Sale reports / South Dakota / Hub City Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 24
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020
Receipts
7,643 head
3,238 vs last sale 4,405 2,920 vs year ago 4,723 · +61.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 550 to 600 lbs mostly steady, 601 to 650 lbs not well compared, 651 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 701 to 900 lbs mostly steady with instances 2.00 lower on 700 to 800 lbs. Best test on heifers 600 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 651 to 750 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 3.00 lower on 700 to 750 lbs. Good to very good demand for today's very large offering of many packages and loads. The majority of these cattle were home raised and quality was attractive throughout the day. Flesh varied, from moderate to heavy, and demand was based mostly on flesh condition. More flesh overall today than seen last week. Some cattle carrying tag today as the temps have gotten warm enough to thaw this past week. An active market seen for this offering. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 3.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.50/cwt on 4,839 head.
Average price
$144.50
4,839 head · 779 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$343
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$17.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.03
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2632146.3792446
Medium and Large 1773145.071,1214,623
Large 1987128.461,268170
One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about −$343 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 sale4,839 hd
144.50
SD average9 barns · 21,656 hd
148.53
−4.03
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

43 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
SteersLarge 1725139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,00848
SteersLarge 11,105122.75/cwt122.75–122.751,35657
HeifersLarge 11,202103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,24459
SteersLarge 11,077125.68/cwt119.00–126.751,35465
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy582156.00/cwt156.00–156.0090821
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy775129.45/cwt123.50–133.001,00337
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement773137.72/cwt135.00–141.001,065176
SteersMedium and Large 1681151.79/cwt147.50–157.751,034674
SteersMedium and Large 1539174.83/cwt169.00–179.50942195
SteersMedium and Large 1866137.80/cwt130.50–141.701,193764
HeifersMedium and Large 1817127.30/cwt124.00–137.501,04094
HeifersMedium and Large 1391169.00/cwt169.00–169.0066111
SteersMedium and Large 1561168.71/cwt164.50–174.00946155
HeifersMedium and Large 1934121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1307
SteersMedium and Large 1975128.95/cwt127.50–129.751,257170
SteersMedium and Large 1924129.56/cwt125.50–132.251,197362
SteersMedium and Large 1636157.73/cwt150.00–163.251,003251
HeifersMedium and Large 1471161.12/cwt156.00–165.0075992
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement677150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,01942
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy722122.50/cwt122.50–122.5088415
SteersMedium and Large 1773145.15/cwt137.50–148.001,122680
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy696122.36/cwt113.50–127.7585233
SteersMedium and Large 1482178.94/cwt175.00–183.5086251
HeifersMedium and Large 1880125.28/cwt120.75–129.001,102250
SteersMedium and Large 1827140.46/cwt133.50–147.751,162587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,01325
HeifersMedium and Large 1732134.92/cwt125.75–139.50988223
HeifersMedium and Large 1781125.25/cwt121.00–127.0097898
HeifersMedium and Large 1426161.02/cwt156.00–164.5068633
SteersMedium and Large 1722150.36/cwt146.75–155.001,086406
HeifersMedium and Large 1664140.26/cwt132.00–145.75931228
HeifersMedium and Large 1512156.39/cwt149.00–161.50801138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582147.50/cwt147.50–147.5085815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383168.00/cwt168.00–168.006436
HeifersMedium and Large 1577150.44/cwt145.50–154.00868337
HeifersMedium and Large 1624142.26/cwt136.00–148.25888209
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy805114.00/cwt114.00–114.0091815
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy888127.48/cwt117.00–129.251,132149
HeifersMedium and Large 18231,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.008,72463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy773115.00/cwt115.00–115.0088918
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy622146.24/cwt145.00–147.5091038
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy817128.96/cwt124.50–131.501,05440
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy947124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,17443

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.