Sale reports / South Dakota / Hub City Livestock Auction / 2021-08-25

Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 25
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020
Receipts
3,269 head
149 vs last sale 3,120 1,104 vs year ago 2,165 · +51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers of different weight classes today than last week so an accurate trend can not be established, higher undertones noted on steers. Best test on heifers 1000 to 1050 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for today's offering of attractive yearlings both off grass and out of feed yards. Flesh varied with most yearlings off grass in light to moderate with some moderate plus flesh at times, yard cattle in moderate to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times. Quite a few strings and many loads to choose from as well as many packages of tested open heifers. An active market with buyers many times taking all loads in a cut when offered. A couple packages of spring calves offered, these saw moderate to good demand. Some rain in the area earlier this week with very good chances for more precipitation tomorrow. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, September 1.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.02/cwt on 1,935 head.
Average price
$144.02
1,935 head · 962 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,386
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.18
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1909148.691,3511,150
Large 11,044137.241,432773
Medium and Large 1-2859134.001,15112thin
One grade step is worth $14.69/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,935 hd
144.02
SD average6 barns · 5,690 hd
150.20
−6.18
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

25 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
BullsMedium and Large 1396223.00/cwt223.00–223.0088310
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy716149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,07010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy857132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,13130
HeifersLarge 11,131130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,47012
HeifersLarge 11,165133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,55848
HeifersLarge 11,057134.92/cwt134.75–138.001,426233
SteersMedium and Large 1686178.86/cwt177.00–180.501,22770
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy945139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,31822
SteersMedium and Large 1618185.75/cwt185.75–185.751,14823
SteersLarge 11,005152.24/cwt148.50–154.751,530469
SteersMedium and Large 1835169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,41542
SteersMedium and Large 1769169.41/cwt169.00–169.501,30333
SteersMedium and Large 1928162.89/cwt154.75–165.001,512160
HeifersMedium and Large 1767158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2128
SteersMedium and Large 1994151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,503117
HeifersMedium and Large 1961144.18/cwt137.75–150.001,386367
HeifersMedium and Large 1357193.00/cwt193.00–193.006896
HeifersMedium and Large 1809154.47/cwt145.50–156.501,25099
HeifersMedium and Large 1693164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1375
HeifersMedium and Large 1719153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1005
SteersLarge 11,078148.44/cwt147.50–148.901,600153
HeifersLarge 11,023138.90/cwt134.75–144.251,421480
HeifersMedium and Large 1886151.47/cwt145.25–153.251,342336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2859134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,15112
HeifersMedium and Large 1937149.39/cwt143.00–150.001,400284

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.