Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: steers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs and 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 699 lbs and steers from 750 lbs to 899 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher: heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs and 800 lbs to 849 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 higher, 700 lbs to 749 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer from 750 lbs to 799 lbs were mostly steady. A big run of feeder cattle and replacement heifers for todays auctions. Good to very good demand for todays offering that consisted of mostly home raised fall calves, backgrounded feeders and replacement heifers. Several strings offered in multiple loads with plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. An active market on all classes with internet buyers competing with order buyers and farmer feeders. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle that were running out on ,pasture to moderate plus backgrounded cattle. A large offering of replacement heifer were met with good demand. Futures market had a positive week. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $443.85/cwt on 162 head, down $22.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −14.87 against this barn's trailing median of $458.73.

Average price

$443.85

▼ 22.23 vs prior sale

162 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$48.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs SD average

+15.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	453.16	2,555	131
Medium and Large 1-2	579	404.55	2,342	31

One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale162 hd

443.85

—

SD average6 barns · 563 hd

442.89

+0.96

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+15.49

This barn, trailing median18 sales

458.73

−14.87

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

37 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	450–500	493	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,490	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	699	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	594	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,450	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	940	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	459.44/cwt	449.00–470.00	3,051	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	416.68/cwt	395.00–432.00	3,004	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	523.26/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,695	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	419.03/cwt	388.00–432.00	3,180	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	468.72/cwt	452.00–501.00	2,930	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	819	386.26/cwt	380.00–412.00	3,163	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	499.12/cwt	490.00–508.00	2,830	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	799	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	368.32/cwt	342.00–369.00	3,359	617
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	377.41/cwt	350.00–382.50	3,268	434
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	393.86/cwt	361.00–399.00	3,214	735
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	356.98/cwt	347.00–364.00	2,917	691
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	343.44/cwt	335.50–348.00	3,366	406
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	400.35/cwt	380.00–431.00	2,726	648
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	489.84/cwt	470.00–502.50	2,312	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	907	356.33/cwt	355.00–357.00	3,232	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	456.85/cwt	422.50–465.00	2,554	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	772	397.98/cwt	397.50–400.00	3,072	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,334	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	384.51/cwt	367.50–398.00	2,788	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	350.31/cwt	282.50–391.00	2,175	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	426.88/cwt	404.00–447.00	2,655	597
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	727	400.34/cwt	396.00–402.00	2,910	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	346.51/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,990	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	367.09/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,845	506
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,621	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	439.95/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,072	27

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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