Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 850 to 950 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Best test on heifers 650 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower and 900 to 950 lbs mostly 1.00 higher. Good to very good demand for today's offering which included several strings and many loads and packages. Similar flesh as last week, from light to moderate plus with cattle coming both off grass and out of yards. Quality varied, from plain to attractive, less attractive quality overall than last week. An active market seen for this offering. No moisture again this past week for the area and temperatures have returned to the 90's. Grass and crop conditions are deteriorating quickly. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, July 28.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.16/cwt on 1,196 head.

Average price

$141.16

1,196 head · 885 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	818	146.10	1,195	860
Medium and Large 1-2	814	133.04	1,083	16thin
Large 1	1,071	128.27	1,373	320

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale1,196 hd

141.16

—

SD average4 barns · 3,016 hd

139.15

+2.00

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

23 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 1-2	—	1,009	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,297	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	142.24/cwt	134.50–147.25	1,466	98
Steers	Large 1	—	1,063	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,438	53
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,047	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,340	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,072	128.29/cwt	123.75–128.50	1,375	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	971	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,282	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	154.90/cwt	149.50–156.50	1,058	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	154.74/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,201	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	140.82/cwt	129.50–142.20	1,311	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	155.39/cwt	148.50–158.50	1,383	407
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	154.94/cwt	149.50–157.00	1,419	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,207	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	133.04/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,083	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	146.53/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,184	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	161.79/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,338	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.50	758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	147.93/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,154	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,452	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	153.67/cwt	147.50–160.50	990	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,026	12

How this sale compares

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