Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 850 to 999 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 1000 to 1049 lbs mostly steady with an instance up to 9.00 higher. Heifers not well compared. Good demand for this large yearling offering. Many loads and strings of both steers and heifers, the majority coming off grass. Packages offered were mostly tested open heifers. Flesh condition on grass cattle varied more this week, from light to moderate plus. A moderate to active market seen for this offering, buyers are still interested in multiple loads at times but very seldom took all loads available in a cut. Cooler, wet weather all week has hindered field work and made yard and lot conditions muddy with little to no sun to dry things out. Rain is in the forecast for the beginning of next week. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, October 2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $350.86/cwt on 100 head, down $22.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −49.43 against this barn's trailing median of $400.29.

Average price

$350.86

▼ 22.39 vs prior sale

100 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

vs SD average

+4.12 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	352.71	2,716	86
Medium and Large 1-2	791	339.50	2,685	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

18 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $424.78, low $339.75, median $400.29 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 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

350.86

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SD average7 barns · 416 hd

365.33

−14.46

National average159 barns · 10,789 hd

346.74

+4.12

This barn, trailing median18 sales

400.29

−49.43

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

20 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	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	322.75/cwt	312.00–330.50	2,653	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	329.25/cwt	316.00–339.50	3,190	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	354.02/cwt	353.00–357.00	2,765	58
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	323.55/cwt	319.00–332.00	3,339	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	348.45/cwt	332.00–354.25	3,025	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	345.41/cwt	344.25–346.25	2,629	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	338.36/cwt	326.00–350.00	3,167	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	298.38/cwt	285.50–310.50	2,909	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	334.85/cwt	333.00–342.00	2,796	83
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,349	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	326.22/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,789	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,615	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	345.91/cwt	340.00–346.25	2,584	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	295.52/cwt	283.00–306.50	2,710	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,275	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	999	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,017	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	875	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,678	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	769	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,380	42

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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