Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 550 to 750 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 500 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 551 to 650 lbs mostly steady. Good demand for today's calf offering featuring many packages and loads. Many colored cattle seen again this week, most of the offering was home raised. Flesh varied, but most of the calves in light to moderate plus flesh. Quality similar to last week. An active market with both buyers and a few farmer feeders in the seats. Cold weather to return next week with more snow possible in some areas. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, February 3.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.03/cwt on 2,563 head.

Average price

$193.03

2,563 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$329

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

$4.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	506	196.98	996	140
Medium and Large 1	687	192.80	1,325	2,423

One grade step is worth $4.18/cwt here — about −$329 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 sale2,563 hd

193.03

—

SD average8 barns · 19,047 hd

194.66

−1.63

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

25 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	—	730	165.83/cwt	158.75–170.00	1,211	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	182.37/cwt	177.50–186.00	1,133	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	168.83/cwt	164.50–175.00	1,136	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	192.99/cwt	188.75–200.00	1,004	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	183.67/cwt	183.00–185.00	786	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	167.28/cwt	164.00–170.25	1,363	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	188.02/cwt	186.00–205.25	1,299	970
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,239	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	214.68/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,142	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	191.22/cwt	187.50–200.00	782	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	176.48/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,558	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	179.71/cwt	174.50–183.00	1,477	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	206.90/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,295	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	644	188.82/cwt	183.00–189.25	1,216	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	187.80/cwt	180.00–191.75	1,330	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	212.01/cwt	204.50–219.00	1,221	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	201.91/cwt	191.00–208.00	753	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	209.95/cwt	195.00–212.00	978	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,419	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,125	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,074	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	182.53/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,029	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,355	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	184.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	659	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	11

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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