Cattle Market Herreid Livestock Market Report
Herreid, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Friday, October 2, 20262,338 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,338 | 2,781 | 2,845 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,338 | 2,781 | 2,845 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: Next feeder cattle sale is Friday
- → Feeder heifers: Heifers not well compared
- ▼ Feeder steers: best test on steers 900 to 1049 lbs steady to 3.00 lower
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718 | 718 | 21 | 339.75 | $339.75 | $2,439 | -10.25 |
| 802–820 | 818 | 79 | 348.00–361.00 | $349.45 | $2,859 | +14.60 |
| 894–895 | 895 | 116 | 349.00 | $349.00 | $3,124 | +0.55 |
| 901–926 | 912 | 306 | 344.75–348.00 | $346.45 | $3,160 | +8.09 |
| 951–999 | 974 | 488 | 327.00–340.75 | $334.04 | $3,254 | +4.79 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1006–1044 | 1025 | 316 | 316.75–321.00 | $319.70 | $3,277 | -3.85 |
| 1061–1091 | 1078 | 108 | 308.50–315.00 | $311.34 | $3,356 | -6.66 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714 | 714 | 65 | 361.50 | $361.50 | $2,581 | +15.59 |
| 811–819 | 816 | 221 | 332.00–340.50 | $339.23 | $2,768 | +16.48 |
| 893 | 893 | 57 | 325.50 | $325.50 | $2,907 | +19.50 |
| 898 | 898 | 60 | 311.00 | $311.00 | $2,793 | +5.00 |
| 900–907 | 903 | 140 | 325.50 | $325.50 | $2,939 | +29.98 |
| 900–921 | 911 | 152 | 301.00–317.00 | $311.18 | $2,835 | +15.66 |
| 962–988 | 982 | 83 | 296.00–304.00 | $302.72 | $2,973 | +4.34 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1000 | 18 | 287.00 | $287.00 | $2,870 | — |
| 1084 | 1084 | 13 | 283.00 | $283.00 | $3,068 | — |
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.
Compared to last week: best test on steers 900 to 1049 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers not well compared. A nice offering of yearlings today with the majority coming off grass. Good demand for loads and strings of yearlings. Flesh condition varied, from light to moderate plus. A large portion of the heifers offered were spayed. An active market with many opportunities to buy several loads of cattle to fill pens but buyers were most likely to take a few loads of a cut, not all. The futures complex has continued to be volatile creating much uncertainty in the market. Sunny and dry conditions expected for the next week and bean harvest has begun. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, October 9.