Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 800 to 900 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 901 to 1000 lbs mostly steady. Best test on heifers 600 to 650 lbs mostly steady, 651 to 950 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher except 700 to 750 and 850 to 900 lbs not well compared. Good to very good demand for another large offering this week. Light fleshed cattle which can go to grass continue to see very good demand. Several strings available again this week, as well as many loads and packages, all selling on an active market. Quality slightly less attractive overall than last week, but still many attractive quality cattle to choose from. Flesh varied again today, from light to heavy. A few consignments in town this week due to dry conditions and producers trying to save grass for the cow herd. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, May 26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.40/cwt on 3,028 head.

Average price

$135.40

3,028 head · 888 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	828	140.20	1,161	2,264
Medium and Large 1-2	732	132.40	969	38
Large 1	1,080	120.61	1,303	726

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale3,028 hd

135.40

—

SD average5 barns · 8,746 hd

135.76

−0.35

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

36 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	—	1,016	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,194	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,255	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,431	46
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	121.42/cwt	117.25–122.25	1,313	183
Steers	Large 1	—	1,122	117.98/cwt	115.75–121.25	1,324	225
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	123.37/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,253	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	884	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,028	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.85/cwt	170.00–179.50	828	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	141.50/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,090	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.97/cwt	127.00–138.50	980	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	123.55/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,084	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	167.93/cwt	159.00–171.50	1,016	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	126.51/cwt	122.00–128.25	1,222	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.18/cwt	146.00–149.25	993	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	173.62/cwt	171.00–175.00	892	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.32/cwt	136.00–144.00	944	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	128.31/cwt	124.75–129.25	1,059	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	166.86/cwt	160.50–170.00	929	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.01/cwt	142.00–151.00	853	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	140.67/cwt	134.00–143.75	1,165	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.22/cwt	143.50–150.50	768	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	718	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	143.44/cwt	140.00–145.50	905	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	925	1,155.00/cwt	1,155.00–1,155.00	10,684	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	131.33/cwt	124.00–135.20	1,211	850
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	133.14/cwt	126.50–139.00	1,017	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	843	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,087	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,056	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	121.60/cwt	120.00–122.75	1,118	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.87/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,069	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	133.14/cwt	131.25–134.00	1,170	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.76/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,001	27

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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