Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not reported last week due to light feeder cattle receipts and too few cattle from two weeks ago to compare to today's large offering and develop an accurate price trend. Very good demand for today's offering with best demand seen for cattle off grass. Several strings and many loads and packages available, including many tested open heifers. Flesh varied but mostly light to moderate on grass cattle and moderate to moderate plus on lot cattle. Attractive quality throughout the day. An active market with a houseful of buyers today. Cooler fall weather has arrived and some silage harvest has begun in this area. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, September 20.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $243.20/cwt on 1,849 head.

Average price

$243.20

1,849 head · 882 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	880	243.41	2,141	1,821
Large 1	1,014	229.42	2,326	28

One grade step is worth $13.99/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale1,849 hd

243.20

—

SD average7 barns · 6,548 hd

240.06

+3.14

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

20 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 1	—	618	256.78/cwt	247.00–258.50	1,587	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	255.48/cwt	251.50–263.00	1,735	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	244.07/cwt	234.00–249.50	2,136	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	257.62/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,971	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,261	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	262.07/cwt	259.00–265.00	2,018	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	240.59/cwt	231.50–243.50	2,230	677
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	250.01/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,850	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	831	269.60/cwt	269.00–270.50	2,240	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	287.82/cwt	284.50–296.00	1,926	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	255.12/cwt	254.00–256.25	2,482	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	229.42/cwt	228.00–231.00	2,326	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	259.47/cwt	252.25–264.75	2,141	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	908	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,147	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	231.40/cwt	223.00–232.25	2,365	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	253.89/cwt	251.75–255.50	2,338	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,928	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	245.30/cwt	236.50–252.50	2,011	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	238.96/cwt	233.50–239.75	2,306	329

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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