Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 600 to 700 lbs unevenly steady, 701 to 950 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 651 to 800 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 2.00 lower on 700 to 750 lbs. Another large offering of feeder cattle this week featuring many packages and loads, most of these home raised. Very good demand for grass type cattle, good to very good demand for feeding type cattle. Quality varied, from plain to attractive, many colored cattle offered today. Similar to recent weeks, flesh varied, from light to some heavy at times. More tag seen this week as the weather has gotten warm and lots are rapidly thawing and getting sloppy. An active market seen for this offering. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.28/cwt on 3,513 head.

Average price

$161.28

3,513 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$459

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

$32.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	629	172.91	1,087	95
Medium and Large 1	803	161.27	1,296	3,367
Large 1	1,103	140.25	1,547	51

One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about −$459 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 sale3,513 hd

161.28

—

SD average8 barns · 15,569 hd

161.45

−0.16

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

32 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	—	638	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	931	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,008	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	142.59/cwt	140.00–144.00	987	46
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,133	136.63/cwt	134.75–137.75	1,548	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.87/cwt	138.75–149.00	1,107	356
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	144.41/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,396	189
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,547	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	199.65/cwt	191.00–203.50	1,048	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	172.38/cwt	161.50–179.50	1,096	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	166.45/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,213	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	148.67/cwt	140.50–153.75	1,368	828
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	224.54/cwt	220.00–226.00	936	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	180.83/cwt	176.00–183.50	940	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	137.76/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,138	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	176.34/cwt	167.50–180.50	1,208	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	158.03/cwt	150.50–163.25	1,305	474
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	191.24/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,094	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	150.30/cwt	143.50–155.00	1,064	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	165.52/cwt	161.00–170.00	962	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	161.28/cwt	152.00–169.75	1,250	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	190.79/cwt	183.50–202.50	1,196	326
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	823	1,212.81/cwt	1,180.00–1,250.00	9,981	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	152.08/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,033	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	174.17/cwt	168.00–181.50	829	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.88/cwt	150.00–166.25	1,012	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	693	156.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,084	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	148.34/cwt	143.50–154.75	1,299	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	142.51/cwt	138.00–145.25	1,153	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	139.53/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,217	141

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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