Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearling steers 850 to 1000 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, yearling heifers not well compared. Compared to Saturday's calf sale: steer calves 500 to 550 lbs mostly steady, 551 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 to 450 lbs and 551 to 600 lbs mostly steady, 501 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Good demand for several strings and packages of yearlings in today's offering. Flesh mostly moderate plus overall on yearlings with some carrying a little tag. Quality varied, especially on packages. Moderate to good demand for today's calf offering. Many packages and only a couple of loads offered, many still off the cow but several weaned consignments available, most weaned over 60 days. Quality varied, from plain to attractive. Less flesh overall on the calves than seen on Saturday. A moderate to active market with both buyers and some farmer feeders in the seats again today. Mild weather continues for this time of year. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, December 16.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.36/cwt on 2,458 head.

Average price

$147.36

2,458 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$415

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

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

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	625	148.52	929	27
Medium and Large 1	757	147.85	1,119	2,352
Large 1	1,016	132.21	1,344	79

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about −$415 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 sale2,458 hd

147.36

—

SD average8 barns · 23,390 hd

154.04

−6.68

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

45 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.13/cwt	137.50–150.50	784	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	133.61/cwt	132.00–136.25	1,309	490
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.96/cwt	155.00–162.50	699	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	603	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	135.17/cwt	135.00–135.50	964	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	127.05/cwt	125.50–128.50	916	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	158.92/cwt	153.00–161.50	996	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.47/cwt	148.50–155.50	1,016	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	161.60/cwt	156.00–165.50	936	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.23/cwt	134.25–137.50	1,035	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.25/cwt	133.50–137.50	852	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,143	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,166	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,190	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,303	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,250	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,269	56
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,234	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,087	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,228	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	133.69/cwt	133.25–135.75	1,350	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	135.66/cwt	132.00–140.85	1,253	305
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	129.28/cwt	129.00–130.00	893	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	121.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,137	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	837	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,088	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.06/cwt	146.00–158.50	733	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,094	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	989	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	138.76/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,200	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.03/cwt	166.00–178.50	889	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	169.39/cwt	163.00–174.00	816	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	866	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	123.85/cwt	117.00–125.25	1,204	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	157.86/cwt	155.00–161.00	527	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.60/cwt	185.00–186.00	781	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	120.33/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,061	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.05/cwt	133.00–145.00	798	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	11

How this sale compares

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