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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 28, 2025

4,846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $282.45/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 838 lb · 832 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.62/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,187/hd at 626 lb · 480 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.78/cwt ≈ $2,154/hd at 829 lb · 340 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,846 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–392 390 23 420.00–433.00 $429.10 $1,673 —
410–449 434 69 422.50–450.00 $434.60 $1,886 +10.60
477–489 483 10 402.50–406.00 $404.23 $1,952 +34.23
504–529 514 241 385.00–407.50 $402.17 $2,067 +56.17
565 565 41 350.00–374.00 $371.66 $2,100 +18.08
608–648 625 468 338.50–359.00 $350.48 $2,190 +7.44
647–648 648 12 312.00–320.00 $316.00 $2,048 -27.04
659–695 672 137 314.00–315.00 $314.14 $2,111 -2.10
703–731 710 295 303.00–320.75 $314.00 $2,229 +10.55
740 740 37 292.00 $292.00 $2,161 -11.45
754–769 767 100 297.00–300.50 $300.09 $2,302 -1.66
814–848 838 832 277.25–291.50 $282.45 $2,367 -6.30
869 869 66 267.00 $267.00 $2,320 —
854–883 876 37 238.00–260.00 $254.78 $2,232 —
910–944 923 208 252.50–276.25 $269.24 $2,485 —
957–969 961 243 259.00–274.75 $265.84 $2,555 -1.41
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009–1048 1030 220 255.75–256.25 $256.06 $2,637 —
1031 1031 21 243.00 $243.00 $2,505 —
1055–1079 1067 110 253.50 $253.50 $2,705 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,482 —
537 537 15 359.00 $359.00 $1,928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,496 +30.00
405–420 416 31 380.00 $380.00 $1,581 +4.00
452–494 476 84 344.00–372.00 $356.77 $1,698 -2.51
513–538 522 80 340.00–357.00 $350.86 $1,831 +22.62
556–563 559 86 325.00–345.50 $337.65 $1,887 +24.85
628 628 12 276.00 $276.00 $1,733 -33.17
618–649 629 240 291.50–305.50 $303.18 $1,907 -5.99
664 664 16 270.00 $270.00 $1,793 -31.50
651–678 666 269 278.50–302.50 $285.81 $1,903 -15.69
702–735 720 103 270.00–286.00 $274.71 $1,978 +1.21
753–789 770 332 263.25–274.75 $269.42 $2,075 +12.42
805–849 829 340 252.00–263.50 $259.78 $2,154 —
854 854 18 255.00 $255.00 $2,178 —
862 862 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,896 —
974 974 8 219.00 $219.00 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–393 365 12 380.00–385.00 $383.21 $1,399 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 10 222.50 $222.50 $2,292 —

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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.