Cattle Market Herreid Livestock Market Report
Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, October 25, 20242,505 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,505 | 5,364 | 4,188 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,505 | 5,364 | 4,188 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | 302 | 9 | 430.00 | $430.00 | $1,299 | — |
| 354 | 354 | 40 | 419.00 | $419.00 | $1,483 | +70.74 |
| 440 | 440 | 45 | 369.00 | $369.00 | $1,624 | +26.07 |
| 451 | 451 | 11 | 336.00 | $336.00 | $1,515 | +3.13 |
| 526 | 526 | 14 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $1,631 | -10.00 |
| 579 | 579 | 32 | 293.00 | $293.00 | $1,696 | -15.87 |
| 624 | 624 | 29 | 277.00 | $277.00 | $1,728 | -31.28 |
| 669 | 669 | 44 | 266.50 | $266.50 | $1,783 | -20.50 |
| 715 | 715 | 26 | 278.00 | $278.00 | $1,988 | +14.11 |
| 816 | 816 | 40 | 258.00 | $258.00 | $2,105 | -8.11 |
| 869–885 | 883 | 69 | 242.00–254.00 | $243.20 | $2,147 | +4.95 |
| 901–927 | 917 | 387 | 251.00–263.25 | $259.39 | $2,379 | +2.89 |
| 981–989 | 985 | 296 | 252.75–255.00 | $253.65 | $2,498 | +16.65 |
| 991 | 991 | 55 | 224.75 | $224.75 | $2,227 | -12.25 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | 1001 | 55 | 215.25 | $215.25 | $2,155 | -20.71 |
| 1001–1049 | 1026 | 429 | 238.00–252.75 | $242.56 | $2,489 | +6.60 |
| 1088 | 1088 | 58 | 231.00 | $231.00 | $2,513 | -4.00 |
| 1103–1123 | 1113 | 108 | 217.25 | $217.25 | $2,418 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 371 | 8 | 365.00 | $365.00 | $1,354 | — |
| 418 | 418 | 8 | 320.00 | $320.00 | $1,338 | +7.50 |
| 492 | 492 | 17 | 317.00 | $317.00 | $1,560 | +2.00 |
| 515 | 515 | 16 | 273.00 | $273.00 | $1,406 | — |
| 638 | 638 | 26 | 260.00 | $260.00 | $1,659 | -25.00 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | 421 | 19 | 316.00 | $316.00 | $1,330 | — |
| 484 | 484 | 10 | 295.00 | $295.00 | $1,428 | +6.61 |
| 501–546 | 529 | 35 | 282.00–294.00 | $286.22 | $1,514 | +33.22 |
| 567–598 | 589 | 45 | 246.00–253.50 | $251.41 | $1,481 | -12.68 |
| 605 | 605 | 9 | 250.00 | $250.00 | $1,512 | -9.66 |
| 721 | 721 | 10 | 232.00 | $232.00 | $1,673 | -15.00 |
| 824 | 824 | 66 | 231.50 | $231.50 | $1,908 | -6.62 |
| 864 | 864 | 7 | 235.00 | $235.00 | $2,030 | -5.17 |
| 904–946 | 929 | 175 | 236.00–244.50 | $239.70 | $2,227 | -0.22 |
| 974 | 974 | 14 | 240.00 | $240.00 | $2,338 | +10.00 |
| 975 | 975 | 64 | 205.50 | $205.50 | $2,004 | -24.50 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026–1035 | 1028 | 28 | 224.50–225.75 | $225.30 | $2,316 | — |
| 1044 | 1044 | 58 | 207.50 | $207.50 | $2,166 | — |
| 1057 | 1057 | 58 | 204.00 | $204.00 | $2,156 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476 | 476 | 5 | 275.00 | $275.00 | $1,309 | — |
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 yearling steers 900 to 949 lbs and 1000 to 1049 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Best test on yearling heifers 900 to 949 lbs 2.00 higher. Calves not well compared. Good to very good demand for yearling cattle today. Several long strings offered as well as loads and some packages. Quite a few of the cattle were out of yards and carried some flesh, a few loads off grass yet but this is coming to an end. Yearlings varied in quality but many attractive ones to choose from and selling in multiple loads to fill pens which buyers were ready to do. A light offering of calves today which sold in packages. Moderate to good demand for calves as quality and vaccinations varied greatly. Calves were off the cow in light to moderate flesh, some fill seen at times. An active market on yearlings, moderate to active on calves with a few farmer feeders looking to get calves bought. A larger offering of calves expected for next Friday, November 1, and another 3000 or so yearlings.