Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 550 to 600 lbs mostly steady, 601 to 750 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 751 to 800 lbs steady to 3.00 higher with instances up to 7.00 higher, 801 to 850 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 601 to 650 lbs mostly steady, 651 to 750 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearling cattle not well compared. Good to very good demand for this large offering featuring many packages and loads of both home raised and backgrounded calves and a handful of loads and packages of yearlings, mostly heifers. Less flesh than last week, especially on big cattle, and lots of grass types to choose from today. Quality varied, more attractive quality overall than last week. A few less colored cattle this week. An active market seen for this offering. Cold weather will return next week, some areas farther south could see more snow. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 1.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.21/cwt on 3,341 head.

Average price

$199.21

3,341 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$4.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	199.22	1,346	3,335
Medium and Large 1-2	580	195.00	1,131	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.22/cwt here — about $215 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 sale3,341 hd

199.21

—

SD average9 barns · 17,430 hd

192.08

+7.13

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

45 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	—	676	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,082	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,157	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,764	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,110	149.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,659	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	175.99/cwt	168.50–179.25	1,172	586
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	147.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,074	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	185.57/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,357	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	208.08/cwt	196.00–212.75	1,313	784
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	924	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	175.23/cwt	174.50–175.50	1,528	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	213.79/cwt	206.50–226.50	1,234	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	197.00/cwt	191.50–203.50	1,322	382
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,108	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,088	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	149.05/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,452	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	201.06/cwt	188.50–208.00	949	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	182.60/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,130	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,665	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	172.82/cwt	169.75–175.00	1,578	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	182.54/cwt	175.00–191.50	1,415	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	191.44/cwt	190.00–193.00	703	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	898	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.70/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,001	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	224.21/cwt	211.00–230.50	1,175	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	177.36/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,469	295
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	171.63/cwt	163.50–174.25	1,251	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	179.22/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,192	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	232.42/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,130	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,119	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,078	158.02/cwt	150.50–159.00	1,703	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	167.77/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,277	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.00/cwt	179.50–193.00	976	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	179.55/cwt	170.50–188.50	1,047	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	952	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,358	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	974	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	195.75/cwt	189.00–201.00	840	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	165.07/cwt	161.00–167.50	1,327	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	955	26

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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