Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 900 to 1049 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers not well compared. A nice offering of yearlings today with the majority coming off grass. Good demand for loads and strings of yearlings. Flesh condition varied, from light to moderate plus. A large portion of the heifers offered were spayed. An active market with many opportunities to buy several loads of cattle to fill pens but buyers were most likely to take a few loads of a cut, not all. The futures complex has continued to be volatile creating much uncertainty in the market. Sunny and dry conditions expected for the next week and bean harvest has begun. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, October 9.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $339.75/cwt on 21 head, down $11.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −60.54 against this barn's trailing median of $400.29.

Average price

$339.75

▼ 11.11 vs prior sale

21 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.58

vs SD average

−3.61 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	718	339.75	2,439	21

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

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 sale21 hd

339.75

—

SD average4 barns · 107 hd

356.33

−16.58

National average141 barns · 7,908 hd

343.36

−3.61

This barn, trailing median18 sales

400.29

−60.54

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

16 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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	3,068	13
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,870	18
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	311.34/cwt	308.50–315.00	3,356	108
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	319.70/cwt	316.75–321.00	3,277	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,793	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	302.72/cwt	296.00–304.00	2,973	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	339.75/cwt	339.75–339.75	2,439	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	893	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,907	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	714	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,581	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	903	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,939	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	349.45/cwt	348.00–361.00	2,859	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,124	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	346.45/cwt	344.75–348.00	3,160	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	334.04/cwt	327.00–340.75	3,254	488
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	311.18/cwt	301.00–317.00	2,835	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	339.23/cwt	332.00–340.50	2,768	221

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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