Cattle Market Herreid Livestock Market Report
Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, April 5, 20243,703 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 3,703 | 1,686 | 2,890 |
| Feeder cattle | 3,703 | 1,686 | 2,890 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453–482 | 466 | 36 | 358.00–374.00 | $366.64 | $1,709 | — |
| 505 | 505 | 6 | 340.00 | $340.00 | $1,717 | — |
| 573–597 | 581 | 93 | 320.00–334.00 | $329.39 | $1,914 | — |
| 602–604 | 603 | 87 | 310.00–325.00 | $315.53 | $1,903 | +6.76 |
| 626 | 626 | 15 | 289.00 | $289.00 | $1,809 | -19.77 |
| 666–698 | 690 | 102 | 273.50–308.00 | $286.86 | $1,979 | +9.86 |
| 694–699 | 695 | 140 | 270.00–273.50 | $271.70 | $1,888 | -5.30 |
| 717–732 | 725 | 162 | 292.25–294.00 | $293.66 | $2,129 | +16.75 |
| 726–746 | 738 | 102 | 264.00–271.50 | $268.43 | $1,981 | -8.48 |
| 763 | 763 | 11 | 262.00 | $262.00 | $1,999 | ±0.00 |
| 761–799 | 785 | 296 | 272.50–279.75 | $276.75 | $2,172 | +14.75 |
| 819–841 | 834 | 537 | 252.00–265.75 | $260.54 | $2,173 | +3.54 |
| 850–869 | 857 | 415 | 240.00–254.25 | $250.45 | $2,146 | +3.58 |
| 872 | 872 | 23 | 232.00 | $232.00 | $2,023 | -14.87 |
| 904–913 | 909 | 126 | 243.75 | $243.75 | $2,216 | +1.00 |
| 956–982 | 964 | 203 | 224.00–228.50 | $226.95 | $2,188 | -8.80 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461 | 461 | 7 | 330.00 | $330.00 | $1,521 | +5.00 |
| 523 | 523 | 8 | 309.00 | $309.00 | $1,616 | — |
| 673 | 673 | 22 | 266.00 | $266.00 | $1,790 | — |
| 814 | 814 | 6 | 230.00 | $230.00 | $1,872 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419–446 | 433 | 16 | 326.00–340.00 | $332.78 | $1,441 | — |
| 457–479 | 466 | 27 | 301.00–320.00 | $312.52 | $1,456 | -6.15 |
| 515–542 | 530 | 83 | 287.50–300.00 | $295.41 | $1,566 | +5.41 |
| 553 | 553 | 18 | 303.00 | $303.00 | $1,676 | — |
| 551–597 | 571 | 115 | 276.00–293.00 | $283.37 | $1,618 | -6.63 |
| 613–641 | 631 | 67 | 259.00–276.50 | $263.10 | $1,660 | — |
| 660–687 | 668 | 74 | 259.00–276.00 | $269.11 | $1,798 | +3.96 |
| 656–699 | 683 | 64 | 249.25–256.00 | $251.90 | $1,720 | -13.25 |
| 705–746 | 720 | 363 | 248.50–255.25 | $254.37 | $1,831 | — |
| 748 | 748 | 6 | 270.00 | $270.00 | $2,020 | — |
| 757–794 | 779 | 269 | 240.50–243.75 | $242.52 | $1,889 | -11.11 |
| 824–839 | 830 | 38 | 260.00–266.00 | $263.45 | $2,187 | +23.70 |
| 930–933 | 930 | 80 | 229.00–232.00 | $229.23 | $2,132 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | 411 | 6 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $1,274 | — |
| 481 | 481 | 10 | 281.00 | $281.00 | $1,352 | — |
| 530 | 530 | 6 | 281.00 | $281.00 | $1,489 | — |
| 648 | 648 | 13 | 251.00 | $251.00 | $1,626 | — |
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.
Too few feeder cattle from two weeks ago to compare to today's offering and develop an accurate price trend. A large offering of many packages and loads today with cattle suitable for backgrounding or grass seeing the best demand and mostly good demand on finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition. Flesh varied, from moderate to heavy with some fill on the cattle at times. Both home raised and backgrounded cattle on offer, quality mostly average to attractive. Several opportunities to buy multiple loads to fill pens that buyers took advantage of. Cattle are nice and clean as pen conditions are dry right now. A moderate to active market with best activity the first two thirds of the sale. A rocky week for the futures which ended with losses on both live and feeder cattle again today. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, April 12.