Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to Thanksgiving. Compared to two weeks ago: steer calves 450 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 501 to 550 lbs not well tested today, 551 to 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 551 to 650 lbs mostly steady. Best test on yearling steers 850 to 950 lbs mostly steady. Good demand for a long string of yearling steers offered today, moderate to good demand for packages and a couple loads. Yearling quality and flesh very similar to two weeks ago with most of the yearlings plain to average in quality and in mostly moderate plus flesh. Moderate to good demand for calves today with best demand seen for steer calves from reputation outfits selling in load lots. Varied quality on calves, from plain to attractive. Several weaned packages available today, weaned from 21 to 50 days, but the majority of the calves were off the cow. Several packages of calves with just a 7 way shot in the spring which sold at the bottom end of the price bracket. A moderate to active market for the offering. Lot conditions tough again with the large snowfall from last weekend. Farmers still struggling with corn harvest. Next feeder cattle sale in Friday, December 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.47/cwt on 3,573 head.

Average price

$152.47

3,573 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$327

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	152.93	1,121	3,466
Medium and Large 1-2	460	137.78	634	36
Large 1	1,054	137.44	1,448	71

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about −$327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,573 hd

152.47

—

SD average9 barns · 22,632 hd

155.05

−2.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	422	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	149.36/cwt	149.00–151.00	702	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	604	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	677	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	900	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,003	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,349	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,069	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,432	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.41/cwt	132.50–146.50	753	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,200	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.12/cwt	146.75–166.00	654	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	143.11/cwt	132.00–146.25	1,018	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	144.65/cwt	140.50–151.50	978	254
Steers	Large 1	—	1,062	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,458	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	177.67/cwt	175.00–183.00	645	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	148.26/cwt	146.25–148.50	1,348	534
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	158.83/cwt	147.00–163.50	894	617
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	137.22/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,334	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	130.25/cwt	130.00–130.50	953	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.21/cwt	127.50–144.00	792	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.14/cwt	123.50–137.00	832	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.44/cwt	142.00–152.00	686	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	133.38/cwt	132.00–133.75	1,158	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.51/cwt	126.00–134.50	894	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,057	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.22/cwt	157.00–176.00	642	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	147.74/cwt	142.50–148.50	1,318	461
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	147.93/cwt	146.25–148.75	1,453	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	153.56/cwt	142.50–159.75	967	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	160.35/cwt	147.00–165.00	867	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	654	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.18/cwt	164.00–183.00	838	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	140.18/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,135	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	189.96/cwt	182.00–192.00	781	86

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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