Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 950 to 1000 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Best test on yearling heifers 750 to 800 lbs mostly steady, 850 to 900 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower with instances up to 8.00 lower. Steer calves 400 to 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 451 to 650 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 651 to 700 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 450 to 500 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher, 501 to 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 601 to 650 lbs steady. Good demand for another large yearling offering this week. Several strings and many loads and packages of yearling steers and heifers offered, in flesh which ranged from light to heavy. Quality on yearlings also varied greatly today. Moderate to good demand for today's large calf offering featuring many, many packages and quite a few loads. Quality and flesh varied on calves, from plain to attractive, and flesh from light to moderate plus. A couple packages of weaned calves, weaned 30 to 59 days, but the majority was off the cow again this week. Most of the calves had at least one full round of fall shots, those without were discounted at times. An active market seen for this large offering. No feeder cattle sale next week due to Thanksgiving, the next feeder cattle sale will be Wednesday, December 2, and a special weaned calf sale on Saturday, December 5. Happy Thanksgiving!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.75/cwt on 3,806 head.

Average price

$151.75

3,806 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	152.71	1,067	3,472
Medium and Large 1-2	554	149.61	829	182
Large 1	1,042	132.38	1,379	152

One grade step is worth $20.32/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale3,806 hd

151.75

—

SD average9 barns · 25,917 hd

156.15

−4.40

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

49 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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	135.70/cwt	132.75–137.00	1,375	107
Steers	Large 1	—	1,110	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,382	45
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,148	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,306	54
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,090	117.71/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,283	58
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,043	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,202	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	906	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,078	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	142.35/cwt	138.75–143.25	1,388	344
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.32/cwt	141.50–158.00	708	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	142.20/cwt	138.50–143.50	1,317	458
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	170.11/cwt	168.50–176.00	614	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	192.77/cwt	189.50–199.50	731	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.80/cwt	138.50–143.50	1,028	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	138.56/cwt	136.50–141.00	1,194	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	975	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	140.98/cwt	139.50–148.25	1,188	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	153.72/cwt	146.25–160.00	948	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	134.71/cwt	131.25–137.25	1,095	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.84/cwt	149.00–161.00	661	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	167.54/cwt	164.00–173.00	808	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	125.88/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,217	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.55/cwt	150.50–166.75	912	580
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	129.75/cwt	126.25–132.00	1,194	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.90/cwt	159.00–170.00	854	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	182.21/cwt	174.50–188.00	787	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	907	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	419	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	881	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	774	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	562	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	849	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	128.72/cwt	122.50–133.25	1,139	493
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	134.42/cwt	125.50–137.25	1,073	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.45/cwt	136.50–144.75	806	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	157.28/cwt	155.00–158.00	612	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.80/cwt	154.00–158.50	757	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	970	438
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.40/cwt	140.50–151.00	760	446
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	136.27/cwt	130.50–138.75	865	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	143.62/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,102	211

How this sale compares

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