Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 550 to 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 601 to 750 lbs mostly steady. Best test on heifers 550 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 650 to 700 lbs mostly steady. Another large feeder cattle offering this week with many packages and loads on offer. Grass types, especially black hided, and replacement heifers saw very good demand. Mostly good demand for feeding type cattle depending on flesh condition, less flesh overall on the cattle today than last week. Quality similar to last week, mostly average to attractive. An active market with more buyers and farmer feeders attending the sale this week, several producers interested in replacements. Some areas of wintery weather again today but warmer weather expected for the weekend. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, January 28, expecting quite a few replacement type heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.73/cwt on 2,045 head.

Average price

$172.73

2,045 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$1.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	172.74	1,218	2,029
Medium and Large 1-2	469	171.13	803	16thin

One grade step is worth $1.62/cwt here — about $416 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 sale2,045 hd

172.73

—

SD average9 barns · 21,187 hd

172.57

+0.16

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

31 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	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.43/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,009	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	809	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	172.45/cwt	168.00–174.00	924	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	166.47/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,197	362
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	193.66/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,028	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	166.67/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,350	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	182.72/cwt	169.50–187.50	1,116	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	174.65/cwt	169.00–176.50	1,181	628
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	188.51/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,091	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	159.08/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,413	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	210.18/cwt	205.00–218.00	986	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	163.44/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,270	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	154.00/cwt	146.00–159.50	1,023	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	704	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,176	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,182	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	165.95/cwt	159.75–170.50	969	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	150.21/cwt	150.00–150.25	1,079	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	803	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,445	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.24/cwt	151.00–154.00	789	25

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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