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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 10, 2025

5,210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $507.34/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 526 lb · 787 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $487.08/cwt +11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,800/hd at 575 lb · 648 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.40/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $3,287/hd at 986 lb · 479 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,210 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–341 340 38 675.00 $675.00 $2,295 +100.00
399 399 14 585.00 $585.00 $2,334 +15.00
400–449 429 342 557.50–600.00 $582.80 $2,500 +41.93
454–496 479 370 525.00–570.00 $546.96 $2,620 +15.91
479–496 486 30 505.00–517.50 $510.10 $2,479 -20.95
500 fancy 500 102 540.00 $540.00 $2,700 —
503–548 530 685 478.00–525.00 $502.48 $2,663 -3.61
552–588 574 627 471.00–501.00 $488.36 $2,803 +12.80
599 599 21 449.00 $449.00 $2,690 —
637 637 22 438.00 $438.00 $2,790 -4.89
657–697 662 77 397.50–449.00 $439.73 $2,911 +25.71
772–796 786 112 370.00–395.00 $380.75 $2,993 —
825–848 833 107 356.00–378.00 $369.84 $3,081 +12.35
871 871 58 353.00 $353.00 $3,075 —
915–942 924 174 363.00–368.00 $366.33 $3,385 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 14 520.00 $520.00 $2,085 —
493 493 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,342 —
508 508 6 472.50 $472.50 $2,400 —
567 567 5 402.50 $402.50 $2,282 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059 1059 7 301.00 $301.00 $3,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–347 334 50 567.50–630.00 $595.05 $1,987 +50.05
377–392 384 143 527.50–560.00 $538.77 $2,069 —
409–444 433 373 505.00–527.50 $512.44 $2,219 +21.18
454–470 465 196 472.50–505.00 $484.33 $2,252 +29.47
500–549 522 384 440.00–497.50 $472.45 $2,466 +33.78
555–594 568 71 427.00–447.50 $434.30 $2,467 —
604 604 30 408.00 $408.00 $2,464 +30.50
705 705 38 375.00 $375.00 $2,644 -14.00
847 847 61 338.00 $338.00 $2,863 -9.11
865–884 876 107 344.00–350.50 $347.86 $3,047 -0.14
930–948 942 171 338.00–339.50 $338.49 $3,189 +0.22
972–996 986 479 330.50–336.25 $333.40 $3,287 +2.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 13 650.00 $650.00 $1,748 —
344 344 20 440.00 $440.00 $1,514 —
446 446 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,873 -23.71
483 483 45 449.00 $449.00 $2,169 —
513–544 528 31 410.00–422.00 $417.22 $2,203 —
738 738 9 341.00 $341.00 $2,517 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1045 1020 17 306.00–310.00 $308.31 $3,145 -27.69
1066 1066 30 303.00 $303.00 $3,230 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 17 695.00 $695.00 $1,786 —
388 388 56 587.00 $587.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 38 480.00 $480.00 $1,771 —
418 418 8 515.00 $515.00 $2,153 —

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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.