Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearling steers and heifers not well tested today for comparison. Steer calves 450 to 500 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 501 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers calves 400 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances 8.00 to 10.00 higher on 500 to 550 lbs and 600 to 650 lbs. Good demand for packages of yearling cattle offered today, quite a few tested open heifers included. Good to very good demand for today's calf offering made up of packages. Quality and flesh varied, but mostly average to attractive and moderate to moderate plus overall. About half of the calves today were weaned, usually 60 days or more. An active market with both buyers and farmer feeder in the seats today. This is the last feeder cattle sale of 2020, next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 6, and a special Saturday sale on January 9.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.96/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$145.96

1,275 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$371

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	146.99	857	1,198
Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.59	692	56
Large 1	1,044	117.71	1,228	21

One grade step is worth $29.28/cwt here — about −$371 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 sale1,275 hd

145.96

—

SD average9 barns · 12,402 hd

140.65

+5.31

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

42 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	Large 1	—	1,087	116.30/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,264	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,004	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,195	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	155.55/cwt	153.00–157.00	823	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	797	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	162.05/cwt	158.50–166.50	935	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.38/cwt	169.50–181.50	926	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	150.17/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,015	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.84/cwt	150.25–162.50	990	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	856	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	137.65/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,187	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.19/cwt	192.00–196.00	639	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	139.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,103	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	187.19/cwt	179.00–193.00	794	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	182.72/cwt	175.50–188.00	862	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	137.90/cwt	129.50–139.75	1,276	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	144.96/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,064	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	118.06/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,110	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,230	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	160.53/cwt	154.00–165.50	621	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,147	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	125.96/cwt	120.50–129.25	1,092	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.92/cwt	151.00–168.00	677	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	829	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.04/cwt	147.50–161.50	815	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.80/cwt	131.00–145.00	881	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	887	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	956	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,040	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	497	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	161.00/cwt	154.50–166.50	771	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	22

How this sale compares

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