Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder cattle last week, compared to two weeks ago: best test on steers 900 to 949 lbs mostly steady, 1000 to 1049 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Best test on heifers 700 to 749 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. A big run of feeder cattle for today's annual BBQ sale. Many strings, loads, and packages on offer, including fall calves and replacement heifers. Very good demand for lighter cattle to background and heifers to breed, good to very good demand for finishing types. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to heavy. An active market with a nice crowd of buyers in the seats competing for cattle. Many opportunities to buy multiple loads of uniform cattle to fill pens which buyers took advantage of often. A good chance of rain this weekend which is much needed. No sale next week due to Memorial Day, watch local listings for the next feeder cattle sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $519.08/cwt on 170 head, up $22.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 16 comparable sales and sits +23.60 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$519.08

▲ 22.24 vs prior sale

170 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.31

vs SD average

+45.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	519.08	2,849	170

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 sale170 hd

519.08

—

SD average3 barns · 334 hd

508.77

+10.31

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+45.38

This barn, trailing median16 sales

495.48

+23.60

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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,601	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	340.49/cwt	333.25–344.50	2,993	545
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	465.71/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,627	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	417.89/cwt	407.00–419.50	2,733	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	367.73/cwt	354.00–378.50	2,861	366
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	544.26/cwt	540.00–554.00	2,248	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,732	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	338.17/cwt	326.00–340.25	3,138	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	791	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	3,033	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	329.55/cwt	325.75–331.50	3,197	423
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,652	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	735	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	838	382.95/cwt	381.00–385.50	3,209	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	352.45/cwt	335.50–359.25	3,415	843
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	348.02/cwt	340.00–359.50	2,840	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,726	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	579.00/cwt	579.00–579.00	2,837	45
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	337.36/cwt	334.75–340.50	3,448	972
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,112	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,492	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	380.04/cwt	375.25–382.00	3,120	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,987	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	404.29/cwt	389.50–416.00	3,105	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	547.65/cwt	544.00–548.50	2,815	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	442.53/cwt	420.00–448.00	2,983	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,997	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,847	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	367.45/cwt	353.50–377.75	3,237	473
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	607.88/cwt	602.50–612.50	2,571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	354.87/cwt	349.50–361.50	3,307	738
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	491.72/cwt	475.00–494.00	3,014	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	741	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,957	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,600	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	425.47/cwt	405.00–439.00	3,012	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	489.16/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,774	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	518.15/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,435	33
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	320.80/cwt	312.00–329.85	3,253	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	447.26/cwt	426.00–455.00	2,746	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	385.52/cwt	375.00–398.50	2,810	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,614	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	410.92/cwt	404.00–414.00	2,663	74

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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