Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 850 to 899 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 900 to 1049 lbs mostly steady. Heifers not well compared. Another large yearling offering this week with the bulk of the offering selling in loads and strings. Quite a few of the packages offered were tested open heifers. Mostly good demand for yearlings today. Flesh comparable to last week, mostly light to moderate plus, with the majority of the cattle coming off grass and one consignment of yard cattle. Quality varied, but mostly average to attractive. An active market but buyers are more choosy selecting multiple loads, choosing to take one or two loads at a time. Cattle on feed report released today was neutral. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, September 27.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $303.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −136.38 against this barn's trailing median of $439.38.

Average price

$303.00

19 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+27.97

vs SD average

+52.10 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	303.00	1,824	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

18 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $477.00, low $401.75, median $439.38 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

303.00

—

SD average5 barns · 193 hd

275.03

+27.97

National average172 barns · 10,008 hd

250.90

+52.10

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.38

−136.38

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

17 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	1000–1050	1,032	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	263.19/cwt	261.50–264.00	1,753	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	229.26/cwt	224.50–231.75	2,118	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	242.95/cwt	235.50–244.00	1,893	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	261.98/cwt	259.75–266.50	2,167	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	237.00/cwt	233.25–238.50	2,327	577
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	245.29/cwt	237.00–248.75	2,259	611
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	249.48/cwt	247.75–259.75	2,205	781
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	233.97/cwt	230.50–235.25	2,036	472
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	2,218	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	881	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,114	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	992	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,262	124
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	231.75/cwt	228.25–234.25	2,368	525
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	273.49/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,966	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,824	19

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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