Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 28, 2025

6,696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $301.88/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 782 lb · 778 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.46/cwt -7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,175/hd at 726 lb · 762 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.42/cwt +12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 623 lb · 673 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,696	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–441	425	31	440.00–447.50	$444.24	$1,888	—
483–493	486	19	385.00–403.00	$397.24	$1,931	+12.24
489 unweaned	489	44	382.50	$382.50	$1,870	—
508–530	517	65	360.00–393.00	$383.26	$1,981	+1.93
532	532	29	334.00	$334.00	$1,777	-47.33
572–599	585	120	347.00–373.50	$364.25	$2,131	+28.25
606–649	627	589	323.00–359.00	$339.28	$2,127	-5.35
652–697	678	621	314.00–342.50	$331.55	$2,248	+6.00
704–743	717	237	300.00–320.00	$314.91	$2,258	+9.19
736	736	74	284.00	$284.00	$2,090	-21.72
750–788	782	778	299.00–304.00	$301.88	$2,361	+8.88
805–848	829	566	271.00–294.50	$285.78	$2,369	-4.19
854	854	186	280.00	$280.00	$2,391	+1.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	5	392.50	$392.50	$1,323	—
388	388	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,552	—
572	572	5	329.00	$329.00	$1,882	—
723	723	24	292.00	$292.00	$2,111	—
776	776	9	291.00	$291.00	$2,258	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	11	233.00	$233.00	$2,342	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–430	428	12	350.00–360.00	$355.81	$1,523	+6.16
464 unweaned	464	48	345.00	$345.00	$1,601	—
462–495	475	103	333.00–358.00	$345.06	$1,639	+17.56
502–544	523	267	325.00–357.00	$342.87	$1,793	+1.87
555–594	564	200	305.00–339.50	$318.59	$1,797	-3.84
600–636	605	53	283.00–300.00	$297.64	$1,801	+18.64
602–645	625	620	309.00–330.00	$316.94	$1,981	+37.94
651–694	670	471	290.00–325.00	$306.14	$2,051	+14.61
706–747	716	193	261.00–289.50	$279.56	$2,002	-17.44
707–746	730	569	284.00–331.00	$306.21	$2,235	-1.49
754–756	755	141	309.00–322.00	$315.81	$2,384	+28.22
757	757	88	284.00	$284.00	$2,150	-3.59
804–821	819	426	273.00–280.00	$274.74	$2,250	—
825	825	14	250.00	$250.00	$2,062	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	18	300.00	$300.00	$1,644	—
617	617	10	296.00	$296.00	$1,826	—
657	657	28	285.00	$285.00	$1,872	—
781	781	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,906	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	10	307.50	$307.50	$1,983	—

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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.