Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand for this large offering of feeder cattle and replacement quality heifers. The market was very active on all classes of cattle, whether it was the light fall calves, bigger cattle ready for feedyards, or bangs vaccinated heifers ready to make into replacement heifers, there were plenty of buyers on the seats and on the internet competing heavily. Flesh condition ranged from light hay fed cattle to more moderate flesh cattle that had been fed lightly. There is a lot of optimism in the market currently, as cash fed cattle reached the 260.00 level this week, yet there is also concern as the cattle futures suffered another day of losses. Next feeder cattle sale will be May 22, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $515.32/cwt on 330 head, up $7.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 17 comparable sales and sits +13.66 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.

Average price

$515.32

▲ 7.56 vs prior sale

330 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

vs SD average

+27.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	518.64	2,868	288
Medium and Large 1-2	538	492.60	2,651	42

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $217 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

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 sale330 hd

515.32

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SD average4 barns · 550 hd

510.57

+4.76

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+27.77

This barn, trailing median17 sales

501.66

+13.66

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

39 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 1	650–700	683	387.67/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,648	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	513.72/cwt	480.00–531.00	2,918	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	526.14/cwt	518.00–529.00	2,789	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	598.00/cwt	598.00–598.00	2,721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,335	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	358.58/cwt	332.50–367.00	2,919	675
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	362.19/cwt	343.00–364.00	3,405	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	377.66/cwt	373.00–386.00	3,161	700
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	880	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,256	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	823	369.75/cwt	355.00–384.00	3,043	381
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	487.09/cwt	475.00–511.00	2,586	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	442.59/cwt	410.00–451.00	2,718	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	345.76/cwt	326.00–356.00	3,361	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	367.28/cwt	364.00–368.00	2,883	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	782	377.79/cwt	361.00–397.00	2,954	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	717	395.72/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,837	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	395.80/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,901	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,922	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	476.39/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,926	14
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,306	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	499	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,570	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	551.10/cwt	512.50–590.00	2,182	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,149	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	850	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	3,247	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	399.99/cwt	373.00–416.00	3,104	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	430.56/cwt	420.00–437.00	3,147	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	362.12/cwt	351.00–376.00	3,223	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	504.75/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,630	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	475.43/cwt	442.50–500.00	2,933	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	365.97/cwt	363.00–376.00	2,884	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	454.88/cwt	437.50–486.00	2,652	335
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	379.39/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,720	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,304	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,741	8

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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