Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to Thanksgiving, compared to two weeks ago: best test on steer calves 500 to 549 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, best test on yearling steers 950 to 999 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Best test on heifers calves 500 to 599 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, yearling heifers not well compared. Very good demand for both yearlings and calves today. A large offering of yearling cattle with several long strings and quite a few loads and packages to choose from. Yearling cattle carried some flesh as most have been in yards awhile and weather has been mild, most cattle in moderate plus to heavy flesh. A large offering of calves selling in many packages and a handful of loads. A few weaned packages but the majority of calves were off the cow. Preconditioning varied, from no shots to full preconditioning, less discrimination for calves without all their shots this week, especially those calves which were attractive in quality. Quality varied, but mostly average to attractive. A very active market on both yearlings and calves. There is a great attitude of optimism in the industry right now and plenty of folks eager to own cattle and try to make a profit. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, December 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.02/cwt on 769 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −154.46 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$341.02

769 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$30.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs SD average

+15.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	341.50	1,881	757
Medium and Large 1-2	554	310.75	1,722	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.08, low $460.37, median $495.48 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale769 hd

341.02

—

SD average8 barns · 4,818 hd

339.85

+1.17

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+15.65

This barn, trailing median16 sales

495.48

−154.46

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 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,016	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,174	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	901	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,023	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	982	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,141	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	231.14/cwt	230.00–234.00	2,032	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,254	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	452.53/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,552	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	328.44/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,918	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,887	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	374.62/cwt	363.00–389.00	1,813	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.75/cwt	335.00–359.50	1,847	424
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	264.44/cwt	255.00–266.50	2,354	513
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	263.05/cwt	262.75–264.50	2,454	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	259.24/cwt	256.00–262.75	2,496	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	435.23/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,693	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	258.21/cwt	256.50–271.00	2,102	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	378.96/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	312.20/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,542	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,001	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	412.30/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,719	48
Steers	Large 1	700–750	713	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,018	34
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	257.35/cwt	253.75–259.00	2,617	429
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	339.09/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,482	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.89/cwt	296.50–326.00	1,943	448
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	266.69/cwt	263.00–270.50	1,685	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	354.58/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,337	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	281.32/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,646	85
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	236.44/cwt	236.00–236.50	2,383	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	341.99/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,618	165
Steers	Large 1	600–650	616	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	319.87/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,689	236
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,506	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	385.65/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,396	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	307.15/cwt	298.00–326.00	1,788	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	597	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,695	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	238.25/cwt	236.50–241.00	2,349	367
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	254.06/cwt	237.50–257.25	2,332	744

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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