Sale reports / South Dakota / Herreid Livestock Market / 2024-08-02

Herreid Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Aug 2
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024
Receipts
3,398 head
887 vs last sale 2,511 1,136 vs year ago 2,262 · +50.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in recent weeks so an accurate price trend can not be established. Good to very good demand for this large yearling offering with the majority being black steers off grass selling in strings and loads. Quality and flesh were both attractive, with most of the grass cattle in light to moderate flesh. A few loads of cattle out of lots, some heavy flesh seen on these. An active market with the usual crowd of buyers in the seats and selecting multiple loads to fill pens. The past couple weeks have been hot and humid with some areas seeing thunderstorms, overall a nice rain would be welcome although crops and grass still look very good. Cooler weather expected for next week. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, August 9.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $270.00/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 130.29 against this barn's trailing median of $400.29.
Average price
$270.00
136 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.80
vs SD average
+7.63 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1766270.002,068136
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

18 sales
439415391366median 400.2912/1902/0603/1304/1706/26
Steers 700–800 lb: high $424.78, low $380.48, median $400.29 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale136 hd
270.00
SD average4 barns · 361 hd
268.20
+1.80
National average115 barns · 5,158 hd
262.37
+7.63
This barn, trailing median18 sales
400.29
−130.29
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

10 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950925250.68/cwt244.25–254.252,319995
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000976241.01/cwt236.25–244.502,352885
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900862251.62/cwt248.00–252.502,169139
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800766270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,068136
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850846251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,12361
SteersLarge 11000–10501,025231.84/cwt229.00–233.502,376855
SteersLarge 11050–11001,053229.65/cwt225.50–230.752,41872
SteersLarge 11100–11501,127224.50/cwt224.50–224.502,53052
SteersLarge 1Fleshy1100–11501,129214.25/cwt214.25–214.252,41948
HeifersLarge 1Fleshy1050–11001,080204.50/cwt204.50–204.502,20940

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.