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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 31

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Receipts

3,647 head

▲ 1,576 vs last sale 2,071▼ 2,075 vs year ago 5,722 · −36.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: different weight classes of yearlings than last week, lower undertones noted on yearlings. Different weight classes of calves also, higher undertones noted on calves. A string of 1300 steers off grass was the feature consignment of yearling cattle today and these were met with very good demand. Mostly good demand for the balance of yearlings out of yards depending on flesh condition, some cattle carried quite a little flesh. Moderate to good demand for calves today. Many packages and just a handful of loads in the calf offering. Attractive calves with all their vaccinations were the easiest to sell, those plainer cattle or those without good shots were harder to find homes for. A moderate to active market with mostly order buyers in the seats today. The futures board had a very uncertain week and most months were again negative at the close of the day today. This volatility has led to more reservation at the auction, a major contrast to the enthusiasm seen late summer and earlier this fall. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, November 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 $478.13/cwt on 339 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −8.52 against this barn's trailing median of $486.66.

Average price

$478.13

339 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$61.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.53

vs SD average

+48.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	481.40	2,569	321
Medium and Large 1-2	552	419.96	2,317	18thin

One grade step is worth $61.44/cwt here — about $252 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 sale339 hd

478.13

—

SD average11 barns · 11,058 hd

457.61

+20.53

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+48.41

This barn, trailing median10 sales

486.66

−8.52

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

36 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	550.31/cwt	544.00–580.00	2,289	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	532.53/cwt	502.50–539.00	2,444	102
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	482.32/cwt	462.00–495.00	2,566	301
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	426.30/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,281	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	467.50/cwt	452.50–480.00	2,604	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,370	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	390.09/cwt	386.00–394.00	2,458	94
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	368.13/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,433	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,741	77
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	379.95/cwt	376.00–381.00	3,135	673
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	894	362.53/cwt	353.50–370.50	3,241	366
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	896	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,822	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	367.08/cwt	363.75–370.50	3,337	258
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	926	313.25/cwt	313.25–313.25	2,901	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	976	308.73/cwt	306.25–310.00	3,013	168
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,362	59
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	339.87/cwt	339.75–340.00	3,453	117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,701	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	534.04/cwt	520.00–541.00	1,971	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	518.28/cwt	509.00–533.00	2,161	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	482.43/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,287	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,960	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	450.18/cwt	440.00–457.00	2,260	125
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,021	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	549	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,251	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	376.15/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,140	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,212	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,304	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	331.90/cwt	326.00–334.75	2,934	96
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	898	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,793	36
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	325.31/cwt	316.00–334.75	2,999	157
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	323.53/cwt	311.00–325.00	3,187	205
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,212	121
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,020	297.25/cwt	297.25–297.25	3,032	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,558	8

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 Oct 31, 2025

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

Receipts 3,647Last week 2,071Year ago 5,722

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	1000–1050	1,010	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	1000–1050	1,020	297.25	297.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	850–900	898	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	530.00	530.00
15	350–400	369	520.00–541.00	534.04
45	400–450	417	509.00–533.00	518.28
24	450–500	474	480.00–495.00	482.43
125	500–550	502	440.00–457.00	450.18
47	550–600	569	355.00–390.00	376.15
9	600–650	611	362.00	362.00
96	850–900	884	326.00–334.75	331.90
157	900–950	922	316.00–334.75	325.31
205	950–1000	985	311.00–325.00	323.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	729	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	549	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	410.00	410.00
16	500–550	521	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	1000–1050	1,016	339.75–340.00	339.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	850–900	896	315.00	315.00
60	900–950	926	313.25	313.25
168	950–1000	976	306.25–310.00	308.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	416	544.00–580.00	550.31
102	450–500	459	502.50–539.00	532.53
301	500–550	532	462.00–495.00	482.32
20	550–600	557	452.50–480.00	467.50
94	600–650	630	386.00–394.00	390.09
39	650–700	661	364.00–370.00	368.13
673	800–850	825	376.00–381.00	379.95
366	850–900	894	353.50–370.50	362.53
258	900–950	909	363.75–370.50	367.08
59	950–1000	983	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
77	700–750	727	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	500.00	500.00
11	500–550	535	420.00–437.00	426.30
7	550–600	578	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	482.50	482.50

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.