Cattle Market Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report
Ft. Pierre, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, June 5, 202611,546 head sold ·Official USDA report
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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers
$406.53/cwt
+14.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,751/hd at 677 lb · 928 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers
$401.17/cwt
+5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $3,141/hd at 783 lb · 920 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers
$456.87/cwt
+25.06 vs last sale · ≈ $3,056/hd at 669 lb · 886 head
Ft. Pierre, SD 7-weight steers sold at $412/cwt. South Dakota's class is down $6 from its late May peak of $418. With 11,546 head through the ring, supplies remain solid.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 11,546 | 4,848 | 10,816 |
| Feeder cattle | 11,546 | 4,848 | 10,816 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: An active market with order buyers and farmer feeders competing with internet buyers
- ▲ Feeder heifers: Heifers from 650 lbs to 799 lbs were 5.00 to 15.00 higher
- ▲ Feeder steers: Steers from 500 lbs to 749 lbs were generally 10.00 to 15.00 higher
New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓
Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 381 | 5 | 620.00 | $620.00 | $2,362 | — |
| 425–437 | 427 | 31 | 622.50–640.00 | $625.96 | $2,673 | — |
| 463–496 | 480 | 20 | 530.00–562.50 | $545.69 | $2,619 | — |
| 515 | 515 | 10 | 495.00 | $495.00 | $2,549 | — |
| 507–540 | 526 | 191 | 540.00–577.00 | $559.57 | $2,943 | +39.32 |
| 564–595 | 579 | 303 | 485.00–520.00 | $503.44 | $2,915 | +21.42 |
| 618 | 618 | 50 | 505.00 | $505.00 | $3,121 | +42.23 |
| 602–646 | 621 | 344 | 469.00–505.00 | $483.84 | $3,005 | +21.07 |
| 650–694 | 669 | 886 | 435.00–478.00 | $456.87 | $3,056 | +25.06 |
| 722 | 722 | 144 | 455.00 | $455.00 | $3,285 | +51.75 |
| 701–746 | 723 | 464 | 402.00–437.00 | $420.87 | $3,043 | +17.62 |
| 758–794 | 783 | 920 | 393.00–425.00 | $401.17 | $3,141 | +5.17 |
| 803–847 | 824 | 317 | 380.00–394.00 | $386.34 | $3,183 | +2.77 |
| 859–870 | 868 | 290 | 351.00–371.00 | $367.62 | $3,191 | -6.55 |
| 901–949 | 933 | 441 | 336.00–365.00 | $351.71 | $3,281 | +9.21 |
| 950–974 | 959 | 845 | 339.00–356.00 | $351.65 | $3,372 | — |
| 1007 | 1007 | 428 | 346.00 | $346.00 | $3,484 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007–1016 | 1009 | 544 | 314.00–346.00 | $339.13 | $3,422 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | 345 | 9 | 580.00 | $580.00 | $2,001 | — |
| 485–487 | 486 | 14 | 500.00–540.00 | $514.25 | $2,499 | -37.49 |
| 510–538 | 522 | 38 | 500.00–522.50 | $512.28 | $2,674 | +17.28 |
| 588 | 588 | 5 | 437.50 | $437.50 | $2,572 | — |
| 614–626 | 622 | 19 | 450.00–455.00 | $453.18 | $2,819 | +19.56 |
| 688–699 | 696 | 134 | 406.00–425.00 | $417.51 | $2,906 | — |
| 793 | 793 | 6 | 363.00 | $363.00 | $2,879 | — |
| 944 | 944 | 9 | 319.00 | $319.00 | $3,011 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421–440 | 434 | 23 | 500.00–520.00 | $505.90 | $2,196 | — |
| 464–493 | 488 | 103 | 512.00–552.50 | $527.67 | $2,575 | — |
| 504–525 | 517 | 135 | 465.00–512.00 | $504.73 | $2,609 | +18.22 |
| 524 | 524 | 83 | 515.00 | $515.00 | $2,699 | +28.49 |
| 561 | 561 | 24 | 505.00 | $505.00 | $2,833 | — |
| 554–593 | 576 | 323 | 431.00–475.00 | $458.59 | $2,641 | +3.81 |
| 604–649 | 620 | 418 | 393.00–440.00 | $415.54 | $2,576 | -10.43 |
| 624 | 624 | 77 | 480.00 | $480.00 | $2,995 | — |
| 656 | 656 | 84 | 443.00 | $443.00 | $2,906 | +51.43 |
| 663 | 663 | 8 | 375.00 | $375.00 | $2,486 | -16.57 |
| 652–695 | 679 | 836 | 390.00–424.00 | $403.17 | $2,738 | +11.60 |
| 720 | 720 | 23 | 355.00 | $355.00 | $2,556 | -17.10 |
| 707–748 | 735 | 371 | 372.00–408.00 | $391.07 | $2,874 | +18.97 |
| 736 | 736 | 36 | 350.00 | $350.00 | $2,576 | -22.10 |
| 737–745 | 740 | 292 | 399.00–422.50 | $414.61 | $3,068 | +42.51 |
| 761–785 | 774 | 457 | 349.00–370.00 | $360.87 | $2,793 | -20.51 |
| 789 | 789 | 69 | 363.00 | $363.00 | $2,864 | -18.38 |
| 794 | 794 | 77 | 376.00 | $376.00 | $2,985 | -5.38 |
| 808–839 | 818 | 207 | 339.00–342.00 | $340.25 | $2,783 | +2.73 |
| 801–844 | 823 | 352 | 357.00–376.00 | $367.16 | $3,022 | +29.64 |
| 854–864 | 859 | 38 | 314.00–347.00 | $334.06 | $2,870 | -4.66 |
| 866–879 | 872 | 206 | 364.00–377.00 | $370.36 | $3,230 | +31.64 |
| 908–947 | 915 | 586 | 311.50–318.00 | $314.13 | $2,874 | +11.63 |
| 951–983 | 967 | 120 | 304.00–311.00 | $307.44 | $2,973 | -22.94 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338 | 338 | 6 | 570.00 | $570.00 | $1,927 | — |
| 381 | 381 | 5 | 550.00 | $550.00 | $2,096 | — |
| 437–448 | 441 | 16 | 525.00–580.00 | $559.05 | $2,465 | — |
| 471 | 471 | 5 | 537.50 | $537.50 | $2,532 | — |
| 540–543 | 541 | 19 | 450.00–455.00 | $452.89 | $2,450 | +33.32 |
| 574–587 | 584 | 44 | 400.00–429.00 | $418.82 | $2,446 | — |
| 602–605 | 602 | 40 | 370.00–407.50 | $375.65 | $2,261 | -19.35 |
| 770–795 | 789 | 87 | 338.00 | $338.00 | $2,667 | — |
| 838 | 838 | 10 | 312.50 | $312.50 | $2,619 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633 | 633 | 28 | 407.50 | $407.50 | $2,579 | — |
| 776 | 776 | 6 | 350.00 | $350.00 | $2,716 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438 | 438 | 6 | 525.00 | $525.00 | $2,300 | — |
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.
Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Steers from 500 lbs to 749 lbs were generally 10.00 to 15.00 higher, steers from 800 lbs to 849 lbs were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers from 650 lbs to 799 lbs were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. No Other comparisons available. A big run of cattle for todays auction that was the 29th Annual World Livestock Auctioneer Contest Anniversary sale. Very good demand for todays offering that consisted of light fleshed fall born calves right off the cow to moderate fleshed cattle coming out of a grow yard. An active market with order buyers and farmer feeders competing with internet buyers. Several strings of backgrounded cattle offered in multiple loads with plenty of part loads and packages available to make loads. Next feeder sale will be Friday, June 19, 2026.