Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light offering last week due to weather, sale not reported. Compared to two weeks ago: steers under 650 lbs not well compared, 650 to 900 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, lower undertones noted on steers over 900 lbs. Best test on heifers 600 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 12.00 lower, 701 to 850 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Good to very good demand for today's large offering of attractive quality cattle. A few consignments of backgrounded cattle offered but the majority of the cattle were home raised, many selling in load lots. Flesh varied, from moderate to heavy. Cattle suitable for grass continue to see very good demand, these are getting harder to come by each week. Some tag on the cattle today as the weather has warmed up this week enough to thaw and make pens sloppy. An active market seen for the offering. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 9, expecting around 8500 head again.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.24/cwt on 4,128 head.

Average price

$162.24

4,128 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$317

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$23.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	682	166.04	1,133	84
Medium and Large 1	797	163.53	1,303	3,783
Large 1	1,019	142.33	1,450	261

One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about −$317 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 sale4,128 hd

162.24

—

SD average5 barns · 11,075 hd

168.96

−6.72

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

44 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	—	656	143.19/cwt	142.00–144.50	939	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.00	929	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	161.73/cwt	152.00–167.75	1,016	643
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	141.01/cwt	134.50–150.50	1,172	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	144.41/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,118	411
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	830	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	188.77/cwt	182.00–198.50	1,185	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	147.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,148	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	154.21/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,340	878
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	156.00/cwt	153.25–158.50	1,303	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	179.90/cwt	173.00–183.25	1,231	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	164.78/cwt	153.00–167.75	1,280	600
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	143.90/cwt	140.00–145.25	1,348	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,146	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,490	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	142.72/cwt	139.25–145.25	1,449	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	201.92/cwt	194.00–205.50	1,167	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	143.95/cwt	139.00–145.25	1,414	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	213.17/cwt	211.00–217.50	857	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	177.94/cwt	177.00–178.50	1,128	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	690	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,073	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	169.80/cwt	160.00–174.50	1,231	551
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.90/cwt	149.00–163.75	1,059	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	154.82/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,119	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	135.61/cwt	130.50–138.50	1,180	566
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,281	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	770	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	9,856	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	135.53/cwt	134.00–135.75	1,243	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	808	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	11,231	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	175.06/cwt	169.50–180.00	935	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	913	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	155.32/cwt	142.00–161.50	1,112	793
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,041	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	171.57/cwt	169.00–173.00	988	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	714	162.90/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,163	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	143.52/cwt	139.00–154.00	851	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	8

How this sale compares

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