Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 550 to 600 lbs and 701 to 750 lbs mostly steady, 650 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher with an instance up to 5.00 higher, 751 to 800 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Best test on heifers 550 to 600 lbs and 650 to 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for today's large calf offering featuring many packages and loads. Grass type cattle continue to see very good demand. Varied flesh again today, from light to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times. Mostly average to attractive quality, slightly more attractive quality overall than last week. An active market with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats today. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, February 4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.20/cwt on 2,858 head.

Average price

$172.20

2,858 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$5.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	172.22	1,207	2,845
Medium and Large 1-2	545	167.00	910	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about $297 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 sale2,858 hd

172.20

—

SD average7 barns · 14,980 hd

169.48

+2.72

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

24 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	—	558	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	140.13/cwt	135.00–143.00	930	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,096	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	145.73/cwt	142.50–146.50	1,153	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	154.42/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,036	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	173.75/cwt	163.00–181.75	1,180	603
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	205.97/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,096	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	157.44/cwt	154.75–157.75	1,359	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	183.64/cwt	174.00–184.25	1,151	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	170.99/cwt	165.50–175.50	1,241	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	699	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,104	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	158.60/cwt	154.50–160.25	1,140	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	416	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	155.09/cwt	146.00–157.75	1,297	396
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	158.83/cwt	153.00–163.25	1,248	435
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	192.38/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,098	562
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	148.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,058	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	161.78/cwt	157.00–168.50	940	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	156.12/cwt	151.50–163.50	977	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.99/cwt	164.00–179.50	867	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,246	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	464	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	812	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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