Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 25, 2025

5,717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $309.98/cwt +11.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,534/hd at 817 lb · 915 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $354.54/cwt +7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,386/hd at 673 lb · 613 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.96/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 824 lb · 578 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,717	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	9	442.50	$442.50	$1,965	+6.29
479 unweaned	479	19	410.00	$410.00	$1,964	—
457–498	487	152	425.00–442.50	$435.25	$2,120	+15.19
555 unweaned	555	24	388.00	$388.00	$2,153	—
564–595	578	385	373.00–402.00	$392.43	$2,268	+5.11
603 unweaned	603	11	370.00	$370.00	$2,231	—
600–638	613	162	350.00–373.00	$365.51	$2,241	-8.55
653–697	673	613	332.00–364.00	$354.54	$2,386	+5.91
708–746	732	225	333.00–344.00	$336.57	$2,464	+13.57
774–799	790	424	312.50–320.00	$315.52	$2,493	+6.55
807	807	134	309.00	$309.00	$2,494	—
800–844	819	775	301.00–316.50	$310.37	$2,542	+11.87
848	848	6	282.00	$282.00	$2,391	-16.50
860–899	878	275	270.00–298.50	$292.23	$2,566	-6.06
929–934	933	187	264.00–280.00	$277.53	$2,589	—
970	970	52	271.00	$271.00	$2,629	-2.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404 unweaned	404	7	397.50	$397.50	$1,606	—
438–442	441	33	385.00–395.00	$391.69	$1,727	-14.43
459 unweaned	459	28	405.00	$405.00	$1,859	—
462–487	474	36	370.00–380.00	$375.66	$1,781	+2.61
508–540 unweaned	519	15	340.00–342.50	$341.63	$1,773	—
530–548	540	36	333.00–355.00	$342.69	$1,851	-15.13
551–598	579	145	344.00–358.00	$348.80	$2,020	+22.78
619 unweaned	619	18	326.00	$326.00	$2,018	—
611–649	636	163	311.00–323.00	$319.01	$2,029	-2.96
651–692	662	260	301.00–325.00	$315.09	$2,086	+4.76
696	696	8	288.00	$288.00	$2,004	-22.33
708–737	728	377	290.00–325.00	$307.17	$2,236	+8.17
772–779	773	87	301.00–344.00	$338.52	$2,617	+50.49
760–787	779	161	282.00–300.00	$290.53	$2,263	+2.50
808–837	821	343	270.00–285.00	$277.28	$2,276	+19.28
815–847	829	235	280.00–310.00	$293.71	$2,435	+35.71
861–876	868	132	316.00–322.00	$318.89	$2,768	+60.89
888	888	67	268.50	$268.50	$2,384	+3.07
907–925	909	76	250.00–266.00	$263.86	$2,398	+6.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,277	—
648	648	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,879	—
659	659	7	272.00	$272.00	$1,792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723	723	19	313.00	$313.00	$2,263	—

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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.