Cattle Market Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report
Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, August 16, 20241,876 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,876 | 5,730 | 2,129 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,876 | 5,730 | 2,129 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | 610 | 17 | 291.00 | $291.00 | $1,775 | -21.18 |
| 721–739 | 723 | 91 | 272.00–277.00 | $276.15 | $1,997 | -14.10 |
| 765–799 | 789 | 62 | 258.00–265.00 | $262.50 | $2,071 | -23.63 |
| 817 | 817 | 194 | 262.00 | $262.00 | $2,141 | -9.16 |
| 862–896 | 891 | 66 | 242.00–244.00 | $243.71 | $2,171 | -11.86 |
| 917 | 917 | 63 | 240.75 | $240.75 | $2,208 | -15.79 |
| 985 | 985 | 31 | 228.50 | $228.50 | $2,251 | -17.13 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1003–1025 | 1018 | 417 | 227.00–234.75 | $232.19 | $2,364 | -11.42 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619 | 619 | 5 | 258.00 | $258.00 | $1,597 | -37.37 |
| 723–746 | 730 | 68 | 229.00–252.00 | $243.51 | $1,778 | -13.07 |
| 753–783 | 761 | 35 | 234.00–239.00 | $236.69 | $1,801 | -20.13 |
| 842 | 842 | 20 | 235.50 | $235.50 | $1,983 | -12.32 |
| 850–889 | 858 | 99 | 226.00–240.50 | $235.81 | $2,023 | -2.31 |
| 904–932 | 911 | 103 | 220.50–226.50 | $222.69 | $2,029 | -14.24 |
| 919 | 919 | 7 | 207.00 | $207.00 | $1,902 | -29.93 |
| 977–984 | 982 | 37 | 220.50–221.50 | $221.26 | $2,173 | -12.24 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1014 | 1014 | 41 | 220.00 | $220.00 | $2,231 | -6.00 |
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.
Sale last reported three weeks ago so an accurate price trend can not be established, but lower undertones noted across the board. A couple of strings, along with part loads and packages made up todays offering. Good demand for todays lighter offering of yearlings and fall calves. Several strings of yearlings coming off grass selling in multiple loads were meet with good demand, lesser demand for back grounded cattle and packages. Flesh conditions ranged from moderate flesh cattle coming off grass, to moderate plus cattle coming out of grow yards. An active market with order buyers and famer feeders competing with internet buyers to procure cattle. Most of the offering was attractive for quality as pasture conditions mature and are drying up. Hot, dry conditions are forecasted in the area for the next week. Cattle futures continue there downward trend as does the cash fat cattle market. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, August 30, 2024.