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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 28

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Receipts

4,742 head

▲ 3,094 vs last sale 1,648▲ 757 vs year ago 3,985 · +19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 700 to 749 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, other weight classes of steers and heifers not well compared. A much larger offering than last week with the warmer temps bringing many cattle to town that had waited out the subzero weather. Good to very good demand for big, finishing type cattle, very good demand for grass and backgrounding cattle. Many loads and packages and a few multiple loads on offer, both home raised and backgrounded. Flesh varied quite a bit, from moderate to heavy flesh at times. The warmer weather has brought on the mud and cattle were not as clean as last week but there wasn't a terrible amount of tag. Quality was mostly average to attractive and buyers had no trouble filling loads. An active market despite a lower day on both feeder and live cattle futures, attitudes remain very optimistic. Mild temperatures expected to continue next week. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, March 7.

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 $395.78/cwt on 297 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −90.88 against this barn's trailing median of $486.66.

Average price

$395.78

297 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$38.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.83

vs SD average

+47.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	397.73	2,074	282
Medium and Large 1-2	537	359.00	1,928	15thin

One grade step is worth $38.73/cwt here — about $146 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 sale297 hd

395.78

—

SD average7 barns · 1,246 hd

363.95

+31.83

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+47.54

This barn, trailing median10 sales

486.66

−90.88

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

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,482	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	429.10/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,673	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	434.60/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,886	69
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	404.23/cwt	402.50–406.00	1,952	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	402.17/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,067	241
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,928	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	371.66/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,100	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	350.48/cwt	338.50–359.00	2,191	468
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	316.00/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,048	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	314.14/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,111	137
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	314.00/cwt	303.00–320.75	2,229	295
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,161	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	300.09/cwt	297.00–300.50	2,302	100
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	282.45/cwt	277.25–291.50	2,367	832
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,320	66
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	876	254.78/cwt	238.00–260.00	2,232	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	269.24/cwt	252.50–276.25	2,485	208
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	265.84/cwt	259.00–274.75	2,555	243
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	256.06/cwt	255.75–256.25	2,637	220
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,031	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,505	21
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,067	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,705	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,496	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	383.21/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,399	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,581	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	356.77/cwt	344.00–372.00	1,698	84
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	350.86/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,831	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	337.65/cwt	325.00–345.50	1,887	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,733	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	303.18/cwt	291.50–305.50	1,907	240
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	664	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,793	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	285.81/cwt	278.50–302.50	1,903	269
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	274.71/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,978	103
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	269.42/cwt	263.25–274.75	2,075	332
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	259.78/cwt	252.00–263.50	2,154	340
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,896	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	974	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,133	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,292	10

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 Feb 28, 2025

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

Receipts 4,742Last week 1,648Year ago 3,985

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	628	276.00	276.00
16	650–700	664	270.00	270.00
6	850–900	862	220.00	220.00
8	950–1000	974	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,030	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	352	425.00	425.00
31	400–450	416	380.00	380.00
84	450–500	476	344.00–372.00	356.77
80	500–550	522	340.00–357.00	350.86
86	550–600	559	325.00–345.50	337.65
240	600–650	629	291.50–305.50	303.18
269	650–700	666	278.50–302.50	285.81
103	700–750	720	270.00–286.00	274.71
332	750–800	770	263.25–274.75	269.42
340	800–850	829	252.00–263.50	259.78
18	850–900	854	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	365	380.00–385.00	383.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	390	420.00–433.00	429.10
69	400–450	434	422.50–450.00	434.60
10	450–500	483	402.50–406.00	404.23
241	500–550	514	385.00–407.50	402.17
41	550–600	565	350.00–374.00	371.66
468	600–650	625	338.50–359.00	350.48
137	650–700	672	314.00–315.00	314.14
295	700–750	710	303.00–320.75	314.00
100	750–800	767	297.00–300.50	300.09
832	800–850	838	277.25–291.50	282.45
66	850–900	869	267.00	267.00
208	900–950	923	252.50–276.25	269.24
243	950–1000	961	259.00–274.75	265.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	405.00	405.00
15	500–550	537	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	1000–1050	1,030	255.75–256.25	256.06
110	1050–1100	1,067	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	648	312.00–320.00	316.00
37	700–750	740	292.00	292.00
37	850–900	876	238.00–260.00	254.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,031	243.00	243.00

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.