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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 21, 2025

2,818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.22/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 685 lb · 357 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $292.00/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,558/hd at 876 lb · 281 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.83/cwt +12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 577 lb · 243 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,818

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–366 363 11 492.50–500.00 $495.19 $1,798
414 414 16 462.50 $462.50 $1,915 +12.01
453–467 459 21 446.00–450.00 $447.74 $2,055 +33.29
510–549 533 120 392.00–403.50 $398.31 $2,123 +1.80
551–585 577 56 377.50–398.00 $384.99 $2,221 +22.56
606–624 616 114 342.00–366.00 $351.68 $2,166 +1.90
633 633 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,089 -19.78
651–699 687 158 332.50–361.00 $341.27 $2,345 +34.45
706–727 713 226 311.00–335.50 $326.04 $2,325 +13.02
779–791 786 80 289.00–302.50 $297.15 $2,336 +8.97
806–830 821 172 295.50–302.75 $300.19 $2,465 +10.42
831 831 20 280.00 $280.00 $2,327 -9.77
873–882 876 281 290.25–294.00 $292.00 $2,558 +7.71
908 908 65 289.00 $289.00 $2,624 +12.53
986 986 62 270.75 $270.75 $2,670 +18.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 462.50 $462.50 $1,646
480 480 7 417.50 $417.50 $2,004 +31.48
539 539 6 372.50 $372.50 $2,008
574 574 18 327.50 $327.50 $1,880
550–580 575 72 360.00–362.00 $360.98 $2,076
660–696 688 18 320.00–324.00 $323.15 $2,223
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1039 1039 60 256.25 $256.25 $2,662

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,456
400–432 424 28 405.00–415.00 $409.60 $1,737 +28.60
453–454 453 18 375.00–400.00 $388.88 $1,762 +37.88
501–543 517 84 335.00–358.50 $349.93 $1,809 +9.56
557–599 577 243 326.00–333.50 $330.83 $1,909 +12.11
600–647 628 156 309.50–327.00 $316.15 $1,985 +14.53
663–698 685 357 290.50–306.50 $301.22 $2,063 +5.71
732–736 733 33 277.00–288.00 $285.99 $2,096 +5.79
759–786 775 149 280.50–295.00 $283.82 $2,200 +6.97
826 826 61 274.00 $274.00 $2,263 +5.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–494 490 23 335.00–340.00 $338.03 $1,656 -0.97
640 640 65 299.00 $299.00 $1,914

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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.