Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 900 to 949 lbs and 1000 to 1049 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Best test on heifers 800 to 849 lbs mostly steady. Another large yearling offering this week featuring many loads and packages and a few strings. Cattle came both off grass and out of yards, moderate to good demand for lot cattle, good to very good for cattle off grass. More flesh overall than last week as last weeks' offering was predominately off grass. Quality varied quite a bit this week, especially on packages, more plain cattle in today's offering. An active market with mostly order buyers attending the sale as farmers are busy with harvest. Conditions this week remained very dry and rather warm, however, colder temperatures are expected for the weekend with a freeze likely. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, October 18, the annual Anniversary Sale featuring yearlings and the first offering of spring calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $254.22/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −185.16 against this barn's trailing median of $439.38.

Average price

$254.22

18 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.26

vs SD average

−13.96 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	269.00	1,786	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	688	250.00	1,720	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale18 hd

254.22

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SD average7 barns · 1,927 hd

289.48

−35.26

National average171 barns · 15,463 hd

268.18

−13.96

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.38

−185.16

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

21 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	850–900	884	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,965	68
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	849	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,927	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	212.45/cwt	211.75–218.00	2,163	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	217.04/cwt	215.25–218.00	2,110	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	241.09/cwt	232.00–243.50	2,064	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,862	25
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	233.37/cwt	224.75–239.75	2,376	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,127	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	269.97/cwt	266.25–272.25	2,173	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	221.08/cwt	217.50–226.00	2,065	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	247.56/cwt	239.75–249.75	1,884	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	241.56/cwt	238.00–243.50	2,005	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	246.63/cwt	236.00–253.50	2,267	483
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	249.33/cwt	248.50–250.00	1,828	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	237.79/cwt	228.25–244.25	2,340	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	242.90/cwt	236.00–255.00	2,157	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	275.74/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,972	27

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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