Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves 500 to 599 lbs sold with lower undertones, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 9.00 higher on 600 to 649 lbs, other weight classes not well compared. Best test on heifer calves 550 to 649 lbs mostly steady. Good to very good demand for today's calf offering. Many loads and packages of home raised cattle available, the majority were long time weaned, and most of these had several rounds of vaccinations. Quality varied more than last week, ranging from plain to attractive. More flesh overall than seen last week with some heavy flesh at times today. An active market despite a tough day on both live and feeder cattle futures. High wind warning across the area today keeping quite a few cattle in place until the conditions improve. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, January 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.75/cwt on 194 head, down $24.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −29.73 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$465.75

▼ 24.16 vs prior sale

194 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.04

vs SD average

−6.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	465.75	2,642	194

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

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 sale194 hd

465.75

—

SD average6 barns · 2,929 hd

498.79

−33.04

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−6.23

This barn, trailing median16 sales

495.48

−29.73

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

33 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	868	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	435.95/cwt	417.50–447.50	2,293	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	417.47/cwt	391.00–424.00	2,530	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	389.45/cwt	379.00–402.00	2,602	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,627	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	449.77/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,753	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	390.64/cwt	378.00–404.00	2,820	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	397.75/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,486	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	362.07/cwt	359.25–365.50	2,907	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	419.76/cwt	399.00–424.00	2,783	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	3,185	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	722	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,671	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	913	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,926	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,705	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	501	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	345.42/cwt	342.50–351.00	3,026	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	827	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	592	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,650	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	467.61/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,750	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,621	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	498.50/cwt	472.50–506.00	2,567	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	472.59/cwt	455.00–492.50	2,283	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	428.87/cwt	410.00–438.00	2,483	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	415.42/cwt	405.00–422.00	2,451	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	3,095	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	358.73/cwt	352.50–365.50	2,859	140

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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