Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 550 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 701 to 900 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 750 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower, 751 to 800 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for today's large offering of packages and loads which sold on a moderate to active market. A couple packages and loads of replacement quality heifers met with good demand. Flesh today mostly moderate to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times, slightly less flesh overall than last week. Quality similar to last week with many attractive quality cattle to choose from. Several days of losses on the CME feeder and live cattle futures this week put some pressure on the market today. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.16/cwt on 2,559 head.

Average price

$145.16

2,559 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	145.49	1,074	2,445
Medium and Large 1-2	652	143.14	934	86
Large 1	1,059	122.50	1,297	28

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale2,559 hd

145.16

—

SD average8 barns · 18,268 hd

148.01

−2.85

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 1	—	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	737	140.72/cwt	138.50–142.00	1,037	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	129.99/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,005	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	177.01/cwt	171.00–181.00	834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	157.81/cwt	156.00–160.00	923	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	913	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.25	1,078	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	131.48/cwt	129.25–135.00	1,135	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.10/cwt	165.00–176.00	912	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.64/cwt	151.00–160.50	675	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.54/cwt	151.00–152.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	777	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	940	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	694	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.07/cwt	124.00–132.50	943	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.50	830	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.73/cwt	143.00–155.50	814	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,074	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	802	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	133.85/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,115	426
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	158.68/cwt	152.00–165.00	998	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	169.86/cwt	163.50–176.00	963	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.80/cwt	169.00–181.00	743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	892	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,133	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,005	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	792	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,297	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.57/cwt	141.00–150.50	1,050	441
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.34/cwt	149.50–161.50	1,041	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	130.62/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,200	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	140.73/cwt	133.00–144.00	941	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.32/cwt	134.00–145.75	874	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	123.35/cwt	122.50–123.75	998	35

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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