Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: a lighter offering this week with many weight classes not well compared to develop an accurate price trend, lower undertones noted on both steers and heifers. Quite a few loads and many packages of home raised cattle made up the offering today. Quality varied, from plain to attractive. Flesh mostly moderate to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times. Some tag seen of some of the cattle as lots thaw, especially cattle coming from farther north where there was quite a bit more snow. A moderate to active market today. A wind advisory in effect today which could hinder truck travel. Several more windy days in the forecast for next week. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, April 1.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.50/cwt on 1,017 head.

Average price

$160.50

1,017 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$522

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

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	178.25	891	10thin
Medium and Large 1	776	161.65	1,255	947
Large 1	1,013	139.50	1,413	60

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about −$522 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 sale1,017 hd

160.50

—

SD average7 barns · 14,435 hd

165.37

−4.86

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

21 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 1	—	719	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,111	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	163.97/cwt	154.50–170.00	879	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.22/cwt	160.25–167.50	958	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	141.53/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,090	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	156.01/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,072	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,379	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,118	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,388	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,120	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	154.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,279	224
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,413	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	170.79/cwt	167.25–182.50	1,134	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	183.82/cwt	175.50–188.50	1,153	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	163.37/cwt	155.25–167.50	1,248	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,276	50

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.

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