Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearlings of different weight classes so an accurate price trend can not be established, higher undertones noted on steers. Good to very good demand for yearling cattle again this week. Many loads and packages available, both off grass and out of yards, in mostly moderate to moderate plus flesh with some heavy flesh. Best test on steer calves 450 to 500 lbs mostly steady, 501 to 600 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Best test on heifer calves 450 to 500 lbs mostly steady, 501 to 550 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for calves with full preconditioning, light demand seen for calves with only spring shots, especially just a 7 way shot and these calves were discounted at times. A light offering of calves today, mostly packages with just a couple loads. Roughly a third of the calves were weaned. Flesh varied, but mostly light to moderate. An active market for yearlings, mostly moderate for calves. Rain again today for the third Wednesday in a row. These cool and wet conditions are putting some pressure on the calf market as well as making harvest a nightmare. Many producers and farmer feeders are trying to tie up harvest before marketing calves or buying calves to feed. Lots are very muddy right now and slow to dry out. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, November 3.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.82/cwt on 1,310 head.

Average price

$162.82

1,310 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$357

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.55

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	166.20	1,155	1,077
Medium and Large 1-2	444	166.14	738	14thin
Large 1	1,036	145.96	1,513	219

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about −$357 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 sale1,310 hd

162.82

—

SD average12 barns · 29,757 hd

175.37

−12.55

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

41 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	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	939	135.38/cwt	135.00–135.75	1,271	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	397	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	619	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,182	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,543	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,116	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,535	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,010	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	161.42/cwt	159.75–163.00	1,482	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	182.43/cwt	172.00–185.50	883	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	155.80/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,228	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,379	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,466	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	182.82/cwt	179.00–184.00	790	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	162.54/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,180	48
Steers	Large 1	—	1,021	148.90/cwt	143.75–155.25	1,520	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	160.16/cwt	158.50–161.25	1,409	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	174.26/cwt	165.50–176.50	896	73
Steers	Large 1	—	1,125	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,479	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	166.39/cwt	161.00–171.50	963	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	156.43/cwt	155.00–161.00	688	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	163.11/cwt	155.50–167.00	1,088	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.24/cwt	162.00–169.00	550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	148.61/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,366	40
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,033	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	913	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,319	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,404	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	712	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	137.16/cwt	135.25–141.50	1,407	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.39/cwt	155.00–166.00	849	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.57/cwt	145.50–150.75	1,079	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	151.51/cwt	150.00–154.00	964	49
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,073	134.96/cwt	132.75–138.75	1,448	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.78/cwt	154.50–166.00	729	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.84/cwt	162.00–171.00	642	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	156.44/cwt	153.50–157.75	1,297	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,380	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	144.71/cwt	133.00–148.00	848	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	771	43

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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