Herreid Livestock Market cattle prices

Herreid Livestock Market in Herreid, South Dakota runs a Friday feeder cattle sale. On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 it reported 3,690 head. The sale before, on Fri, Oct 30, 2026, had 4,752 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

USDA's market reporter wrote: “Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 900 to 949 lbs 4.00 lower, other weight classes of yearling steers and heifers not well compared. Few good comparisons on calves, lower undertones noted on both steer and heifer calves.”

Prices by weight, Fri, Nov 6, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	66 hd @ $517.36	55 hd @ $486.05	$585.77
400–499 lb	258 hd @ $449.50	164 hd @ $419.56	$506.54
500–599 lb	16 hd @ $427.00	38 hd @ $374.08	$443.74
600–699 lb	43 hd @ $383.63	57 hd @ $321.16	$392.34
700–799 lb	551 hd @ $342.11	109 hd @ $325.13	$356.12
800–899 lb	492 hd @ $335.75	222 hd @ $303.50	$328.00

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 469 heifers averaging about 925 lb sold at $300.00 per cwt. That is about $2,775 a head (925 ÷ 100 × 300.00).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=2024&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=SD&date=2026-11-06&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in South Dakota that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: South Dakota cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.