Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearling steers 800 to 1050 lbs steady with instances 2.00 higher except 950 to 1000 lbs not well compared. Heifers 850 to 950 lbs steady,. Other weight classes yearling steers and heifers and spring calves not well compared. Good to very good demand for today's large yearling offering featuring many strings, loads, and packages including several strings of attractive quality steers from reputation outfits, many of these were home raised. Flesh varied, from light to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times, as cattle came both out of feed yards and off grass . Some tag on these yearling cattle, as even load out conditions are muddy. Moderate to good demand for several loads and packages of spring calves. Calf quality today mostly attractive and flesh varied, from ligh to moderate plus. Preconditioning varied again, and calves without a full vaccination program were discounted. Both weaned and unweaned calves available today. Market activity active for this large offering. Next feeder cattle sale is next Wednesday, October 30.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.56/cwt on 3,454 head.

Average price

$146.56

3,454 head · 868 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	816	149.08	1,216	2,663
Large 1	1,044	138.07	1,441	791

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about −$225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,454 hd

146.56

—

SD average12 barns · 25,516 hd

153.52

−6.96

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

40 lots · USDA AMS · Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, 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	—	1,034	132.22/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,367	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	990	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,218	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	545	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	138.67/cwt	134.75–143.25	1,073	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	140.42/cwt	133.50–143.50	754	258
Steers	Large 1	—	1,014	138.50/cwt	131.00–141.80	1,404	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	914	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,261	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	152.33/cwt	152.00–152.50	1,106	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	736	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	153.29/cwt	148.00–157.25	1,257	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	147.45/cwt	143.50–150.25	1,343	603
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	153.60/cwt	145.00–158.00	954	212
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,072	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,273	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	126.19/cwt	123.00–128.00	970	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	912	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.68/cwt	132.50–136.75	753	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	135.03/cwt	133.50–139.50	968	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	138.01/cwt	137.25–139.00	1,277	172
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,054	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,069	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	151.01/cwt	149.75–156.00	841	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	146.18/cwt	142.50–149.75	1,276	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	141.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	926	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	943	125.68/cwt	122.50–126.50	1,185	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.57/cwt	140.00–142.00	595	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	694	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	139.35/cwt	134.00–142.75	1,144	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	139.10/cwt	134.75–142.30	1,220	353
Steers	Large 1	—	1,073	137.96/cwt	135.00–139.70	1,480	394
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.41/cwt	163.75–169.00	706	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	148.88/cwt	146.25–153.00	1,140	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.24/cwt	158.00–164.00	850	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	144.84/cwt	140.75–147.00	1,424	655

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