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Herreid Livestock Market

Name: Herreid Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Herreid, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2024

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

4,202 head

▲ 3,352 vs last sale 850▲ 932 vs year ago 3,270 · +28.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Different weight classes of yearlings than last week so an accurate trend is not available. Today was the 45th anniversary sale featuring yearlings and the first offering of spring calves. Moderate to good demand for both yearlings and calves. A few strings and loads and many packages made up the yearling offering. Quality varied quite a bit, especially on packages, as producers clean up pens and get ready for calves. Flesh ran from light to some heavy flesh at times. A handful of loads and quite a few packages of calves on offer, all coming off the cow. Preconditioning varied, with some having all their shots and some calves without any. Flesh ran from light to creep fed calves carrying some flesh. A moderate to active market with a little less interest in calves than yearlings. Next feeder cattle sale is Friday, October 23.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.51/cwt on 278 head, down $66.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −46.62 against this barn's trailing median of $494.12.

Average price

$447.51

▼ 66.49 vs prior sale

278 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$42.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs SD average

+15.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	457.95	2,499	210
Medium and Large 1-2	590	415.26	2,450	68

One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale278 hd

447.51

—

SD average7 barns · 9,374 hd

454.72

−7.21

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+15.22

This barn, trailing median11 sales

494.12

−46.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.08, low $443.74, median $494.12 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	473.47/cwt	457.50–485.00	1,723	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	611.00/cwt	611.00–611.00	2,273	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	497.33/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,134	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	515.18/cwt	503.00–519.00	2,385	303
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,247	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	460.76/cwt	452.00–472.00	2,442	103
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	455.24/cwt	431.00–458.00	2,554	107
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	415.26/cwt	405.00–418.00	2,450	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	424.69/cwt	395.00–431.50	2,629	215
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	406.00/cwt	394.00–408.50	2,688	99
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	369.96/cwt	369.00–373.00	2,642	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,700	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,657	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	3,054	80
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	366.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,979	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	343.14/cwt	331.50–353.50	3,047	122
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	346.37/cwt	340.00–348.25	3,218	334
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	336.76/cwt	321.50–340.50	3,310	71
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,037	323.23/cwt	316.00–325.00	3,352	265
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,199	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	3,249	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	451.40/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,625	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	493.73/cwt	482.50–500.00	1,896	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	477.40/cwt	450.00–482.50	2,110	152
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	449	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,875	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	440.20/cwt	420.00–453.00	2,073	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,910	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,270	109
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,017	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	367.01/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,107	117
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	621	400.25/cwt	400.25–400.25	2,486	86
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,384	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,297	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	726	373.25/cwt	373.25–373.25	2,710	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	342.13/cwt	337.00–344.00	2,662	97
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	325.98/cwt	320.50–335.50	2,686	76
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	317.67/cwt	314.00–326.00	2,767	187
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,633	66
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	311.17/cwt	298.50–317.50	2,897	142
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	294.88/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,878	68
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	283.12/cwt	274.00–294.50	2,893	48
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,081	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,919	35
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	3,120	13

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Herreid Livestock Market - Herreid, SD

Fri Oct 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 4,202Last week 850Year ago 3,270

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	364	457.50–485.00	473.47
44	450–500	478	470.00	470.00
68	550–600	590	405.00–418.00	415.26
48	750–800	757	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	372	611.00	611.00
15	400–450	429	480.00–515.00	497.33
303	450–500	463	503.00–519.00	515.18
103	500–550	530	452.00–472.00	460.76
107	550–600	561	431.00–458.00	455.24
215	600–650	619	395.00–431.50	424.69
99	650–700	662	394.00–408.50	406.00
29	700–750	714	369.00–373.00	369.96
4	750–800	753	358.50	358.50
48	800–850	813	360.00–370.00	366.48
122	850–900	888	331.50–353.50	343.14
334	900–950	929	340.00–348.25	346.37
71	950–1000	983	321.50–340.50	336.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	750–800	785	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
265	1000–1050	1,037	316.00–325.00	323.23
11	1150–1200	1,199	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	350–400	384	482.50–500.00	493.73
152	400–450	442	450.00–482.50	477.40
57	450–500	471	420.00–453.00	440.20
44	500–550	548	368.00	368.00
117	550–600	574	353.00–370.00	367.01
21	650–700	655	364.00	364.00
97	750–800	778	337.00–344.00	342.13
76	800–850	824	320.50–335.50	325.98
187	850–900	871	314.00–326.00	317.67
142	900–950	931	298.50–317.50	311.17
68	950–1000	976	283.00–300.00	294.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	417.50	417.50
66	900–950	924	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	360	442.50–455.00	451.40
18	450–500	474	403.00	403.00
10	650–700	662	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
109	500–550	500	454.00	454.00
86	600–650	621	400.25	400.25
86	700–750	726	373.25	373.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1000–1050	1,022	274.00–294.50	283.12
35	1050–1100	1,081	270.00	270.00
13	1150–1200	1,160	269.00	269.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.