Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder cattle last week, compared tp two weeks ago: best test on steers 800 to 899 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher on 800 to 849 lbs. Best test on heifers 650 to 699 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Very good demand for this large offering featuring a wide variety of cattle, including replacement quality heifers, fall calves, and several strings of big, backgrounded yearling cattle. Flesh varied quite a bit, from light to heavy flesh at times. An active market with buyers taking multiple loads of the same man's cattle to get pens filled. Temps have continued to be higher than normal these last few weeks with some areas seeing spotty rain but most of the area has gotten dry and is in need of rain. Crop and grass conditions still look decent so far, first cut alfalfa is getting started. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, June 14.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.23/cwt on 2,621 head.

Average price

$217.23

2,621 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$497

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	221.24	1,746	2,303
Large 1	1,192	188.18	2,244	318

One grade step is worth $33.06/cwt here — about −$497 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 sale2,621 hd

217.23

—

SD average5 barns · 11,108 hd

227.97

−10.74

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

35 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	—	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,715	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,226	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,195	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,174	188.37/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,211	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	217.45/cwt	207.00–229.50	1,674	368
Steers	Large 1	—	1,086	206.39/cwt	200.00–209.75	2,241	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	225.31/cwt	213.50–225.75	2,197	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	244.27/cwt	233.00–250.00	2,003	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	235.50/cwt	233.50–237.50	2,101	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	281.52/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,796	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	245.84/cwt	244.50–247.50	1,932	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,484	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	298.38/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,740	205
Steers	Large 1	—	1,114	208.31/cwt	198.50–209.75	2,321	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	311.04/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,568	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	219.21/cwt	217.50–222.50	2,058	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,931	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	250.98/cwt	242.00–256.50	1,805	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	206.74/cwt	197.50–212.25	1,900	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	261.40/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,775	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	283.77/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,280	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	844	229.86/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,940	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	170
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	219.74/cwt	203.50–225.75	2,224	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	213.59/cwt	205.50–217.50	1,781	653
Steers	Large 1	—	1,156	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,306	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,271	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,402	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	268.19/cwt	254.50–271.00	1,518	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	238.49/cwt	228.00–244.50	1,524	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	226.45/cwt	223.50–229.50	1,676	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	211.52/cwt	204.50–217.50	1,853	431
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	239.03/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,613	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,583	15

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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