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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) · Fri, Feb 28

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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 28

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Receipts

6,998 head

▲ 2,959 vs last sale 4,039▲ 1,087 vs year ago 5,911 · +18.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers from 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers from 650 lbs to 749 lbs were 4.00 to 10.00 higher, steers from 750 lbs to 849 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers from 850 lbs to 900 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher; heifers from 550 lbs to 599 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers from 600 lbs to 699 lbs were 8.00 to 12.00 higher, other weight classes not well compared. Large crowed in attendance for todays sale with usual group of order buyers, a few farmer feeders competing with internet buyers making for an active market. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of feeder cattle and replacement heifers. Best demand continues to be the light fleshed hay fed cattle that have been running out on pasture. Most of todays offering was home raised, fully vaccinated and long time weaned. Multiple consignments of replacement heifers offered buyers the opportunity to purchase multiple loads of one owner cattle. Lots of interest for the replacement heifers in todays sale. Flesh ranged from light fleshed hay fed cattle to moderate plus flesh condition cattle coming out of grow yards. Next feeder sale is Friday March 7, 2025.

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 $365.08/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −128.88 against this barn's trailing median of $493.96.

Average price

$365.08

219 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs SD average

+16.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	365.92	2,039	214
Medium and Large 1-2	572	329.00	1,882	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $157 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale219 hd

365.08

—

SD average7 barns · 1,246 hd

363.95

+1.13

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+16.84

This barn, trailing median18 sales

493.96

−128.88

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $493.96 across 18 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

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,323	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	444.24/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,888	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	397.24/cwt	385.00–403.00	1,931	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,870	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	383.26/cwt	360.00–393.00	1,981	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	532	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,777	29

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

Fri Feb 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 6,998Last week 4,039Year ago 5,911

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	645	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
53	600–650	605	283.00–300.00	297.64

Heifers — Medium and Large 1

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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 28

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2021

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Receipts

6,998 head

▲ 2,959 vs last sale 4,039▲ 1,087 vs year ago 5,911 · +18.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $365.08/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −128.88 against this barn's trailing median of $493.96.

Average price

$365.08

219 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs SD average

+16.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	365.92	2,039	214
Medium and Large 1-2	572	329.00	1,882	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $157 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale219 hd

365.08

—

SD average7 barns · 1,246 hd

363.95

+1.13

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+16.84

This barn, trailing median18 sales

493.96

−128.88

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $522.90, low $431.00, median $493.96 across 18 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

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,323	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	444.24/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,888	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	397.24/cwt	385.00–403.00	1,931	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,870	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	383.26/cwt	360.00–393.00	1,981	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	532	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,777	29

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

Fri Feb 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 6,998Last week 4,039Year ago 5,911

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	645	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
53	600–650	605	283.00–300.00	297.64

Heifers — Medium and Large 1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	355.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,523	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,601	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	345.06/cwt	333.00–358.00	1,639	103
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	342.87/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,793	267
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,644	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	318.59/cwt	305.00–339.50	1,797	200
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	605	297.64/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,801	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,826	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	316.94/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,981	620
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,872	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	306.14/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,051	471
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	279.56/cwt	261.00–289.50	2,002	193
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	306.21/cwt	284.00–331.00	2,235	569
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	755	315.81/cwt	309.00–322.00	2,384	141
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,150	88
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,906	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	819	274.74/cwt	273.00–280.00	2,250	426
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	14

12	400–450	428	350.00–360.00	355.81
103	450–500	475	333.00–358.00	345.06
267	500–550	523	325.00–357.00	342.87
200	550–600	564	305.00–339.50	318.59
620	600–650	625	309.00–330.00	316.94
471	650–700	670	290.00–325.00	306.14
193	700–750	716	261.00–289.50	279.56
88	750–800	757	284.00	284.00
14	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	548	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	617	296.00	296.00
28	650–700	657	285.00	285.00
7	750–800	781	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
569	700–750	730	284.00–331.00	306.21
141	750–800	755	309.00–322.00	315.81
426	800–850	819	273.00–280.00	274.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	425	440.00–447.50	444.24
19	450–500	486	385.00–403.00	397.24
65	500–550	517	360.00–393.00	383.26
120	550–600	585	347.00–373.50	364.25
589	600–650	627	323.00–359.00	339.28
621	650–700	678	314.00–342.50	331.55
237	700–750	717	300.00–320.00	314.91
778	750–800	782	299.00–304.00	301.88
566	800–850	829	271.00–294.50	285.78
186	850–900	854	280.00	280.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	464	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	489	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	392.50	392.50
5	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	572	329.00	329.00
24	700–750	723	292.00	292.00
9	750–800	776	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	532	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,005	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	700–750	736	284.00	284.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

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

Feeder Cattle

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

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

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares