Cattle Market Herreid Livestock Market Report
Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, April 19, 20242,617 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,617 | 2,861 | 2,465 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,617 | 2,861 | 2,465 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488 | 488 | 19 | 364.00 | $364.00 | $1,776 | — |
| 533 | 533 | 9 | 329.00 | $329.00 | $1,754 | +8.00 |
| 578–592 | 590 | 88 | 314.00–319.00 | $318.39 | $1,879 | -2.23 |
| 650–697 | 685 | 273 | 284.50–299.50 | $293.17 | $2,008 | -8.83 |
| 730–748 | 743 | 330 | 283.50–287.50 | $286.54 | $2,129 | +15.22 |
| 759–783 | 771 | 232 | 266.00–287.50 | $274.88 | $2,119 | +2.88 |
| 820–840 | 829 | 360 | 262.00–268.50 | $264.02 | $2,189 | +8.42 |
| 878 | 878 | 70 | 251.25 | $251.25 | $2,206 | +23.31 |
| 944 | 944 | 62 | 236.00 | $236.00 | $2,228 | +5.08 |
| 964–978 | 971 | 250 | 229.00–230.00 | $229.74 | $2,231 | -2.44 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1023–1044 | 1034 | 124 | 228.25 | $228.25 | $2,360 | +9.76 |
| 1096 | 1096 | 59 | 216.50 | $216.50 | $2,373 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | 491 | 13 | 312.00 | $312.00 | $1,532 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429 | 429 | 15 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $1,330 | +2.50 |
| 545 | 545 | 45 | 297.50 | $297.50 | $1,621 | — |
| 598 | 598 | 11 | 258.00 | $258.00 | $1,543 | — |
| 626 | 626 | 39 | 269.00 | $269.00 | $1,684 | -9.00 |
| 675–699 | 683 | 71 | 252.50–258.00 | $254.40 | $1,738 | -4.68 |
| 728–733 | 731 | 185 | 251.50–256.75 | $255.90 | $1,871 | +12.47 |
| 769–770 | 770 | 59 | 235.00–245.50 | $238.20 | $1,834 | +30.20 |
| 826–846 | 837 | 115 | 230.50–246.00 | $239.49 | $2,005 | +18.44 |
| 868 | 868 | 16 | 231.00 | $231.00 | $2,005 | +15.51 |
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 week: best test on steers 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady with other weight classes of steers and heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for today's offering featuring quite a few strings of backgrounded cattle as well as packages of home raised cattle. More backgrounding type cattle this week and less flesh overall than last week. Quality similar to last week with most cattle average to attractive in quality. An active market with quite a few opportunities to buy multiple loads to fill pens which buyers took advantage of quite often this week. The area saw a little rain this week but cattle remained clean. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, April 26.