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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 11, 2025

1,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.68/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 676 lb · 360 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.63/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,284/hd at 775 lb · 220 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.47/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,107/hd at 733 lb · 151 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,471

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 9 377.00 $377.00 $1,851
513 513 15 390.00 $390.00 $2,001 -3.31
567–588 573 26 352.00–367.50 $356.28 $2,041 -19.43
606–648 627 72 325.00–355.50 $344.53 $2,160 -3.37
692 692 13 332.00 $332.00 $2,297 +11.00
718 718 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,298 -8.62
776–784 782 93 287.00–299.00 $296.57 $2,319 -12.40
821 821 53 288.50 $288.50 $2,369 -14.87
896–898 897 126 291.25 $291.25 $2,613 -0.84
906 906 122 291.25 $291.25 $2,639 +16.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 9 255.00 $255.00 $2,660 -0.75

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,635 -20.03
558–582 573 29 309.00–324.00 $313.75 $1,798 -15.84
611–645 626 84 300.00–306.00 $302.67 $1,895 -15.33
650–681 675 343 304.00–314.50 $311.70 $2,104 +4.90
697 697 17 290.00 $290.00 $2,021 -16.80
702–742 733 151 281.00–292.00 $287.47 $2,107 -0.93
767–775 771 134 301.50–305.00 $303.21 $2,338 +6.69
782 782 86 281.25 $281.25 $2,199 -15.27
843 843 52 282.00 $282.00 $2,377
851 851 10 280.00 $280.00 $2,383

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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.