Sale reports / South Dakota / Herreid Livestock Market / 2025-09-19

Herreid Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 19
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024
Receipts
2,430 head
304 vs last sale 2,734 1,957 vs year ago 4,387 · 44.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 850 to 899 lbs and 950 to 999 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers not well compared again his week. Good to very good demand for yearlings, many of which sold in strings and loads. Most of the cattle came off grass, just a handful of lot cattle, and flesh ranged from light to some moderate plus. Quality varied today, especially on packages. Some mud on the cattle today due to rain the last few days, but they still had plenty of eye appeal. An active market with buyers taking multiple loads quite often, however, slightly less determination than seen in recent weeks. A positive day for live and feeder cattle today, however, the up and down of the last couple weeks has put some pressure on the market. Sunny conditions expected next week, quite a bit of rain has fallen in this area the last three days. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, September 26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $420.00/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits 19.38 against this barn's trailing median of $439.38.
Average price
$420.00
30 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.04
vs SD average
+42.77 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1682420.002,86430
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
491457422388median 439.3812/1902/0603/1304/1706/26
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 sale30 hd
420.00
SD average5 barns · 114 hd
416.96
+3.04
National average163 barns · 9,274 hd
377.23
+42.77
This barn, trailing median18 sales
439.38
−19.38
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

19 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
SteersLarge 11050–11001,066338.04/cwt336.00–339.003,604149
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750741373.57/cwt366.00–375.002,768186
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000963352.35/cwt351.00–355.253,393767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000958335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,2098
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850842376.48/cwt373.00–376.753,170147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900863355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,06415
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900881370.66/cwt365.50–376.003,266380
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950944354.86/cwt345.00–355.253,350129
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800799387.00/cwt387.00–387.003,09266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,28830
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750741402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,97911
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,86430
SteersLarge 11000–10501,015337.36/cwt331.50–342.503,42473
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975327.03/cwt321.50–332.003,189143
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865339.88/cwt337.50–343.502,94047
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785361.51/cwt356.00–370.002,83845
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950947322.50/cwt322.50–322.503,05410
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8395
HeifersLarge 11100–11501,101303.00/cwt303.00–303.003,33627

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.