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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 14

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

4,892 head

▲ 394 vs last sale 4,498▼ 966 vs year ago 5,858 · −16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearling cattle not well compared. Steer calves 450 to 499 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 lower, 500 to 549 lbs unevenly steady, 550 to 599 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 higher, 600 to 649 lbs 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 450 to 549 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Good demand for yearlings today. A couple long strings, one of steers and one of heifers, made up the majority of the yearling offering, all coming out of yards. A few tested open heifers rounded out the offering, some of these still came off grass. Flesh moderate plus to heavy on yard cattle, mostly moderate to moderate plus on the few grass cattle. Moderate to good demand for calves. A handful of loads and many packages made up the calf offering, most coming off the cow. Quality and preconditioning varied quite a bit and buyers are willing to overlook a poor shot record but only on attractive quality calves. Plainer calves and those without good shots are a much a harder to find homes for. Most calves in light to moderate flesh. An active market on yearlings, even those with extra flesh, as buyers know yearling cattle are almost gone. A moderate to active market on calves with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats for these. The futures complex had another week of ups and downs further adding to the uncertainty already present in the market. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, November 21. This will be the last sale before Thanksgiving.

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 $429.24/cwt on 609 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −57.41 against this barn's trailing median of $486.66.

Average price

$429.24

609 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.66

vs SD average

+4.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	437.27	2,424	501
Large 1	583	392.04	2,286	108

One grade step is worth $45.23/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale609 hd

429.24

—

SD average7 barns · 8,565 hd

446.91

−17.66

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+4.37

This barn, trailing median10 sales

486.66

−57.41

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

35 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	368	563.16/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,072	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,907	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	443.90/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,966	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,306	216
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,626	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	465.35/cwt	450.00–478.00	2,234	145
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	427.41/cwt	392.50–437.50	2,069	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	453.90/cwt	428.00–461.00	2,406	229
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	423.26/cwt	407.00–432.00	2,434	272
Steers	550–600	Large 1	583	392.04/cwt	387.00–393.00	2,286	108
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	393.12/cwt	369.00–402.50	2,461	239
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	382.43/cwt	381.00–383.00	2,543	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	374.30/cwt	358.00–377.50	2,717	177
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	324.08/cwt	311.00–328.00	3,030	238
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,139	243
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,005	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	3,012	51
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	322.96/cwt	306.50–327.75	3,317	487
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,128	306.74/cwt	292.50–313.00	3,460	222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	461.22/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,794	78
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	419.40/cwt	417.00–421.00	1,766	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	425.39/cwt	395.00–438.50	1,965	235
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	372.71/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,808	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	512	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,278	103
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	407.75/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,149	98
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,950	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,824	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	379.12/cwt	347.00–393.00	2,127	218
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	351.02/cwt	349.00–357.00	2,225	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	358.54/cwt	356.00–359.00	2,492	108
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,351	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	325.25/cwt	325.25–325.25	2,569	80
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	294.10/cwt	289.50–299.50	2,741	170
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	299.38/cwt	299.00–299.50	2,871	79
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,034	299.82/cwt	299.50–301.25	3,100	295

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 Nov 14, 2025

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

Receipts 4,892Last week 4,498Year ago 5,858

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	1000–1050	1,005	299.75	299.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	550–600	583	387.00–393.00	392.04
487	1000–1050	1,027	306.50–327.75	322.96
222	1100–1150	1,128	292.50–313.00	306.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
216	450–500	453	509.00	509.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	368	550.00–575.00	563.16
26	400–450	443	440.00–445.00	443.90
145	450–500	480	450.00–478.00	465.35
229	500–550	530	428.00–461.00	453.90
272	550–600	575	407.00–432.00	423.26
239	600–650	626	369.00–402.50	393.12
80	650–700	665	381.00–383.00	382.43
177	700–750	726	358.00–377.50	374.30
238	900–950	935	311.00–328.00	324.08
243	950–1000	957	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	510.00	510.00
26	450–500	484	392.50–437.50	427.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	458	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
295	1000–1050	1,034	299.50–301.25	299.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
78	350–400	389	460.00–465.00	461.22
21	400–450	421	417.00–421.00	419.40
235	450–500	462	395.00–438.50	425.39
98	500–550	527	380.00–415.00	407.75
218	550–600	561	347.00–393.00	379.12
46	600–650	634	349.00–357.00	351.02
108	650–700	695	356.00–359.00	358.54
80	750–800	790	325.25	325.25
170	900–950	932	289.50–299.50	294.10
79	950–1000	959	299.00–299.50	299.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
103	500–550	512	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	450–500	485	370.00–385.00	372.71
10	500–550	538	362.50	362.50
13	550–600	551	331.00	331.00
24	750–800	761	309.00	309.00

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.