Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 11, 2025

5,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.63/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,284/hd at 778 lb · 862 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $346.91/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 685 lb · 520 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.82/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 527 lb · 452 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,340	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	6	500.00	$500.00	$1,665	—
417–440	433	128	425.00–450.00	$436.21	$1,889	-27.30
484	484	67	414.00–428.00	$420.06	$2,033	-5.45
523–537	529	192	370.00–400.00	$396.95	$2,100	-6.20
554–590	574	336	363.00–392.00	$387.32	$2,223	+9.05
614–615	615	112	344.00–377.00	$374.06	$2,300	+16.62
659–691	685	502	336.00–351.00	$348.63	$2,388	+5.67
685	685	18	299.00	$299.00	$2,048	-43.96
724	724	77	323.00	$323.00	$2,339	+10.00
777–796	795	448	295.00–309.50	$308.97	$2,456	-2.46
844	844	140	298.50	$298.50	$2,519	-8.09
855	855	203	296.00–299.50	$298.29	$2,550	-1.45
962–984	973	126	273.25	$273.25	$2,659	+11.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1064	1064	31	248.00	$248.00	$2,639	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	9	550.00	$550.00	$1,710	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	9	445.00	$445.00	$1,535	—
395	395	27	417.50	$417.50	$1,649	—
400–436	434	312	400.00–410.00	$406.12	$1,763	—
461–487	483	48	361.00–375.00	$373.05	$1,802	-32.07
501–535	527	452	347.00–372.50	$357.82	$1,886	-4.53
559–585	574	53	320.00–332.00	$326.02	$1,871	-1.92
604–632	616	214	315.00–329.00	$321.97	$1,983	+9.22
660–693	663	180	287.00–315.00	$310.33	$2,057	+6.33
705–709	707	145	295.00–306.00	$300.48	$2,124	+16.30
709	709	74	299.00	$299.00	$2,120	+14.82
761–784	778	278	268.00–291.00	$288.03	$2,241	-17.85
762–799	778	584	286.00–300.00	$296.30	$2,305	-9.58
802	802	70	302.00	$302.00	$2,422	+3.04
803	803	33	258.00	$258.00	$2,072	-40.96
862	862	51	258.00	$258.00	$2,224	-19.50
881–883	882	184	264.00–268.00	$265.43	$2,341	-12.07
900–911	905	173	257.00–258.00	$257.39	$2,329	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	8	372.50	$372.50	$1,296	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	42	248.00	$248.00	$2,579	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	8	335.00	$335.00	$2,054	—

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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.