Cattle Market Herreid Livestock Market Report
Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, May 1, 20262,079 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,079 | 2,238 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,079 | 2,238 | 0 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: next feeder cattle sale will be the Annual Spring BBQ Sale on Friday
- → Feeder heifers: Heifers not well compared
- ▲ Feeder steers: best test on steers 1000 to 1049 lbs 5.00 higher
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 468 | 10 | 593.00 | $593.00 | $2,775 | — |
| 507 | 507 | 9 | 545.00 | $545.00 | $2,763 | +79.69 |
| 594 | 594 | 52 | 488.50 | $488.50 | $2,902 | -25.02 |
| 606–637 | 622 | 29 | 460.00–487.00 | $468.64 | $2,915 | — |
| 723 | 723 | 19 | 439.00 | $439.00 | $3,174 | +14.00 |
| 807–848 | 820 | 144 | 376.00–391.00 | $386.29 | $3,168 | +26.18 |
| 913–947 | 923 | 403 | 341.50–362.25 | $353.09 | $3,259 | -1.54 |
| 971 | 971 | 70 | 358.00 | $358.00 | $3,476 | +20.80 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011–1045 | 1027 | 533 | 332.50–345.00 | $340.95 | $3,502 | +5.08 |
| 1050 | 1050 | 60 | 332.50 | $332.50 | $3,491 | +14.08 |
| 1124–1140 | 1132 | 102 | 326.00 | $326.00 | $3,690 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748 | 748 | 13 | 404.00 | $404.00 | $3,022 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | 400 | 6 | 557.50 | $557.50 | $2,230 | — |
| 497 | 497 | 21 | 492.50 | $492.50 | $2,448 | +17.50 |
| 503 | 503 | 10 | 490.00 | $490.00 | $2,465 | +37.16 |
| 608–625 | 620 | 133 | 425.00–434.00 | $427.52 | $2,651 | +13.28 |
| 701–745 | 710 | 285 | 381.00–402.75 | $399.29 | $2,835 | +12.99 |
| 759 | 759 | 11 | 387.00 | $387.00 | $2,937 | +31.89 |
Reading this report
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.
No sale last week due to light receipts, compared to two weeks ago: best test on steers 1000 to 1049 lbs 5.00 higher. Heifers not well compared. Very good demand for today's offering featuring mostly loads and strings of big, finishing type cattle including several strings of home raised cattle. Lots of attractive quality cattle to choose from, most in moderate to moderate plus flesh with some heavy flesh at times. An active market with many opportunities to buy multiple loads of same man's cattle which buyers took advantage of. The weather has remained cool and it has still been freezing overnight, a warmer weekend is expected. Bred cattle and pairs will be featured in next week's sale, next feeder cattle sale will be the Annual Spring BBQ Sale on Friday, May 15, expecting 10,000 head or more.