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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 18, 2022

3,773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.02/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 670 lb · 528 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.23/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 775 lb · 340 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.66/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 715 lb · 333 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,773 1,991 3,605
Feeder cattle 3,773 1,991 3,605

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: best test on steers 600 to 650 lbs and 700 to 850 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers not well compared this week. A large offering this week featuring many loads and packages of home raised cattle and a couple strings of backgrounded cattle. Grass type cattle see very good demand, especially those sold in load lots. Good to very good demand for feeding type cattle. Flesh varied, but mostly light to moderate plus, less flesh overall than last week. Quality mostly average to attractive today, most of the cattle were clean hided and open haired despite the thaw the area has seen due to the warm weather all week. An active market with the normal crowd of buyers and farmer feeders attending the sale. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, March 25.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–539 535 16 196.00–197.00 $196.62 $1,052 -4.88
552–594 574 38 189.50–204.50 $196.91 $1,130 +6.91
602–646 622 284 185.50–202.00 $193.97 $1,206 +0.86
650–667 655 309 175.00–188.00 $187.12 $1,226 +27.12
700–739 715 333 159.00–175.75 $170.66 $1,220 +4.76
759–798 775 340 161.00–170.50 $166.23 $1,288 +4.01
804–839 814 217 152.50–165.00 $163.49 $1,331 +8.21
865–894 880 214 146.75–152.50 $150.73 $1,326 +1.34
913–923 918 131 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $1,382 +8.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 55 140.25 $140.25 $1,431 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 9 203.00 $203.00 $840 +28.00
461 461 5 209.00 $209.00 $963 +8.21
591 591 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,099 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–548 534 38 161.00–167.00 $162.96 $870 -6.89
551–593 576 157 157.00–174.50 $164.81 $949 -1.13
607–645 636 192 151.00–165.00 $160.54 $1,021 —
658–690 670 528 149.00–167.25 $163.02 $1,092 +9.01
712–740 733 324 146.00–154.25 $153.82 $1,128 +6.27
750–798 763 133 134.00–146.50 $143.41 $1,094 +4.11
819–845 827 74 136.00–144.00 $141.05 $1,166 -2.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 9 176.00 $176.00 $764 —
473–484 477 10 150.00–165.50 $156.29 $746 -10.71
558–588 572 17 152.50–153.00 $152.74 $874 -2.14

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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.