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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 6

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← Nov 22Dec 6Dec 13 →

Receipts

6,847 head

▲ 4,636 vs last sale 2,211▲ 930 vs year ago 5,917 · +15.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to Thanksgiving, compared to two weeks ago: best test on steer calves 500 to 549 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, best test on yearling steers 950 to 999 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Best test on heifers calves 500 to 599 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, yearling heifers not well compared. Very good demand for both yearlings and calves today. A large offering of yearling cattle with several long strings and quite a few loads and packages to choose from. Yearling cattle carried some flesh as most have been in yards awhile and weather has been mild, most cattle in moderate plus to heavy flesh. A large offering of calves selling in many packages and a handful of loads. A few weaned packages but the majority of calves were off the cow. Preconditioning varied, from no shots to full preconditioning, less discrimination for calves without all their shots this week, especially those calves which were attractive in quality. Quality varied, but mostly average to attractive. A very active market on both yearlings and calves. There is a great attitude of optimism in the industry right now and plenty of folks eager to own cattle and try to make a profit. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, December 13.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.02/cwt on 769 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −145.64 against this barn's trailing median of $486.66.

Average price

$341.02

769 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$30.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs SD average

+15.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	341.50	1,881	757
Medium and Large 1-2	554	310.75	1,722	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale769 hd

341.02

—

SD average8 barns · 4,818 hd

339.85

+1.17

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+15.65

This barn, trailing median10 sales

486.66

−145.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.08, low $443.74, median $486.66 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Herreid Livestock Market - Herreid, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	452.53/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,552	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	435.23/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,693	123
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	412.30/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,719	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	378.96/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,626	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	374.62/cwt	363.00–389.00	1,813	346
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	351.75/cwt	335.00–359.50	1,847	424
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,760	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,676	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	328.44/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,918	333
Steers	600–650	Large 1	616	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,805	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	310.89/cwt	296.50–326.00	1,943	448
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,887	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,001	30
Steers	700–750	Large 1	713	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,018	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	258.21/cwt	256.50–271.00	2,102	185
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	264.44/cwt	255.00–266.50	2,354	513
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,254	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	263.05/cwt	262.75–264.50	2,454	128
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	259.24/cwt	256.00–262.75	2,496	214
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	257.35/cwt	253.75–259.00	2,617	429
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,223	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	385.65/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,396	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	354.58/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,337	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	339.09/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,482	84
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	341.99/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,618	165
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	312.20/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,542	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	319.87/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,689	236
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,640	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	307.15/cwt	298.00–326.00	1,788	279
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	281.32/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,646	85
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	597	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,695	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	266.69/cwt	263.00–270.50	1,685	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	11
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	231.14/cwt	230.00–234.00	2,032	265
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	901	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,023	63
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	254.06/cwt	237.50–257.25	2,332	744
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	982	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,141	126
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	238.25/cwt	236.50–241.00	2,349	367
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	236.44/cwt	236.00–236.50	2,383	57
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,016	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,174	30
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,070	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,506	195

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Herreid Livestock Market - Herreid, SD

Fri Dec 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 6,847Last week 2,211Year ago 5,917

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	1000–1050	1,016	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	306.00	306.00
63	900–950	901	224.50	224.50
126	950–1000	982	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	597	284.00	284.00
12	650–700	680	252.00	252.00
57	1000–1050	1,008	236.00–236.50	236.44
195	1050–1100	1,070	234.25	234.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	375.00	375.00
24	350–400	362	377.50–400.00	385.65
84	400–450	437	332.50–345.00	339.09
165	450–500	473	334.00–355.00	341.99
236	500–550	528	308.00–329.00	319.87
279	550–600	582	298.00–326.00	307.15
38	600–650	632	263.00–270.50	266.69
11	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
265	850–900	879	230.00–234.00	231.14
744	900–950	918	237.50–257.25	254.06
367	950–1000	986	236.50–241.00	238.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	377	352.50–357.50	354.58
46	450–500	494	297.50–316.00	312.20
7	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
85	550–600	585	269.00–291.00	281.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	429	365.00–385.00	378.96
6	500–550	535	329.00	329.00
6	550–600	573	292.50	292.50
16	900–950	922	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	343	440.00–455.00	452.53
123	350–400	389	417.50–442.50	435.23
48	400–450	417	400.00–427.50	412.30
346	450–500	484	363.00–389.00	374.62
424	500–550	525	335.00–359.50	351.75
333	550–600	584	310.00–339.00	328.44
448	600–650	625	296.50–326.00	310.89
21	650–700	653	289.00	289.00
30	700–750	707	283.00	283.00
185	800–850	814	256.50–271.00	258.21
513	850–900	890	255.00–266.50	264.44
128	900–950	933	262.75–264.50	263.05
214	950–1000	963	256.00–262.75	259.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	616	293.00	293.00
34	700–750	713	283.00	283.00
429	1000–1050	1,017	253.75–259.00	257.35

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.