heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$329.93/cwt-4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $3,247/hd at 984 lb · 1,149 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$324.02/cwt≈ $2,702/hd at 834 lb · 566 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$362.19/cwt+6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $3,187/hd at 880 lb · 554 head
Ft. Pierre, SD 9-weight steers brought $331/cwt today on 6,198 head. SD 9-weight steers are down $22 from their mid-June peak of $350.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
6,198
1,806
0
Feeder cattle
6,198
1,806
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Last sale was 3 weeks ago, so no comparison will be made. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of yearlings and a consignment of spring born calves. Flesh condition ranged from light flesh cattle coming off dry pasture conditions to moderate flesh coming out of a grow yard. Several long strings of yearling offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of the same sort (up to 21 loads) together. There were plenty of part loads and packages available that gave buyers the opportunity to make a full load of cattle. Full loads of black hided cattle off grass garner the most buyer interest. There was a consignment of replacement heifers that had been exposed to calving ease bulls that sold by the head and bought $3,500 per head. A consignment of spring born calves that were fresh off the cow and fully vaccinated with the steer and heifer calves selling together, there were 113 head in the main sort weighing 325 lbs and brought $2,100 per head. Multiple consignments of fall born calves, most had been weaned and turned out on pasture were meet with good demand. Excessive heat in the past couple of weeks has been tough on livestock, pasture conditions and row crops. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2026.
→ Feeder heifers: There was a consignment of replacement heifers that had been exposed to calving ease bulls that sold by the head and bought $3,500 per head
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.
Cattle Market
Last sale was 3 weeks ago, so no comparison will be made. Good to very good demand for todays large offering of yearlings and a consignment of spring born calves. Flesh condition ranged from light flesh cattle coming off dry pasture conditions to moderate flesh coming out of a grow yard. Several long strings of yearling offered buyers the opportunity to put multiple loads of the same sort (up to 21 loads) together. There were plenty of part loads and packages available that gave buyers the opportunity to make a full load of cattle. Full loads of black hided cattle off grass garner the most buyer interest. There was a consignment of replacement heifers that had been exposed to calving ease bulls that sold by the head and bought $3,500 per head. A consignment of spring born calves that were fresh off the cow and fully vaccinated with the steer and heifer calves selling together, there were 113 head in the main sort weighing 325 lbs and brought $2,100 per head. Multiple consignments of fall born calves, most had been weaned and turned out on pasture were meet with good demand. Excessive heat in the past couple of weeks has been tough on livestock, pasture conditions and row crops. Next feeder sale is scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2026.