Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 650 to 949 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher except 800 to 849 lbs not well compared. Heifers 650 to 699 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady. Very good demand for this large offering which sold on an active market. Many attractive cattle to choose from today, the majority of them being home raised. Several opportunities to buy multiple loads of the same consignors' cattle which buyers took advantage of. Flesh varied quite a bit, from light to some heavy at times, more finishing type cattle this week. Cattle with the potential to go to grass continue to be very sought after. Mostly clean hided cattle as lot conditions are fairly decent right now. Weather remains warm and dry, favorable weather for feeding cattle and calving out cows. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.80/cwt on 236 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −171.83 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$324.80

236 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$23.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs SD average

+11.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	328.70	1,825	197
Medium and Large 1-2	584	305.12	1,782	39

One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $466.41, median $496.64 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale236 hd

324.80

—

SD average2 barns · 366 hd

327.69

−2.89

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+11.80

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−171.83

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

40 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	Large 1	550–600	584	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,542	16
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	674	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,604	35
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	33
Steers	Large 1	750–800	769	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	1,940	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	246.58/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,672	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	228.80/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,762	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,325	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	241.90/cwt	232.50–244.75	2,252	428
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,523	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	284.84/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,649	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	325.24/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,873	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	248.56/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,782	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	230.58/cwt	223.00–232.25	1,999	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	249.26/cwt	239.00–256.00	2,171	676
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	299.04/cwt	290.00–308.50	1,995	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	274.17/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,711	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	238.56/cwt	237.00–241.00	2,293	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	306.03/cwt	299.00–321.00	1,913	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	334.58/cwt	324.00–339.00	1,740	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.61/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,579	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	266.12/cwt	255.50–273.50	1,778	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	231.70/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,900	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	267.01/cwt	253.50–271.00	2,061	462
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	246.45/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,878	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	272.87/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,995	601
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	305.12/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,782	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	802	245.16/cwt	242.25–248.00	1,966	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	254.54/cwt	246.50–263.00	2,136	1,490
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,516	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	324.06/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,607	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	746	237.03/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,768	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,788	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	704	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,795	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,932	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	284.92/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,764	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,605	15

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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