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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 18, 2025

2,494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.12/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,916/hd at 886 lb · 825 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $311.57/cwt +14.54 vs last sale · ≈ $3,028/hd at 972 lb · 238 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.99/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,631/hd at 886 lb · 151 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,494

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 12 327.00 $327.00 $2,681 -1.23
852–889 886 825 322.00–329.25 $329.12 $2,916
913–943 929 135 296.00–314.50 $311.02 $2,889 +6.95
968 968 60 295.75 $295.75 $2,863 -1.28
956–983 973 178 314.50–318.00 $316.90 $3,083 +19.87
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019–1036 1027 272 300.75 $300.75 $3,089 +13.98
1063–1097 1084 479 281.50–289.50 $287.49 $3,116 +17.49
1100–1104 1102 104 288.50 $288.50 $3,179
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737 737 10 304.00 $304.00 $2,240

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 10 342.00 $342.00 $2,131 -19.75
688–694 691 33 331.00–343.00 $336.84 $2,328 -2.24
797 797 10 302.00 $302.00 $2,407 -3.46
813–835 818 67 299.00–300.00 $299.76 $2,452 +4.40
871 thin fleshed 871 67 314.00 $314.00 $2,735
894–899 898 84 273.00–286.25 $283.42 $2,545 -44.08
912 912 61 298.00 $298.00 $2,718 +16.89
999 999 61 270.00 $270.00 $2,697
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
813 813 26 273.00 $273.00 $2,219

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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.