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Herreid Livestock Market Report

Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 16, 2026

2,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $387.02/cwt -9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,797/hd at 723 lb · 466 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.36/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $3,008/hd at 916 lb · 281 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $449.77/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,753/hd at 612 lb · 244 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,590

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 14 545.00 $545.00 $2,621 +12.48
501 501 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,280 -59.32
506 unweaned 506 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,176
509–538 515 42 472.50–506.00 $498.50 $2,567 -15.82
565–594 588 114 440.00–475.00 $467.61 $2,750 -15.04
588–594 590 26 405.00–422.00 $415.42 $2,451 -67.23
602–624 612 244 435.00–469.00 $449.77 $2,753 +5.78
658–691 663 43 399.00–424.00 $419.76 $2,783 +24.13
700–740 722 387 378.00–404.00 $390.64 $2,820 -5.73
722 unweaned 722 51 370.00 $370.00 $2,671
735 735 28 368.00 $368.00 $2,705 -28.37
796–799 797 140 352.50–365.50 $358.73 $2,859 -27.87
801–804 803 146 359.25–365.50 $362.07 $2,907 -5.93
827 unweaned 827 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,729
861–896 876 200 342.50–351.00 $345.42 $3,026
910–942 913 145 320.50 $320.50 $2,926 -10.66
913–924 919 136 336.75 $336.75 $3,095 +5.59
966 966 59 329.75 $329.75 $3,185 -3.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 585.00 $585.00 $2,282 +25.00
434 434 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,105 -90.00
613–641 625 37 380.00–405.00 $397.75 $2,486

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 11 505.00 $505.00 $1,868
465–496 483 58 455.00–492.50 $472.59 $2,283 +4.76
521–534 526 69 417.50–447.50 $435.95 $2,293 -2.87
564–586 579 145 410.00–438.00 $428.87 $2,483 +13.55
592 unweaned 592 10 403.00 $403.00 $2,386
601–621 606 101 391.00–424.00 $417.47 $2,530 +34.55
650–699 668 205 379.00–402.00 $389.45 $2,602 +24.34
725 725 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 +17.00
776 776 66 338.50 $338.50 $2,627
813 813 49 326.00 $326.00 $2,650 -2.00
868 868 12 305.00 $305.00 $2,647
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 9 398.00 $398.00 $2,257

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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.