Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

4,354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.89/cwt +59.89 vs last sale · ≈ $3,107/hd at 883 lb · 597 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $460.03/cwt +23.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,620/hd at 569 lb · 448 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $430.63/cwt +24.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,687/hd at 624 lb · 442 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,354	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–393	387	21	520.00–540.00	$530.63	$2,054	-24.64
411–441	425	57	507.50–525.00	$521.69	$2,217	-5.77
478–479	478	11	427.50–455.00	$440.01	$2,103	-53.17
458–499	493	139	498.00–505.00	$501.76	$2,474	+39.26
509	509	8	438.00	$438.00	$2,229	-19.30
511–548	534	197	464.00–499.00	$475.33	$2,538	+18.03
552–590	568	414	441.00–481.00	$462.50	$2,627	+23.14
587	587	34	430.00	$430.00	$2,524	+27.55
602–637	624	442	422.00–440.00	$430.63	$2,687	+24.02
652–684	667	399	372.50–422.00	$411.83	$2,747	+16.26
704–709	705	95	364.00–396.00	$392.61	$2,768	—
983	983	5	284.00	$284.00	$2,792	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	430.00	$430.00	$1,862	—
498	498	35	432.50	$432.50	$2,154	—
568–599	574	55	392.00–423.00	$416.53	$2,391	—
691	691	7	352.00	$352.00	$2,432	—
730	730	39	354.00	$354.00	$2,584	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	6	520.00	$520.00	$1,763	—
377–399	390	31	477.50–492.50	$483.47	$1,886	+18.54
407–410	408	35	487.50–495.00	$492.63	$2,010	+32.66
452–493	463	59	420.00–473.00	$453.07	$2,098	+5.45
500–537	518	267	407.50–442.00	$425.68	$2,205	+15.54
537	537	103	469.00	$469.00	$2,519	+58.86
550–581	563	92	392.50–425.00	$412.13	$2,320	+13.73
566	566	5	371.00	$371.00	$2,100	-27.40
559–584	576	269	410.00–427.00	$415.34	$2,392	+61.34
628	628	87	464.00	$464.00	$2,914	+79.99
613–647	635	93	355.00–382.50	$370.01	$2,350	-14.00
720	720	79	337.00	$337.00	$2,426	—
766–779	770	102	329.00–342.00	$337.87	$2,602	—
819	819	18	330.00	$330.00	$2,703	+28.00
826	826	140	357.00	$357.00	$2,949	+55.00
857–867	863	32	320.00–339.00	$328.86	$2,838	+36.86
851–889	884	565	352.25–360.00	$353.19	$3,122	+61.19
913	913	66	336.00	$336.00	$3,068	+44.00
913–922	920	125	318.00–348.00	$343.00	$3,156	+51.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006–1043	1033	110	288.00–311.00	$299.04	$3,089	+19.04
1135	1135	38	289.50	$289.50	$3,286	+38.50
1164	1164	10	270.00	$270.00	$3,143	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	6	520.00	$520.00	$1,492	—
388	388	10	380.00	$380.00	$1,474	-47.50
473	473	35	400.00	$400.00	$1,892	—
719	719	7	287.50	$287.50	$2,067	—

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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.