Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 12, 2025

4,682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $404.55/cwt +11.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,897/hd at 716 lb · 584 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $439.47/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,733/hd at 622 lb · 571 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $455.08/cwt +17.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,412/hd at 530 lb · 560 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,682	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	8	542.50	$542.50	$2,121	+11.87
418–449	439	43	519.00–537.50	$525.05	$2,305	+3.36
461 unweaned	461	24	535.00	$535.00	$2,466	—
453–485	480	140	537.50–550.00	$548.32	$2,632	+108.31
518–520	519	13	440.00–447.50	$442.89	$2,299	+4.89
500–546	534	426	471.00–505.00	$493.54	$2,636	+18.21
578–598	583	400	435.00–469.00	$455.84	$2,658	+25.84
613–637	621	15	382.50–400.00	$394.02	$2,447	-36.61
600–636	622	556	425.00–452.00	$440.70	$2,741	+10.07
656	656	22	392.00	$392.00	$2,572	-19.83
654–688	682	195	398.00–415.00	$407.09	$2,776	-4.74
700–727	716	584	391.00–416.50	$404.55	$2,897	+11.94
750	750	8	365.00	$365.00	$2,738	—
789	789	70	364.00	$364.00	$2,872	—
803–805	804	124	379.00–389.00	$384.89	$3,095	—
868	868	5	330.00	$330.00	$2,864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,632	—
436–440	439	15	475.00–510.00	$498.40	$2,188	+68.40
451–484	464	56	472.50–497.50	$486.46	$2,257	+53.96
505–520	513	18	440.00–447.50	$444.22	$2,279	—
561–580	569	14	417.50–430.00	$422.96	$2,407	+6.43
617	617	17	400.00	$400.00	$2,468	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	39	494.00	$494.00	$1,956	+10.53
404–424	416	49	492.50–545.00	$527.30	$2,194	+34.67
454–495	467	250	480.00–497.00	$490.97	$2,293	+37.90
502–543	530	505	436.00–470.00	$451.28	$2,392	-17.72
530	530	55	490.00	$490.00	$2,597	+21.00
552–588	571	227	387.50–442.50	$411.25	$2,348	-4.09
583–599	594	184	451.00–485.00	$469.41	$2,788	+54.07
614	614	163	454.00	$454.00	$2,788	-10.00
620–644	632	142	375.00–383.00	$377.44	$2,385	+7.43
657	657	32	362.00	$362.00	$2,378	—
730–737	731	24	320.00–346.00	$340.54	$2,489	+3.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–386	372	24	410.00–490.00	$455.70	$1,695	+75.70
449	449	5	457.50	$457.50	$2,054	—
478–491	484	59	437.50–445.00	$440.73	$2,133	+40.73
513–537	525	59	383.00–440.00	$420.11	$2,206	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178	1178	9	261.00	$261.00	$3,075	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	22	510.00	$510.00	$2,152	—
625	625	76	409.00	$409.00	$2,556	—

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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.