Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction cattle prices

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota runs a Friday feeder cattle sale. On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 it reported 6,291 head. The sale before, on Fri, Oct 30, 2026, had 8,814 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

USDA's market reporter wrote: “Compared to last week: Steers calves from 400 lbs to 699 lbs were generally 8.00 to 12.00 lower with instances of 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves from 450 lbs to 499 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves from 400 lbs to 449 lbs and 600 lbs to 649 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers from 500 lbs to 549 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 lower.”

Prices by weight, Fri, Nov 6, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	33 hd @ $547.44	23 hd @ $500.00	$586.71
400–499 lb	593 hd @ $504.25	369 hd @ $444.68	$513.44
500–599 lb	1,974 hd @ $442.10	1,126 hd @ $412.70	$454.46
600–699 lb	1,294 hd @ $407.19	235 hd @ $349.21	$412.45
700–799 lb	–	6 hd @ $281.00	$364.03
800–899 lb	–	28 hd @ $250.00	–

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 1,036 steers averaging about 579 lb sold at $425.07 per cwt. That is about $2,461 a head (579 ÷ 100 × 425.07).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=2021&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=SD&date=2026-11-06&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in South Dakota that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: South Dakota cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.