173	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	337.30/cwt	310.00–341.00	3,120	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	504.76/cwt	465.00–517.50	2,817	125
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	306.44/cwt	306.00–307.00	3,331	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	554.43/cwt	532.50–585.00	2,556	60
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	671	445.70/cwt	428.00–480.00	2,991	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	504.53/cwt	472.50–532.00	2,649	51
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,031	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	477	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	372.83/cwt	368.00–375.00	3,147	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	442.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,517	420
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	443.56/cwt	421.00–454.00	2,963	516
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	716	458.96/cwt	445.00–472.00	3,286	466
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	489.55/cwt	464.00–501.00	2,521	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	410.62/cwt	399.00–445.00	3,182	667
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	879	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	3,393	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	417.56/cwt	396.00–432.50	2,639	535
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	823	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	3,531	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,942	5
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	389.07/cwt	368.00–394.00	2,766	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,085	13
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	501.07/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,395	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	522.14/cwt	507.50–542.50	2,256	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	377.14/cwt	371.00–379.00	2,900	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,032	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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