Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 850 to 999 lbs 16.00 to 20.00 lower. A string of steers and a couple loads off grass and a string of yard steers made up today's offering which was met with moderate demand. Despite mostly attractive quality and flesh condition, market activity was moderate at best. This week's further decline on the futures complex has created a great deal of uncertainty in the market and buyers are reluctant to own more cattle during this volatility. Some rain fell this week but conditions remain dry overall. Hay production is much lower this season and prices are reflecting this shortage. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, August 21.

Weight class

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $333.47/cwt on 207 head, down $26.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −29.02 against this barn's trailing median of $362.49.

Average price

$333.47

▼ 26.91 vs prior sale

207 head · 883 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−6.57

vs SD average

−5.50 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	883	333.47	2,945	207

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

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

21 sales

Steers 800–900 lb: high $386.29, low $333.47, median $362.49 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale207 hd

333.47

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SD average3 barns · 479 hd

340.04

−6.57

National average85 barns · 7,829 hd

338.97

−5.50

This barn, trailing median21 sales

362.49

−29.02

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

4 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
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	311.46/cwt	309.25–315.50	3,161	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	333.47/cwt	329.00–339.00	2,945	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	319.31/cwt	314.00–328.00	2,941	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	319.73/cwt	310.50–321.50	3,137	454

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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