Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Wednesday: steer calves 450 to 499 lbs and 600 to 649 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 500 to 599 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers not well compared. Heifer calves 450 to 499 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 599 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Best test on yearling heifers 900 to 949 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for yearlings, mostly moderate demand for calves. A couple strings and loads made up most of the yearling offering. Varied quality, from plain to attractive, with most of the cattle carrying some flesh, Mostly packages and just a handful of loads for the calf offering. A few consignments of weaned calves, but quite a few of these were weaned less than 30 days, the majority still coming right off the cow. Preconditioning varied, lots with just a good round of fall shots and not much for spring time and few just 7 way deals. Mostly light to moderate flesh on calves overall. A moderate to active market with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. The futures complex continues to frustrate with another day of losses on both feeder and live cattle, some months over 5.00. The area is enjoying unusually warm temps, today was close to 60 degrees. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, December 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.01/cwt on 2,096 head.

Average price

$248.01

2,096 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$505

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$66.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.83

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	260.84	1,650	1,510
Medium and Large 1-2	599	248.74	1,490	222
Large 1	1,109	194.35	2,154	364

One grade step is worth $66.49/cwt here — about −$505 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 sale2,096 hd

248.01

—

SD average9 barns · 18,875 hd

263.84

−15.83

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

46 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	—	759	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	282.29/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,490	273
Steers	Large 1	—	1,134	189.49/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,149	180
Steers	Large 1	—	1,028	205.76/cwt	199.50–220.00	2,115	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	310.75/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,314	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	258.67/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,596	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	737	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,618	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	901	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	249.43/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,669	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	294.17/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,274	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	281.22/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,361	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	210.34/cwt	205.75–216.50	1,929	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,183	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	259.43/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,352	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	233.62/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,469	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,058	188.78/cwt	188.50–191.00	1,997	73
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,029	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,971	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	263.44/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,254	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	196.95/cwt	195.00–198.50	1,635	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	733	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,393	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	231.38/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,668	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	274.08/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,557	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,581	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	245.08/cwt	236.50–250.00	1,306	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	242.50/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,370	176
Steers	Large 1	—	1,241	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	2,237	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	307.83/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,456	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,069	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	203.51/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,935	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	198.08/cwt	191.50–207.50	1,838	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	624	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,282	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	269.25/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,166	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,535	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	201.91/cwt	194.50–206.25	1,773	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	233.04/cwt	227.00–251.00	1,410	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,315	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	241.97/cwt	227.00–251.00	1,004	31

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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