Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves 550 to 650 lbs mostly steady, 651 to 800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers calves 450 to 700 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Too few yearlings these last two weeks for an accurate trend. Another large calf offering this week featuring many loads and packages of home raised calves. Moderate to good demand for calves carrying some flesh, good to very good demand for greener calves, especially black hides which could fit grass programs. Like last week, flesh varied, from light to some heavy. More colored cattle in the offering today, quality similar to last week, from plain to attractive. Moderate to active market activity today. More storms and snow to the south in Nebraska, this winter seems to have been one snowstorm after another in some parts, somewhat limiting where cattle can be sent at times. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.17/cwt on 3,263 head.

Average price

$195.17

3,263 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$665

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

$40.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

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	199.69	1,117	406
Medium and Large 1	699	195.39	1,366	2,789
Large 1	1,121	159.00	1,782	68

One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about −$665 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 sale3,263 hd

195.17

—

SD average7 barns · 17,544 hd

192.90

+2.27

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

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	193.24/cwt	181.00–195.25	1,252	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	209.66/cwt	209.50–210.00	1,094	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	175.25/cwt	172.25–177.50	1,546	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	229.34/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,101	158
Steers	Large 1	—	1,141	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,814	48
Steers	Large 1	—	1,073	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,706	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	191.67/cwt	181.50–195.50	1,369	450
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	213.83/cwt	202.00–217.50	1,362	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	596	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,079	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	220.10/cwt	208.00–228.50	1,250	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	199.38/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,162	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	176.98/cwt	171.50–180.00	1,457	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	196.82/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,323	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,190	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	931	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	212.92/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,026	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	178.60/cwt	173.00–183.75	1,386	545
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,620	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,068	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	880	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	201.41/cwt	192.00–207.00	868	74
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,106	160.95/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,780	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,013	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,193	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,020	161.94/cwt	161.00–162.75	1,652	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,073	156.67/cwt	152.50–159.50	1,681	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	166.88/cwt	164.25–170.50	1,218	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	182.96/cwt	173.50–194.00	1,059	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	149.49/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,366	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.04/cwt	166.00–172.25	1,148	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	207.75/cwt	207.00–208.00	816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	159.66/cwt	151.50–162.25	1,581	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	174.40/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,250	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,220	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	194.20/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,035	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	877	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	162.67/cwt	162.00–162.75	1,238	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	222.53/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,175	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	230.81/cwt	229.00–232.00	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	191.21/cwt	183.00–195.00	883	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	180.35/cwt	172.75–189.00	1,125	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	849	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,405	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	737	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,404	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	619	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,223	94

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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