Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 500 to 549 lbs and 600 to 649 lbs mostly steady, best test on yearling steers 900 to 999 lbs and 1050 to 1099 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers 400 to 549 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower. A very large yearling offering this week featuring many strings and loads and a few packages. Moderate to good demand for yearlings with demand improving throughout the sale. More flesh on yearlings this week, and some tag at times. Quality varied, but mostly average to attractive. Mostly good demand for calves today. Just a couple loads and many packages for the calf offering, A few less colored cattle than last week and more calves with all their shots, as well as a few more weaned consignments. Flesh mostly light to moderate. A moderate to active market on yearlings and calves with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. The futures had a positive day today and there seemed to be a bit more optimism in the calf market. Very windy conditions and some snowfall this afternoon could make for icy road conditions. Net feeder cattle sale is Friday, December 15, this will be the last sale of 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.24/cwt on 3,438 head.

Average price

$226.24

3,438 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$608

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

$66.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.96

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	545	263.89	1,439	313
Medium and Large 1	792	237.69	1,883	1,951
Large 1	1,038	197.18	2,047	1,174

One grade step is worth $66.72/cwt here — about −$608 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 sale3,438 hd

226.24

—

SD average9 barns · 21,166 hd

254.20

−27.96

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

41 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	—	634	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	230.62/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,183	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	266.05/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,131	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	191.13/cwt	188.50–195.75	1,768	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,421	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,842	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	272.32/cwt	267.50–275.50	1,416	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	286.48/cwt	274.50–294.00	1,644	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	278.34/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,205	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	257.49/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,723	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,834	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	206.53/cwt	203.50–209.75	2,003	480
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	271.83/cwt	270.00–274.75	1,672	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,699	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,107	191.25/cwt	191.25–191.25	2,117	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,849	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	205.91/cwt	199.50–210.25	1,909	443
Steers	Large 1	—	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	315.38/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,508	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	301.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,582	167
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,114	174.87/cwt	174.75–175.00	1,948	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	262.89/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,525	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	641	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,583	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,075	186.27/cwt	179.00–190.50	2,002	258
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	203.84/cwt	192.00–212.25	2,089	648
Steers	Large 1	—	668	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,540	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,024	179.60/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,839	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	317.88/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,373	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,036	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.24/cwt	221.00–235.50	1,428	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	238.87/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,173	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	264.33/cwt	252.00–280.50	1,271	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	966	186.80/cwt	183.50–190.00	1,804	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	198.44/cwt	198.00–199.50	1,619	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	253.08/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,341	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	196.64/cwt	194.50–199.50	1,691	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,054	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,789	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,504	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	190.88/cwt	188.50–192.75	1,476	97

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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