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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, May 16

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← Apr 25May 16May 30 →

Receipts

8,789 head

▲ 5,759 vs last sale 3,030▲ 1,183 vs year ago 7,606 · +15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not reported in recent weeks so an accurate price trend can not be established. A very large offering for the annual BBQ sale. Something for everyone including fall calves, replacement heifers, light fleshed cattle fed for grass, and long strings and loads of both backgrounded and home raised finishing type cattle. Good to very good demand throughout the day, especially for lighter cattle which have a few more outlets. Flesh varied greatly, from light to heavy on this wide assortment of cattle. Some consignments of grass cattle in town due to dry conditions, producers are saving their grass for their cows or cutting back to conserve grass. Quality ranged from plain to attractive. An active market with plenty of eager bidders in the seats despite some uncertainty in the futures complex this week. Buyers were still interested in procuring multiple loads of same weight cattle to fill pens. The area saw much needed moisture the past two days and temps have gotten cooler again. No sale next week due to Memorial Day, watch local listings for the next feeder cattle sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.38/cwt on 314 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −68.38 against this barn's trailing median of $438.76.

Average price

$370.38

314 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$37.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs SD average

+30.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	373.97	2,124	284
Medium and Large 1-2	585	336.37	1,968	30

One grade step is worth $37.60/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale314 hd

370.38

—

SD average4 barns · 572 hd

361.16

+9.22

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+30.50

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.76

−68.38

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

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.00, low $379.98, median $438.76 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,756	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,911	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	424.99/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,993	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,224	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	445.26/cwt	437.00–455.00	2,262	101
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	403.13/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,052	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	405.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,320	243
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,269	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	384.55/cwt	371.00–391.00	2,396	239
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	352.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,408	338
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	349.52/cwt	343.00–358.50	2,517	133
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	321.72/cwt	313.00–324.00	2,378	88
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	325.52/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,513	131
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	314.54/cwt	308.50–324.00	2,589	202
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	298.38/cwt	283.00–306.75	2,578	155
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	285.66/cwt	275.00–293.75	2,639	347
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	276.20/cwt	269.00–286.00	2,685	553
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	268.60/cwt	267.25–269.00	2,748	299
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,084	263.10/cwt	261.50–264.50	2,852	796
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,676	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,737	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	430.46/cwt	430.00–433.00	1,829	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	389.86/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,875	121
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	387.52/cwt	377.00–393.50	1,965	75
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	336.37/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,968	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	369.11/cwt	364.00–372.50	2,178	209
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	342.33/cwt	338.00–351.00	2,170	575
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	660	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,284	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	326.03/cwt	318.50–341.00	2,227	652
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	306.56/cwt	298.00–320.00	2,259	1,062
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	302.43/cwt	292.00–306.75	2,295	512
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,249	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	286.89/cwt	280.00–298.00	2,361	329
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	830	309.89/cwt	307.00–313.00	2,572	132
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	281.75/cwt	279.00–288.50	2,429	439
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,278	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	878	299.21/cwt	294.00–305.50	2,627	142
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	279.69/cwt	279.00–280.50	2,540	53
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	938	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,486	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	268.06/cwt	256.00–271.50	2,581	83
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,002	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,620	33

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 May 16, 2025

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

Receipts 8,789Last week 3,030Year ago 7,606

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	1000–1050	1,002	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	938	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	850–900	863	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	351	477.50	477.50
47	400–450	425	430.00–433.00	430.46
121	450–500	481	377.50–400.00	389.86
75	500–550	507	377.00–393.50	387.52
209	550–600	590	364.00–372.50	369.11
575	600–650	634	338.00–351.00	342.33
652	650–700	683	318.50–341.00	326.03
1,062	700–750	737	298.00–320.00	306.56
512	750–800	759	292.00–306.75	302.43
329	800–850	823	280.00–298.00	286.89
439	850–900	862	279.00–288.50	281.75
53	900–950	908	279.00–280.50	279.69
83	950–1000	963	256.00–271.50	268.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
132	800–850	830	307.00–313.00	309.89
142	850–900	878	294.00–305.50	299.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	437.50	437.50
30	550–600	585	330.00–341.00	336.37
24	750–800	792	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	660	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
299	1000–1050	1,023	267.25–269.00	268.60
796	1050–1100	1,084	261.50–264.50	263.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	341	515.00	515.00
18	350–400	388	492.50	492.50
32	450–500	492	452.00	452.00
101	500–550	508	437.00–455.00	445.26
243	550–600	572	400.00–415.00	405.55
239	600–650	623	371.00–391.00	384.55
338	650–700	684	345.00–360.00	352.09
133	700–750	720	343.00–358.50	349.52
131	750–800	772	324.00–327.00	325.52
202	800–850	823	308.50–324.00	314.54
155	850–900	864	283.00–306.75	298.38
347	900–950	924	275.00–293.75	285.66
553	950–1000	972	269.00–286.00	276.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	469	407.50–427.50	424.99
20	500–550	509	402.50–405.00	403.13
80	600–650	620	366.00	366.00
88	700–750	739	313.00–324.00	321.72

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.