Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 850 to 950 lbs mostly steady, 1000 to 1100 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Best test on heifers 600 to 650 lbs and 700 to 750 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 9.00 higher on 600 to 650 lbs. Good to very good demand for today's offering of several strings and many loads and packages. Cattle which can go to grass see very good demand, grass conditions look very promising at this point. Quality and flesh similar to last week, varied quality from plain to attractive and flesh ranging from light to some heavy flesh at times. Some tag on the cattle again this week as more rain has created very muddy lot conditions. A couple consignments of replacement heifers in town due to some flooded pastures. An active market seen for this offering. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, May 11.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.06/cwt on 1,503 head.

Average price

$153.06

1,503 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	854	157.77	1,347	1,051
Large 1	1,057	142.11	1,502	452

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale1,503 hd

153.06

—

SD average6 barns · 6,017 hd

155.17

−2.12

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

33 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 1Full	—	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,082	132.63/cwt	130.25–133.50	1,435	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,008	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	147.87/cwt	139.75–149.00	1,122	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	134.14/cwt	132.25–135.00	1,300	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	165.46/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,119	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	999	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,349	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	157.13/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,161	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	144.34/cwt	142.10–145.50	1,488	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	159.92/cwt	156.00–162.75	1,321	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	191.67/cwt	186.00–200.50	1,071	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	170.91/cwt	166.00–177.50	906	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	154.40/cwt	146.00–158.20	1,107	304
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	861	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	10,633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	183.86/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,153	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	147.21/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,406	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	157.35/cwt	151.00–157.75	1,366	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	173.05/cwt	166.00–176.00	768	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,227	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	160.50/cwt	154.00–165.00	928	22
Steers	Large 1	—	1,074	140.66/cwt	135.25–141.50	1,511	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	150.68/cwt	144.00–154.75	1,392	546
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	138.71/cwt	132.00–140.50	1,144	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	167.78/cwt	156.00–171.25	1,062	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.69/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,065	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	824	1,230.08/cwt	1,175.00–1,260.00	10,136	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	908	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	11,986	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	138.19/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,205	109

How this sale compares

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