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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, May 15

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← May 1May 15May 29 →

Receipts

8,063 head

▲ 5,984 vs last sale 2,079▼ 726 vs year ago 8,789 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder cattle last week, compared to two weeks ago: best test on steers 900 to 949 lbs mostly steady, 1000 to 1049 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Best test on heifers 700 to 749 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. A big run of feeder cattle for today's annual BBQ sale. Many strings, loads, and packages on offer, including fall calves and replacement heifers. Very good demand for lighter cattle to background and heifers to breed, good to very good demand for finishing types. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to heavy. An active market with a nice crowd of buyers in the seats competing for cattle. Many opportunities to buy multiple loads of uniform cattle to fill pens which buyers took advantage of often. A good chance of rain this weekend which is much needed. 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $519.08/cwt on 170 head, up $22.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 10 comparable sales and sits +32.42 against this barn's trailing median of $486.66.

Average price

$519.08

▲ 22.24 vs prior sale

170 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.31

vs SD average

+45.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	519.08	2,849	170

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale170 hd

519.08

—

SD average3 barns · 334 hd

508.77

+10.31

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+45.38

This barn, trailing median10 sales

486.66

+32.42

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	607.88/cwt	602.50–612.50	2,571	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,600	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	579.00/cwt	579.00–579.00	2,837	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	547.65/cwt	544.00–548.50	2,815	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	489.16/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,774	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,987	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	491.72/cwt	475.00–494.00	3,014	144
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,847	64
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,726	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	442.53/cwt	420.00–448.00	2,983	97
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	425.47/cwt	405.00–439.00	3,012	180
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	741	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,957	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	404.29/cwt	389.50–416.00	3,105	91
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	791	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	3,033	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,997	75
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	380.04/cwt	375.25–382.00	3,120	183
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	367.45/cwt	353.50–377.75	3,237	473
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	354.87/cwt	349.50–361.50	3,307	738
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	352.45/cwt	335.50–359.25	3,415	843
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	337.36/cwt	334.75–340.50	3,448	972
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,112	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,492	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,982	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	544.26/cwt	540.00–554.00	2,248	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	518.15/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,435	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,424	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,601	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,407	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	465.71/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,627	82
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,652	76
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,614	92
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	447.26/cwt	426.00–455.00	2,746	182
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	410.92/cwt	404.00–414.00	2,663	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	417.89/cwt	407.00–419.50	2,733	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	385.52/cwt	375.00–398.50	2,810	334
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	735	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,697	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	367.73/cwt	354.00–378.50	2,861	366
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,732	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	348.02/cwt	340.00–359.50	2,840	273
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	838	382.95/cwt	381.00–385.50	3,209	151
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	340.49/cwt	333.25–344.50	2,993	545
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	338.17/cwt	326.00–340.25	3,138	147
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	329.55/cwt	325.75–331.50	3,197	423
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	320.80/cwt	312.00–329.85	3,253	226

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 15, 2026

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

Receipts 8,063Last week 2,079Year ago 8,789

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	540.00	540.00
24	400–450	413	540.00–554.00	544.26
33	450–500	470	515.00–520.00	518.15
65	500–550	515	505.00	505.00
82	550–600	564	455.00–477.50	465.71
182	600–650	614	426.00–455.00	447.26
89	650–700	654	407.00–419.50	417.89
334	700–750	729	375.00–398.50	385.52
366	750–800	778	354.00–378.50	367.73
273	800–850	816	340.00–359.50	348.02
545	850–900	879	333.25–344.50	340.49
147	900–950	928	326.00–340.25	338.17
423	950–1000	970	325.75–331.50	329.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	544	442.50	442.50
26	800–850	807	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	480	505.00	505.00
76	550–600	588	451.00	451.00
20	700–750	735	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
151	800–850	838	381.00–385.50	382.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	1000–1050	1,014	312.00–329.85	320.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
92	550–600	590	443.00	443.00
74	600–650	648	404.00–414.00	410.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	750–800	791	383.50	383.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	423	602.50–612.50	607.88
45	450–500	490	579.00	579.00
60	500–550	514	544.00–548.50	547.65
66	550–600	567	475.00–502.50	489.16
144	600–650	613	475.00–494.00	491.72
97	650–700	674	420.00–448.00	442.53
180	700–750	708	405.00–439.00	425.47
91	750–800	768	389.50–416.00	404.29
183	800–850	821	375.25–382.00	380.04
473	850–900	881	353.50–377.75	367.45
738	900–950	932	349.50–361.50	354.87
843	950–1000	969	335.50–359.25	352.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	646	422.00	422.00
75	750–800	795	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
972	1000–1050	1,022	334.75–340.50	337.36
111	1100–1150	1,112	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	569	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	477	545.00	545.00
64	600–650	619	460.00	460.00
16	700–750	741	399.00	399.00

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.