Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves 400 to 500 lbs and 601 to 750 lbs mostly steady, 501 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Best test on yearling steers 950 to 1000 lbs steady. Heifer calves 450 to 650 lbs mostly steady, best test on yearling heifers 800 to 850 mostly steady. Good demand for today's large yearling offering of a couple of strings and many loads and packages. Yearling quality varied, from plain to attractive. Flesh similar to last week. Moderate to good demand for today's large calf offering. Many, many packages today with just a handful of loads. Roughly one third of the calves were weaned today, from 3 weeks to long time weaned. Quality varied, from plain to attractive. Flesh varied as well, from light to moderate plus with some of the weaned calves in heavy flesh at times. Some tag on weaned calves as pen conditions have been difficult to maintain. A moderate to active market for this large offering. This is the last feeder cattle sale of 2019. The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday, January 3, 2020. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.58/cwt on 2,337 head.

Average price

$156.58

2,337 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$454

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	157.01	1,095	2,228
Medium and Large 1-2	550	152.63	840	62
Large 1	1,095	141.50	1,549	47

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about −$454 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 sale2,337 hd

156.58

—

SD average9 barns · 22,194 hd

156.68

−0.10

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

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.69/cwt	167.00–181.50	841	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.16/cwt	174.00–193.50	785	135
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,549	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.32/cwt	152.00–164.25	914	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	144.75/cwt	143.50–146.00	1,170	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	193.71/cwt	190.00–197.50	730	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	173.10/cwt	159.00–177.50	900	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.44/cwt	138.00–154.50	719	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	887	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	145.72/cwt	143.00–149.80	1,118	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	148.93/cwt	145.25–150.25	1,306	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	155.98/cwt	148.50–159.25	992	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	150.88/cwt	149.60–152.40	1,468	351
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	760	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	140.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	128.15/cwt	123.50–133.50	996	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	140.61/cwt	138.00–141.25	1,363	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	149.79/cwt	148.00–153.50	649	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.18/cwt	133.00–141.50	876	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.32/cwt	136.00–146.50	749	120
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,082	126.25/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,366	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,023	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,353	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.67/cwt	132.00–148.50	806	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,353	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.93/cwt	142.00–155.00	999	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	147.47/cwt	142.75–149.80	1,074	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	817	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	140.58/cwt	139.25–141.00	1,295	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.81/cwt	135.00–139.00	987	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	142.07/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,158	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	629	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	704	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	394	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	630	9

How this sale compares

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