Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 850 to 899 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, 950 to 999 lbs mostly steady. Best test on yearling heifers 800 to 849 lbs mostly steady. Good to very good demand for yearlings today. Lots of loads and strings including a string of 1200 green steers off grass. Flesh ranged from light to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times, cattle came both off grass and out of yards with some tag seen due to the weather last week. Moderate to good demand for calves today depending again this week on hide color and shot records. A handful of loads offered but most of the calves sold in packages. All were off the cow and home raised. Some calves showed stress after going through the weather last week. An active market seen for yearlings, moderate to active for calves. Still quite a bit of crop out in the country and producers are working to get harvest completed. The weather has turned warmer again giving everyone a chance to get some more fall work done. Next feeder cattle sale is November 10.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.51/cwt on 3,683 head.

Average price

$271.51

3,683 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$464

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.18

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	274.17	1,995	3,249
Medium and Large 1-2	513	270.25	1,387	202
Large 1	1,045	235.23	2,459	232

One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about −$464 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 sale3,683 hd

271.51

—

SD average12 barns · 31,121 hd

292.68

−21.18

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

43 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	Large 1	—	1,035	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,199	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,237	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	2,083	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	247.33/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,036	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	267.57/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,110	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	265.86/cwt	257.00–275.50	1,372	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	765	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,081	526
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	302.78/cwt	295.00–308.25	1,599	362
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	918	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	2,357	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	753	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,818	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,874	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	255.76/cwt	255.50–256.00	2,082	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	839	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,219	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	329.52/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,400	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	748	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,035	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	283.57/cwt	273.00–289.25	1,764	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	285.51/cwt	273.50–295.00	1,639	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	338.77/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,572	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	234.54/cwt	229.50–236.50	2,256	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	341.17/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,348	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	265.79/cwt	256.00–267.50	1,613	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	252.67/cwt	240.75–258.50	2,206	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	290.10/cwt	279.00–297.50	1,233	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	275.79/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,335	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	242.27/cwt	235.50–261.00	1,383	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	256.44/cwt	249.00–277.00	1,336	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	581	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,697	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	889	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,102	181
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	232.29/cwt	227.00–236.75	2,462	110
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	237.89/cwt	236.75–239.00	2,455	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	238.45/cwt	227.00–243.75	2,001	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	270.50/cwt	264.00–282.50	1,263	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	230.74/cwt	221.50–236.50	1,994	793
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	218.89/cwt	218.25–223.50	2,097	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,522	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	247.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,181	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	231.38/cwt	229.50–235.00	1,777	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	279.29/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,033	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	238.80/cwt	237.50–241.50	1,724	69

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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