Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 900 to 1000 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Best test on yearling heifers 900 to 950 lbs mostly steady. Calves compared to Saturday: steer calves 500 to 600 lbs 8.00 to 12.00 lower, 601 to 650 lbs 2.00 lower. Best test on heifer calves 450 to 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 550 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Good to very good demand for a large offering of yearlings today. A couple strings as well as many loads and packages offered, overall quality on yearlings more attractive than last week. Flesh similar, from moderate to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times. Good demand for calves today. A smaller offering than Saturday, with many packages and a handful of loads, roughly one third of today's calves were weaned. Flesh varied, from moderate to some heavy. Overall quality less attractive than Saturday. A moderate to active market for today's offering. Some areas saw light snow overnight with larger accumulations farther north. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, December 14.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.82/cwt on 2,743 head.

Average price

$194.82

2,743 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$668

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

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

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	559	202.45	1,131	131
Medium and Large 1	764	195.63	1,495	2,453
Large 1	1,022	176.05	1,799	159

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about −$668 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 sale2,743 hd

194.82

—

SD average9 barns · 28,887 hd

202.25

−7.43

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 1Full	—	846	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,379	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,146	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,759	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,002	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,573	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,084	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,783	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	170.08/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,056	40
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,014	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,531	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	182.42/cwt	175.25–187.00	1,684	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	181.58/cwt	179.25–187.75	1,783	451
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	186.08/cwt	179.00–189.25	1,624	510
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	172.71/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,326	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	204.01/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,275	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	246.61/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,051	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	235.87/cwt	228.00–240.50	1,130	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	195.03/cwt	193.00–200.25	1,293	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	211.19/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,197	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	185.09/cwt	176.50–187.75	1,544	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	194.08/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,122	34
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	179.56/cwt	177.25–181.20	1,803	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	204.88/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,112	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	199.55/cwt	197.00–202.00	974	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	202.82/cwt	198.00–210.00	860	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,175	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	190.84/cwt	186.75–196.25	1,092	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	171.92/cwt	166.00–173.75	1,647	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	167.10/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,317	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	173.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,498	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	170.59/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,402	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	196.66/cwt	184.00–203.00	1,007	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	217.96/cwt	214.00–222.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	176.68/cwt	176.00–177.00	958	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,044	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,791	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,207	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	894	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,475	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	245.36/cwt	243.00–250.00	900	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	172.10/cwt	167.50–173.75	1,609	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	218.72/cwt	210.00–228.50	1,148	196

How this sale compares

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