Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 600 to 650 lbs and 701 to 750 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 651 to 700 and 751 to 800 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 801 to 900 lbs not well compared, 901 to 950 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Best test on heifers 550 to 600 and 650 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 601 to 650 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for today's very large offering of mostly home raised cattle sold in many packages and loads. The majority of the cattle today were of the finishing variety and in moderate to heavy flesh. Cattle that fit grass programs were met with good demand. Quality today was mostly attractive. A moderate to active market with many buyers attending the sale. The weather this week much better for travel than last week, very cold temps and wind chills predicted for tonight with warmer weather to follow the rest of the week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.29/cwt on 4,089 head.

Average price

$148.29

4,089 head · 767 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$731

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

$38.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

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	375	168.50	632	8thin
Medium and Large 1	760	148.74	1,130	3,973
Large 1	1,046	130.25	1,363	108

One grade step is worth $38.25/cwt here — about −$731 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 sale4,089 hd

148.29

—

SD average8 barns · 14,621 hd

152.42

−4.14

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

43 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	—	591	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	813	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	127.46/cwt	126.50–128.50	933	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.78/cwt	153.25–159.00	753	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	127.53/cwt	126.25–128.50	1,106	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.62/cwt	144.00–159.00	864	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	704	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	993	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	144.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	967	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	189.23/cwt	186.00–192.00	816	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.14/cwt	163.50–176.50	969	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	131.31/cwt	128.25–135.00	1,222	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	142.10/cwt	134.50–148.75	1,179	562
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	549	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,390	55
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	124.51/cwt	123.00–127.00	847	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	654	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.01/cwt	144.00–159.50	797	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.99/cwt	140.50–150.00	904	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	142.47/cwt	134.00–149.00	974	473
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	722	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	9,639	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	130.59/cwt	125.50–135.50	1,016	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	149.18/cwt	142.50–154.60	1,158	738
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	159.60/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,073	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	162.06/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,008	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.84/cwt	173.00–176.50	904	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	927	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,173	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.92/cwt	132.00–145.50	687	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	639	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	987	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.28/cwt	130.00–140.25	974	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.72/cwt	126.50–130.50	1,004	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	129.90/cwt	125.25–133.50	1,048	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	617	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	808	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,335	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,044	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	149.11/cwt	142.00–155.75	1,087	473
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	136.20/cwt	131.75–142.75	1,189	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	129.68/cwt	126.75–134.00	1,246	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	176.82/cwt	170.00–182.00	856	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,033	41

How this sale compares

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