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Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 14, 2025

7,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $435.33/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,521/hd at 579 lb · 1,393 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $465.89/cwt +19.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 527 lb · 1,172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $426.78/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,663/hd at 624 lb · 1,076 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,330 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–343 336 12 580.00–595.00 $587.33 $1,973 +32.79
357–376 369 46 555.00–587.50 $569.45 $2,101 -5.69
417–446 439 190 507.50–540.50 $526.18 $2,310 +11.48
451–499 477 654 469.00–516.00 $492.24 $2,348 +20.66
502–549 527 1,146 447.50–499.00 $466.57 $2,459 +19.83
529 529 26 435.00–436.00 $435.73 $2,305 -11.01
551–599 579 1,393 415.00–457.00 $435.33 $2,521 +0.65
600–641 624 1,076 407.00–452.00 $426.78 $2,663 +0.27
657–675 669 350 382.00–418.00 $408.10 $2,730 -1.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 13 560.00 $560.00 $1,837 +45.00
376–394 386 19 445.00–510.00 $485.31 $1,873 —
400 400 12 471.00 $471.00 $1,884 +16.00
487–490 489 13 380.00–450.00 $423.18 $2,069 -9.32
520 520 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 -45.33
551–573 555 49 332.50–401.00 $385.82 $2,141 —
616–647 624 38 347.00–394.00 $381.04 $2,378 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 60 395.00 $395.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 55 317.50 $317.50 $1,578 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 9 288.00 $288.00 $2,943 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–321 319 11 545.00–580.00 $560.77 $1,789 +25.68
369–393 379 75 482.50–520.00 $497.59 $1,886 -7.06
403–447 433 42 425.00–445.00 $430.95 $1,866 -29.96
438 fancy 438 46 530.00 $530.00 $2,321 —
458–491 479 496 420.00–487.00 $443.16 $2,123 -1.70
478–497 483 48 402.50–410.00 $407.58 $1,969 -37.28
522 522 100 460.00 $460.00 $2,401 -25.29
502–530 524 125 406.00–442.00 $429.85 $2,252 +8.06
560–586 575 358 428.00–462.00 $453.28 $2,606 +48.50
551–598 578 273 369.00–417.50 $383.93 $2,219 -20.85
600–624 612 131 359.00–406.00 $384.28 $2,352 -59.72
621 621 153 442.00 $442.00 $2,745 -2.00
625 625 34 343.00 $343.00 $2,144 -101.00
694 694 42 344.00 $344.00 $2,387 —
807 807 25 306.00 $306.00 $2,469 -33.00
846 846 5 294.00 $294.00 $2,487 -45.00
868 868 55 305.00 $305.00 $2,647 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 7 590.00 $590.00 $1,805 —
478–489 483 11 375.00–380.00 $377.30 $1,822 -140.20
509–522 517 30 358.00–385.00 $374.36 $1,935 —
580–591 589 30 305.00–370.00 $317.81 $1,872 —
619 619 14 345.00 $345.00 $2,136 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 12 302.00 $302.00 $3,080 -6.00
1118 1118 33 272.00 $272.00 $3,041 -5.00
1181 1181 8 266.00 $266.00 $3,141 —

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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.