Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 650 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 701 to 850 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, 851 to 1050 lbs 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifers 600 to 750 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, 751 to 800 lbs not well compared today, 801 to 850 lbs 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Moderate demand for today's large offering of many packages, loads, and a few strings with best demand seen for cattle which were light and green enough to go to summer grass. Overall quality less attractive than last week with more plain to average quality cattle included in today's offering. Flesh condition varied, from light to heavy, and slick hided cattle in heavy flesh were met with light demand. A moderate market for today's offering with the variation and uncertainty of the futures markets putting pressure on the market today. Snowfall predicted for the area this evening which will affect producers trying to calve and make lots muddy again. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 8.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.83/cwt on 3,583 head.

Average price

$125.83

3,583 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	813	126.66	1,030	3,301
Medium and Large 1-2	730	119.73	875	44
Large 1	1,026	115.38	1,184	238

One grade step is worth $11.28/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale3,583 hd

125.83

—

SD average6 barns · 12,756 hd

130.40

−4.57

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	—	587	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.61/cwt	126.50–138.00	703	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	114.14/cwt	110.50–119.00	889	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.92/cwt	124.00–135.00	861	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	868	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,201	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	824	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	165.31/cwt	159.00–169.00	764	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	116.10/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,141	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	123.68/cwt	117.75–128.25	1,022	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	117.94/cwt	114.25–125.00	1,038	923
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	102.25/cwt	102.25–102.25	908	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	914	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	110.18/cwt	109.50–111.00	945	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	809	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	953	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	123.26/cwt	121.00–124.50	876	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	112.43/cwt	108.00–113.50	919	286
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	796	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	7,801	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	96.74/cwt	96.00–97.00	845	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	921	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.50	1,004	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	148.10/cwt	141.00–153.50	933	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	119.21/cwt	116.00–122.25	1,100	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.25/cwt	123.00–140.25	1,006	516
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	115.38/cwt	115.00–115.50	1,184	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	905	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	668	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	134.55/cwt	125.00–139.50	857	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	751	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	946	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	116.46/cwt	114.00–120.00	890	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.91/cwt	154.00–170.50	945	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	150.53/cwt	141.50–157.50	1,040	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	140.46/cwt	135.50–148.50	1,021	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	128.04/cwt	126.00–137.00	867	52

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