Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Saturday: steer calves 550 to 600 and 651 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 601 to 650 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 701 to 850 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for today's offering with calves under 650 lbs seeing excellent demand, especially steers. Many loads and packages available, in varied flesh but mostly moderate to moderate plus. A few packages still coming off the cow, flesh on these more light to moderate. Quality very similar to Saturday with many attractive calves to choose from. Slightly less tag on the calves than Saturday, with most calves clean hided and open haired. An active market for the offering. Cold weather in the forecast for the remainder of the week. Next feeder cattle sale is next Wednesday, January 15.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.43/cwt on 2,661 head.

Average price

$159.43

2,661 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$649

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.16

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	471	160.00	754	8thin
Medium and Large 1	664	159.46	1,058	2,648
Large 1	1,009	139.00	1,403	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about −$649 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 sale2,661 hd

159.43

—

SD average6 barns · 15,244 hd

152.27

+7.16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,008	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	138.43/cwt	134.00–139.50	988	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	954	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,084	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,161	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,010	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.06/cwt	141.00–150.00	840	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.05/cwt	173.50–186.00	758	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	145.38/cwt	144.25–145.50	1,246	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	176.79/cwt	169.00–184.50	935	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	148.36/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,168	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.33/cwt	150.50–160.00	1,055	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.98/cwt	142.50–155.50	1,092	423
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	182.70/cwt	180.50–187.00	871	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.99/cwt	154.00–170.00	954	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	147.81/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,225	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	163.94/cwt	155.50–167.00	1,038	645
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	141.70/cwt	141.70–141.70	1,319	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.17/cwt	141.00–149.50	922	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.63/cwt	154.50–165.50	695	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.73/cwt	142.00–154.00	565	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	142.15/cwt	132.00–144.00	940	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.07/cwt	148.00–158.00	810	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.81/cwt	153.00–159.00	743	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	136.14/cwt	135.50–136.50	1,193	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	135.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,261	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,024	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	8

How this sale compares

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