Sale reports / South Dakota / Herreid Livestock Market / 2021-05-28

Herreid Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, May 28
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024
Receipts
2,862 head
▼ 2,687 vs last sale 5,549▼ 1,698 vs year ago 4,560 · −37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: best test on steers 900 to 1000 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Best test on heifers 700 to 750 lbs 2.00 higher. Other weight classes of steers and heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for today's feeder cattle offering featuring quite a few loads and packages as well as a couple of strings. Flesh varied, from light to moderate plus. Quality mostly attractive on loads, packages varied from plain to attractive. An active market seen for this offering. The area has finally gotten some rain improving grass conditions and the outlook for turning out livestock. Watch local listings for the next feeder cattle sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.73/cwt on 1,494 head.
Average price
$136.73
1,494 head · 878 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$16.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.66
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1844139.761,1801,212
Large 11,022123.711,264282
One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale1,494 hd
136.73
—
SD average5 barns · 8,401 hd
134.07
+2.66
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

23 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1—1,090121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,31947
SteersLarge 1—1,008124.25/cwt123.50–125.001,252235
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429170.43/cwt167.00–171.5073136
HeifersMedium and Large 1—814130.34/cwt124.00–131.251,06181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—586151.98/cwt151.50–152.7589189
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713136.74/cwt135.50–138.00975134
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470158.00/cwt157.00–159.5074310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—698136.00/cwt136.00–136.0094914
SteersMedium and Large 1—485185.48/cwt185.00–186.0090019
SteersMedium and Large 1—521176.64/cwt172.00–181.0092021
SteersMedium and Large 1—678151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,02736
SteersMedium and Large 1—643167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,07433
SteersMedium and Large 1—571168.75/cwt165.00–173.0096451
SteersMedium and Large 1—840141.01/cwt139.50–143.001,184102
SteersMedium and Large 1—890132.69/cwt132.00–134.251,181194
HeifersMedium and Large 1—853128.03/cwt121.00–129.501,092157
SteersMedium and Large 1—982126.22/cwt123.50–130.001,239243
HeifersMedium and Large 1—764133.53/cwt125.00–135.001,020188
SteersMedium and Large 1—931129.27/cwt125.00–132.001,204215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—737118.00/cwt118.00–118.0087014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—536160.00/cwt160.00–160.0085828
SteersMedium and Large 1—744149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,10927
SteersMedium and Large 1—779147.50/cwt144.00–154.501,149271

How this sale compares

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.