Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A much lighter offering than last week with best test on steers 700 to 749 lbs steady to 3.00 lower and 900 to 949 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers 600 to 699 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Today's offering featured home raised cattle selling mostly in packages and a couple strings of backgrounded steers. Light fleshed cattle suitable for grass or backgrounding operations see good to very good demand while finishing type cattle, especially those carrying flesh or tag see moderate demand. Quality varied, from plain to attractive. A moderate to active market with the usual order buyers and a few farmer feeders in the seats. Recent uncertainty in the futures complex has put pressure on the market and buyers are much more cautious than they had been several weeks ago. A winter storm in the forecast for this weekend with up to 10 inches of snow expected in some areas as well as high winds. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, March

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.55/cwt on 116 head, up $11.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −17.93 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$477.55

▲ 11.48 vs prior sale

116 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.79

vs SD average

+5.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	477.55	2,708	116

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 sale116 hd

477.55

—

SD average6 barns · 605 hd

488.34

−10.79

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+5.35

This barn, trailing median16 sales

495.48

−17.93

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

18 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 1	550–600	583	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,341	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.26/cwt	435.00–464.00	2,322	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	408.06/cwt	389.00–418.00	2,538	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	394.21/cwt	383.50–407.00	2,846	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	336.88/cwt	334.75–338.00	3,167	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	491.77/cwt	472.50–498.00	2,631	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	441.50/cwt	441.50–441.50	2,777	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,072	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	469.17/cwt	457.00–488.00	2,749	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	382.83/cwt	371.00–401.00	2,626	195
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	3,253	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	355.75/cwt	352.00–357.50	3,074	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	362.63/cwt	341.00–366.75	2,992	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	444.23/cwt	434.00–451.00	2,914	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	379.24/cwt	375.50–383.00	2,928	179

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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