What is the item ID for Herring in Stardew Valley?

Herring's item ID in Stardew Valley is 147. Herring is in the Fish category of Stardew Valley items. It sells for 30g at base quality.

How do I spawn Herring in Stardew Valley?

To spawn Herring, buy any animal from Marnie's Ranch — a chicken at 800g is cheapest — and name it [147], including the square brackets. The Herring appears in your inventory after purchase. The naming cheat works on PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile versions of Stardew Valley.

How much does Herring sell for in Stardew Valley?

Herring sells for 30g at base quality. Silver quality sells for 37g, gold quality for 45g, and iridium quality for 60g.

Where and when do you catch Herring in Stardew Valley?

Catch Herring during Spring and Winter between 6 AM–2 AM. It's found at Beach.

Who hates Herring as a gift in Stardew Valley?

Herring is hated by Evelyn, Haley, Pierre. Each hated gift loses 40 friendship points — avoid giving it to anyone on this list.

Herring — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

Spawn ID, locations, seasons, and difficulty for Herring.

A common ocean fish.

Category: Objects
Subcategory: Fish
Sell Price: 30g

The item ID for Herring in Stardew Valley is: 147

[147]

Herring Information

The Herring is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm during Spring and Winter. It can also be found randomly at the Traveling Cart for 100–1,000g. It can also be found randomly at the Traveling Cart for 100–1,000g or in Garbage Cans during Spring or Winter.

Herring can be caught regardless of season using Magic Bait.

Catching Herring

Catch Herring from 6 AM–2 AM, any weather.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Beach
100% chance.

Difficulty	25 (out of 110)
Behavior	Dart
Size (in)	8–20

See all Stardew Valley fish →

Herring Effects

Eating Herring restores 12 energy and 5 health.

Herring Tailoring

Use Herring as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Sailor Shirt

Recipes That Use Herring

Herring is used as an ingredient in 3 recipes.

Using Herring in Machines

What you get by putting Herring into farm machines.

Put Bait Maker5× Herring Bait(10 min)
Put Fish Smoker + 1× CoalSmoked Herring(50 min)

Herring in Collections

Shipping Herring counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Herring in a Fish Pond

Put Herring in a Fish Pond on the farm and it produces items daily — higher populations unlock better output.

Roe

pop any

100%

Population gates — items the fish request

Population 4:3×Driftwood
Population 6:Coral

See the full fish pond guide →

Herring Villager Gift Reactions

Give Herring as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

NeutralDemetrius🎂 Summer 19Elliott🎂 Fall 5Leo🎂 Summer 26Linus🎂 Winter 3Pam🎂 Spring 18Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Willy🎂 Summer 24
DislikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Emily🎂 Spring 27George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Lewis🎂 Spring 7Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Penny🎂 Fall 2Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Wizard🎂 Winter 17
HatesEvelyn🎂 Winter 20Haley🎂 Spring 14Pierre🎂 Spring 26

See the full Herring gift guide →

Similar Items

Other items in the Fish subcategory you might want IDs for.

Herring Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [147]. You will then receive the Herring item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [147] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Herring item.