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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Name: Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 16

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

9,037 head

▲ 2,642 vs last sale 6,395▲ 2,009 vs year ago 7,028 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves from 400 lbs to 650 lbs generally steady. Heifer calves from 400 lbs to 449 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers from 450 lbs to 549 lbs were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. An active market with very good demand for todays offering of yearlings and spring born calves. Several strings of yearling offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads together. Most of todays offering was light fleshed coming off pasture and was attractive for condition. Calves were right off the cow with most having two rounds of vaccinations. Several consignments offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of the same sort together. Plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. Buyers in the seats were competing with internet buyers as the interest to procure some calves continue to increase. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.89/cwt on 2,614 head, down $8.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −39.63 against this barn's trailing median of $499.52.

Average price

$459.89

▼ 8.45 vs prior sale

2,614 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

vs SD average

+27.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	460.49	2,543	2,543
Medium and Large 1-2	550	438.62	2,413	71

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,614 hd

459.89

—

SD average7 barns · 9,374 hd

454.72

+5.17

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+27.60

This barn, trailing median17 sales

499.52

−39.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $499.52 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

47 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,733	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,784	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,138	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	601.85/cwt	595.00–615.00	2,245	124
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,142	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	527.75/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,227	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	543.60/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,386	143
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	485.79/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,303	98
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	510.82/cwt	492.00–532.50	2,437	809
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	475.90/cwt	447.00–505.00	2,508	1,152
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	443.82/cwt	443.00–450.00	2,428	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	447.72/cwt	421.00–465.00	2,565	1,391
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,478	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	432.16/cwt	412.00–441.00	2,697	1,239
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	422.69/cwt	399.00–424.00	2,760	96
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,639	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,901	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	373.03/cwt	370.00–379.00	3,033	196
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	893	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,867	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	348.25/cwt	334.00–351.00	3,239	376
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,067	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,201	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,712	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,856	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,854	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,578	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	505.19/cwt	487.50–515.00	1,879	137
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	465.77/cwt	450.00–492.50	2,012	289
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,000	65
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	455.64/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,164	472
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	431.08/cwt	408.00–457.50	2,229	452
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	390.17/cwt	389.00–391.00	2,044	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	534	506.60/cwt	492.00–522.50	2,705	421
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	408.14/cwt	387.00–432.00	2,314	154
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,372	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,541	36
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,750	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,315	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Full	878	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,836	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	320.16/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,965	76
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	948	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,086	120
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,040	37
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	954	324.50/cwt	322.50–325.50	3,096	356
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	300.31/cwt	293.00–306.00	3,042	106
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,098	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,965	7
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,227	17

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 →

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) - Ft. Pierre, SD

Fri Oct 16, 2026

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Receipts 9,037Last week 6,395Year ago 7,028

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	605.00	605.00
13	300–350	331	560.00	560.00
12	350–400	367	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
65	450–500	474	422.00	422.00
63	500–550	524	389.00–391.00	390.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	567.50	567.50
137	350–400	372	487.50–515.00	505.19
289	400–450	432	450.00–492.50	465.77
472	450–500	475	435.00–480.00	455.64
452	500–550	517	408.00–457.50	431.08
154	550–600	567	387.00–432.00	408.14
89	600–650	605	392.00	392.00
36	650–700	667	381.00	381.00
6	850–900	850	390.00	390.00
76	900–950	926	314.00–322.00	320.16
37	950–1000	950	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
120	900–950	948	325.50	325.50
356	950–1000	954	322.50–325.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	1000–1050	1,013	293.00–306.00	300.31
7	1050–1100	1,098	270.00	270.00
17	1100–1150	1,109	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	821	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
421	500–550	534	492.00–522.50	506.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	878	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	305	585.00	585.00
12	350–400	393	545.00	545.00
35	400–450	422	517.50–530.00	527.75
98	450–500	474	480.00–490.00	485.79
66	500–550	547	443.00–450.00	443.82
14	600–650	618	401.00	401.00
6	700–750	731	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	342	625.00	625.00
124	350–400	373	595.00–615.00	601.85
143	400–450	439	535.00–585.00	543.60
809	450–500	477	492.00–532.50	510.82
1,152	500–550	527	447.00–505.00	475.90
1,391	550–600	573	421.00–465.00	447.72
1,239	600–650	624	412.00–441.00	432.16
96	650–700	653	399.00–424.00	422.69
61	700–750	740	392.00	392.00
196	800–850	813	370.00–379.00	373.03
376	900–950	930	334.00–351.00	348.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,067	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	893	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	590	370.00	370.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.