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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 31, 2025

3,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $379.95/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $3,135/hd at 825 lb · 673 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.74/cwt -10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $3,181/hd at 894 lb · 427 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $356.92/cwt ≈ $3,256/hd at 912 lb · 318 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,461

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–418 416 28 544.00–580.00 $550.31 $2,289 +28.32
453–466 459 102 502.50–539.00 $532.53 $2,444 +39.97
526–537 532 301 462.00–495.00 $482.32 $2,566 +14.51
554–560 557 20 452.50–480.00 $467.50 $2,604 +10.35
604–644 630 94 386.00–394.00 $390.09 $2,458 -47.41
657–671 661 39 364.00–370.00 $368.13 $2,433 -6.87
727 unweaned 727 77 377.00 $377.00 $2,741
815–842 825 673 376.00–381.00 $379.95 $3,135 +9.95
886–898 894 366 353.50–370.50 $362.53 $3,241 -3.22
896 896 61 315.00 $315.00 $2,822 -50.75
905–917 909 258 363.75–370.50 $367.08 $3,337
926 926 60 313.25 $313.25 $2,901
968–990 976 168 306.25–310.00 $308.73 $3,013 -34.37
983 983 59 342.00 $342.00 $3,362 +32.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1021 1016 117 339.75–340.00 $339.87 $3,453
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,930 -30.00
529–545 535 11 420.00–437.00 $426.30 $2,281
578 578 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,370 -10.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,701 +35.00
367–370 369 15 520.00–541.00 $534.04 $1,971 +4.43
400–430 417 45 509.00–533.00 $518.28 $2,161 +33.34
460–477 474 24 480.00–495.00 $482.43 $2,287 +30.49
501–504 502 125 440.00–457.00 $450.18 $2,260 +37.68
549 549 10 410.00 $410.00 $2,251
550–599 569 47 355.00–390.00 $376.15 $2,140 -73.85
611 611 9 362.00 $362.00 $2,212 +19.50
729 unweaned 729 27 316.00 $316.00 $2,304
863–894 884 96 326.00–334.75 $331.90 $2,934 -6.87
898 898 36 311.00 $311.00 $2,793 -27.77
902–944 922 157 316.00–334.75 $325.31 $2,999 +23.06
967–994 985 205 311.00–325.00 $323.53 $3,187 -5.18
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1011 1010 121 318.00 $318.00 $3,212 +25.74
1020 1020 66 297.25 $297.25 $3,032 -11.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,960 -4.37
521 521 16 388.00 $388.00 $2,021 +13.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 8 482.50 $482.50 $1,558

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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.