Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 550 to 600 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 601 to 650 lbs not well compared, 651 to 800 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, 801 to 900 lbs mostly steady, 901 to 950 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 to 550 lbs mostly steady, 551 to 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 651 to 700 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 701 to 750 lbs mostly steady. Good to very good demand for another large offering of feeder cattle this week. Many loads and packages offered, as well as a few consignments of replacement quality heifers. Similar quality to last week, form plain to attractive. Flesh varied, from light to moderate plus with some heavy flesh seen at times. Some tag on the cattle as lot conditions are getting dirty. An active market for this offering with slightly less enthusiasm than last week. More winter weather in the area this week with several storms coming on within days of each other bringing more snow and wind, producers are busy digging out between storms and keeping cattle fed and bedded. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 15, expecting another large run.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.71/cwt on 3,839 head.

Average price

$202.71

3,839 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	203.00	1,524	3,698
Medium and Large 1-2	587	201.90	1,186	111
Large 1	867	170.05	1,474	30

One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $50 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 sale3,839 hd

202.71

—

SD average8 barns · 16,936 hd

203.50

−0.79

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

44 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	—	495	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	182.59/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,141	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	161.56/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,349	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	168.53/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,237	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	800	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,632	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	185.41/cwt	177.00–189.50	1,735	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	1,786	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	187.63/cwt	182.75–195.75	1,537	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	753	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,600	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	827	205.87/cwt	205.25–206.50	1,703	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	236.55/cwt	231.50–249.00	1,228	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	7
Steers	Large 1	—	918	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,423	9
Steers	Large 1	—	845	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,491	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	190.63/cwt	180.50–194.50	1,662	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	197.78/cwt	191.00–210.50	1,432	466
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	224.48/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,210	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	203.42/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,151	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	213.17/cwt	206.50–222.00	1,443	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	181.62/cwt	172.00–188.50	1,213	509
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	176.26/cwt	174.75–177.75	1,461	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	814	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,498	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	159.64/cwt	157.75–160.50	1,389	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	174.91/cwt	171.50–178.50	1,345	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,011	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	211.10/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,142	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	201.05/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,154	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	189.88/cwt	183.00–202.00	1,198	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	198.07/cwt	187.00–209.50	1,549	894
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	199.90/cwt	189.50–205.25	1,259	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	182.13/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,313	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	779	189.44/cwt	186.25–193.00	1,476	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	729	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,524	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	220.56/cwt	216.50–232.00	1,310	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	239.50/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,154	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,030	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	226.70/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,084	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	902	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,479	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	218.27/cwt	212.00–228.50	1,373	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,016	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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