Cattle Market Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report
Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, August 27, 20214,894 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 4,894 | 2,400 | 4,339 |
| Feeder cattle | 4,894 | 2,400 | 4,339 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275–295 | 282 | 18 | 210.00–223.00 | $218.46 | $616 | — |
| 307–344 | 341 | 131 | 218.00–225.00 | $224.25 | $765 | — |
| 356–372 | 371 | 91 | 217.50–229.00 | $228.15 | $846 | — |
| 439–443 | 441 | 147 | 208.00–225.50 | $216.94 | $957 | — |
| 518 | 518 | 9 | 199.00 | $199.00 | $1,031 | — |
| 560–562 | 561 | 22 | 175.00–186.00 | $180.99 | $1,015 | +8.07 |
| 611–635 | 616 | 26 | 179.00–179.50 | $179.40 | $1,105 | +2.40 |
| 660–687 | 668 | 106 | 173.00–187.50 | $177.21 | $1,184 | +1.62 |
| 744–749 | 745 | 18 | 166.50–169.50 | $168.11 | $1,252 | -6.19 |
| 764–784 | 772 | 17 | 165.00–168.50 | $167.04 | $1,290 | -1.46 |
| 803–846 | 813 | 119 | 154.50–164.50 | $160.02 | $1,301 | -2.92 |
| 860–899 | 866 | 277 | 157.00–167.75 | $165.40 | $1,432 | +10.65 |
| 916–939 | 923 | 423 | 156.50–162.00 | $159.75 | $1,474 | +4.94 |
| 952–975 | 959 | 309 | 154.75–158.50 | $157.34 | $1,509 | +3.32 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495 | 495 | 13 | 174.00 | $174.00 | $861 | — |
| 548 | 548 | 9 | 165.00 | $165.00 | $904 | — |
| 671 | 671 | 7 | 164.00 | $164.00 | $1,100 | — |
| 734 | 734 | 6 | 164.00 | $164.00 | $1,204 | — |
| 771 | 771 | 7 | 151.50 | $151.50 | $1,168 | +32.50 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | 233 | 12 | 187.00 | $187.00 | $436 | — |
| 298–299 | 298 | 12 | 186.00–192.00 | $189.50 | $565 | — |
| 323–329 | 323 | 106 | 190.00–206.00 | $204.93 | $662 | — |
| 355–363 | 358 | 67 | 180.00–210.00 | $199.10 | $713 | — |
| 405–442 | 416 | 160 | 175.00–206.00 | $202.08 | $841 | — |
| 495 | 495 | 9 | 175.00 | $175.00 | $866 | — |
| 521–544 | 540 | 29 | 169.00–173.00 | $169.67 | $916 | +14.67 |
| 588 | 588 | 6 | 166.00 | $166.00 | $976 | +17.00 |
| 603–627 | 621 | 38 | 162.00–168.00 | $167.01 | $1,037 | +5.51 |
| 671 | 671 | 15 | 164.00 | $164.00 | $1,100 | +2.90 |
| 711 | 711 | 17 | 159.00 | $159.00 | $1,130 | +5.00 |
| 761–797 | 781 | 227 | 145.50–156.50 | $153.01 | $1,195 | -4.49 |
| 778–784 | 782 | 52 | 151.50–153.50 | $152.07 | $1,189 | -5.43 |
| 808–828 | 814 | 140 | 150.00–164.50 | $153.73 | $1,251 | +1.72 |
| 855–868 | 858 | 88 | 148.50–150.00 | $149.69 | $1,284 | -2.54 |
| 851–886 | 865 | 470 | 149.00–152.50 | $150.54 | $1,302 | -1.69 |
| 904–943 | 912 | 954 | 146.50–152.00 | $149.41 | $1,363 | +0.56 |
| 953–993 | 978 | 187 | 137.50–148.25 | $146.56 | $1,433 | +3.92 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 500 | 15 | 145.00 | $145.00 | $725 | — |
| 626 | 626 | 5 | 154.00 | $154.00 | $964 | — |
| 675 | 675 | 13 | 154.00 | $154.00 | $1,040 | +27.00 |
| 832 | 832 | 24 | 137.50 | $137.50 | $1,144 | — |
| 854 | 854 | 10 | 141.50 | $141.50 | $1,208 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | 1100 | 31 | 129.25 | $129.25 | $1,422 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 | 388 | 37 | 197.00 | $197.00 | $764 | — |
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.
Compared to last week: steers 800 lbs to 999 lbs were mostly steady with instances of $4.00 higher; heifers from 800 lbs to 999 lbs were steady to instances of $2.00 higher. Several long strings of reputation cattle for today's sale made for a very active market. Most of the yearlings were in light flesh condition as they were straight off dry pastures. There were a lot of consignments of tested open heifers giving heifer buyers the opportunity to put loads of front end heifers together. A large crowd of people were in attendance with several farmer feeders competing with order buyers to get cattle bought. Some areas around here have received a little rain in the past week, over all pasture conditions remain extremely short. The spring calves in todays sale were right off the cow and most had received two rounds of shots. Calves were met with good buyer interest, with best demand for those bigger front end calves. One consigner told this market reporter that his open replacement heifer brought ten percent more this year than last year. With the increase in operating expense for producers it is nice to see a small increase in feeder cattle prices. The next feeder sale is Friday, September 10th, expecting a large run of yearlings as well as some spring calves. Stay Safe and Eat Beef!