Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder cattle sale last week, compared to two weeks ago: best test on yearling steers 900 to 950 mostly steady, 1000 to 1050 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Best test on yearling heifers 900 to 950 lbs mostly steady. Good to very good demand for today's large yearling offering featuring many strings, loads, and packages with the majority of the yearling offering being steers. Varied quality today, from plain to attractive and most of the cattle were in moderate to moderate plus flesh. This was the first calf offering of the season and calves were met with moderate demand. Quite a few loads and many packages made up the offering with all of these coming off the cow in mostly light to moderate flesh. Most of the calves had full preconditioning. An active market on yearlings and moderate market activity on calves. A more limited crowd of buyers and farmers present today as there are many auctions to choose from this time of year. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, October 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.17/cwt on 4,480 head.

Average price

$141.17

4,480 head · 888 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	841	143.83	1,210	3,264
Medium and Large 1-2	687	134.15	922	66
Large 1	1,033	134.02	1,384	1,150

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale4,480 hd

141.17

—

SD average11 barns · 25,784 hd

152.29

−11.12

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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	134.65/cwt	130.50–138.50	1,383	1,079
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,381	28
Steers	Large 1	—	1,142	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,388	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,204	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,424	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,023	119.35/cwt	114.50–124.00	1,221	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	928	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,220	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	158.00/cwt	155.50–160.00	799	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	140.06/cwt	139.75–144.00	1,161	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	145.46/cwt	145.00–145.75	1,119	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.61/cwt	139.00–140.00	651	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	140.88/cwt	135.00–143.25	1,348	781
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	142.35/cwt	135.75–149.75	895	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	166.58/cwt	162.00–172.00	778	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	970	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	130.01/cwt	124.50–133.50	1,138	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	138.16/cwt	129.75–139.75	1,130	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	135.53/cwt	127.50–138.00	924	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	143.90/cwt	140.00–145.25	1,282	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.28/cwt	141.50–150.25	1,068	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	755	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,100	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	143.27/cwt	137.50–146.25	1,331	1,144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	128.05/cwt	125.75–134.00	1,186	364
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.36/cwt	140.25–140.50	961	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	913	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	140.41/cwt	130.00–141.25	1,098	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	144.76/cwt	137.50–150.00	643	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	815	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.75/cwt	124.50–132.00	743	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,221	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	12

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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