Sale reports / South Dakota / Hub City Livestock Auction / 2020-10-28

Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 28
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020
Receipts
4,206 head
32 vs last sale 4,238 1,234 vs year ago 5,440 · 22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 850 to 950 lbs mostly steady, 1050 to 1100 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling heifers not well compared today. Calves too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate trend, higher undertones noted on calves. Good demand for today's yearling offering consisting of several strings and many loads and packages. More flesh on yearlings this week as there were fewer off grass and more yard cattle, most in moderate to moderate plus flesh with some heavy flesh at times. Quality varied quite a bit today, from plain to attractive. Moderate to good demand for many packages and a couple loads of average to attractive quality calves today. All calves off the cow and most had full preconditioning, those without were discounted, especially those with just a 7 way shot. A moderate to active market seen for this offering with both buyers and some farmer feeders in the seats. Warmer temperatures are predicted for the rest of the week and into next week which will create some muddy road and lot conditions. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, November 4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.89/cwt on 2,563 head.
Average price
$141.89
2,563 head · 799 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$32.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.25
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1714148.181,0571,845
Medium and Large 1-2784126.89994122
Large 11,067125.711,342583
Large 1-21,053116.001,22113thin
One grade step is worth $32.18/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale2,563 hd
141.89
SD average11 barns · 19,014 hd
151.14
−9.25
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

44 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1583137.01/cwt135.00–140.5079999
HeifersMedium and Large 1430146.33/cwt140.50–148.5062956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2894119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,06843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2752111.00/cwt111.00–111.0083516
SteersMedium and Large 1886135.34/cwt133.00–139.001,199150
SteersMedium and Large 1344178.00/cwt178.00–178.006127
SteersMedium and Large 1365174.00/cwt174.00–174.0063514
HeifersMedium and Large 1770126.61/cwt126.00–127.0097529
HeifersMedium and Large 1478144.33/cwt136.00–147.00690103
SteersMedium and Large 1476167.94/cwt156.00–175.00799123
SteersMedium and Large 1519161.25/cwt152.00–166.50837144
HeifersMedium and Large 1844129.01/cwt123.00–131.251,08984
SteersMedium and Large 1808135.64/cwt134.00–138.501,09630
HeifersMedium and Large 1856132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,13450
SteersMedium and Large 1724136.00/cwt136.00–136.009854
SteersMedium and Large 1932136.68/cwt130.00–140.751,274417
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009139
SteersLarge 1-21,053116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,22113
SteersLarge 11,101120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,32786
SteersLarge 11,072126.88/cwt125.00–128.501,360401
HeifersLarge 11,003124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,2517
SteersLarge 11,018125.52/cwt123.00–127.001,27896
SteersMedium and Large 1778137.39/cwt136.50–139.251,06936
SteersMedium and Large 1420178.48/cwt167.00–181.50750104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2791124.50/cwt124.50–124.5098554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567136.50/cwt136.50–136.507748
HeifersMedium and Large 1604136.00/cwt136.00–136.0082115
HeifersMedium and Large 1528141.68/cwt127.00–144.75748245
SteersMedium and Large 1964136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,311177
SteersMedium and Large 1613147.92/cwt141.50–150.00907131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436140.00/cwt140.00–140.0061011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005114
HeifersMedium and Large 1917127.60/cwt127.25–129.001,170269
HeifersMedium and Large 1731133.59/cwt133.50–133.7597786
SteersMedium and Large 1572153.83/cwt143.00–158.75880441
HeifersMedium and Large 1382135.79/cwt133.50–139.5051938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2903120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,08811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2889125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,11149
HeifersMedium and Large 1959125.38/cwt123.00–126.001,202143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436125.00/cwt125.00–125.005457
HeifersMedium and Large 1333143.38/cwt140.00–146.0047711
SteersMedium and Large 1678140.00/cwt140.00–140.0094916
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy443161.00/cwt161.00–161.0071312
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy924127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,17339

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.