Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 850 to 899 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Best test on yearling heifers 800 to 849 lbs and 900 to 949 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher on 800 to 849 lbs. Steer and heifer calves not well compared. Good to very good demand for loads and packages of yearlings today. Most of the yearlings are still coming off grass, flesh on these cattle mostly moderate to moderate plus with a few yard cattle in heavy flesh. Mostly good demand for calves today with load lots seeing the best demand. Not too many consignments of calves moving in this area yet as many producers are choosing to finish harvest while the weather is good. Quality on calves varied again this week but more attractive calves to choose from than last week. Most calves had at least one full round of shots and those without or with just a 7 way shot saw discounted prices. An active market today with both buyers and a few farmer feeders in the seats. Some farmers are finishing up corn harvest, the weather remains fairly warm and dry. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, October 30.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.00/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −189.56 against this barn's trailing median of $443.56.

Average price

$254.00

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−33.83

vs SD average

−5.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	254.00	1,377	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $459.70, low $406.00, median $443.56 across 27 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 sale13 hd

254.00

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SD average11 barns · 4,298 hd

287.83

−33.83

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−5.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

443.56

−189.56

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

33 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	900–950	940	221.50/cwt	220.00–223.00	2,082	18
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	232.54/cwt	226.00–233.25	2,384	135
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,253	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,399	12
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,293	33
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,213	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	2,368	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	240.70/cwt	233.00–249.75	2,092	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	289.14/cwt	283.50–300.00	1,764	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,400	82
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	2,426	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,091	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	258.02/cwt	255.00–258.25	2,312	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	355.68/cwt	336.00–361.00	1,519	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,257	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	221.77/cwt	217.50–226.00	2,178	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	245.68/cwt	240.50–249.75	2,024	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,096	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,734	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	265.43/cwt	260.50–267.00	2,028	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	317.46/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,638	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,649	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	240.23/cwt	239.00–240.50	2,239	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	284.74/cwt	275.50–288.00	1,933	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	244.13/cwt	241.50–245.25	2,346	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,377	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	320.93/cwt	297.50–324.00	1,431	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,267	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	254.80/cwt	249.00–259.50	1,835	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,448	8

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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