Sale reports / South Dakota / Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction / 2026-06-19

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Jun 19
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021
Receipts
3,874 head
7,672 vs last sale 11,546 716 vs year ago 4,590 · 15.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 700-800 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 850 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Very good demand for this nice, summertime offering of fall born calves and yearling steers and heifers, including bangs vaccinated replacement quality heifers. Many long strings of yearlings, offered in full loads and multiple load lots, including 1 string of 800 steers offered in 13 loads of one cut. Flesh condition was really attractive, including those that were feedyard backgrounded. Severe drought conditions are causing some producers to pull cattle off early and ship to town. The market was very active, as cattle feeders are able to sell their fat cattle at profitable levels, and want to get their pens refilled with these good, green cattle while they are available. Watch local listings for next feeder cattle special sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $518.84/cwt on 43 head, down $4.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +17.18 against this barn's trailing median of $501.66.
Average price
$518.84
4.06 vs prior sale
43 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.41
vs SD average
+59.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544518.842,82043
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
537501464428median 501.6601/0902/1303/1305/0807/31
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 sale43 hd
518.84
SD average3 barns · 191 hd
514.42
+4.41
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+59.79
This barn, trailing median17 sales
501.66
+17.18
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

27 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 11050–11001,056324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,42161
SteersLarge 1900–950923331.00/cwt331.00–331.003,0559
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850837386.19/cwt365.00–397.003,23277
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650639419.54/cwt400.00–439.002,681112
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668411.46/cwt409.00–416.002,749102
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555514.00/cwt514.00–514.002,85330
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826397.15/cwt391.00–410.003,280540
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750714435.12/cwt431.00–442.003,10783
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750–800793380.00/cwt380.00–380.003,0135
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531484.78/cwt452.50–510.002,57481
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800769361.31/cwt358.00–370.002,77886
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578460.93/cwt440.00–482.502,66434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5998
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,74013
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650608490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,97910
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470539.89/cwt527.50–550.002,53714
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900861330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8415
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750706406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,86638
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750711355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5247
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900881354.59/cwt350.00–357.003,12426
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000965352.65/cwt340.00–357.503,403881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–800764408.12/cwt387.50–413.003,118172
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930354.67/cwt339.00–363.503,298201
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700692432.99/cwt423.00–452.002,996153
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782415.35/cwt398.00–420.003,24888
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835335.28/cwt330.00–342.002,80052
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,8869

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.