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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 25

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Receipts

6,056 head

▲ 5,431 vs last sale 625▲ 6,056 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few cattle last week to compare to today's large offering and develop an accurate price trend, higher undertones noted on all weight classes. A very large offering today of many packages, loads, and strings of both home raised and backgrounded cattle. Quality mostly attractive on today's offering and demand was based mostly on flesh condition. Good to very good demand for cattle in light to moderate plus flesh, moderate to good demand for those in moderate plus to heavy. Some tag on the cattle again this week as is normal for spring time thaw. An active market for this offering with many buyers and a few farmer feeders attending the auction. The beginning of the week saw very good gains on both live and feeder cattle futures giving some optimism to feeders and producers. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 1.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.20/cwt on 4,114 head.

Average price

$141.20

4,114 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	810	142.01	1,150	3,823
Medium and Large 1-2	729	137.00	999	75
Large 1	1,001	128.30	1,284	216

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale4,114 hd

141.20

—

SD average6 barns · 6,214 hd

138.48

+2.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	175.81/cwt	175.00–177.00	759	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	176.09/cwt	170.00–177.50	842	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	171.62/cwt	166.00–173.25	911	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	169.54/cwt	164.00–173.00	971	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	889	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,100	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	160.94/cwt	156.50–167.50	1,006	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	943	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	138.96/cwt	138.50–142.00	931	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.93/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,024	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	689	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,139	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	151.62/cwt	145.50–155.25	1,095	430
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	999	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	129.47/cwt	124.00–139.00	957	33
Steers	—	Large 1	769	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,034	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	142.89/cwt	137.00–150.75	1,100	478
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	774	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,029	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	140.40/cwt	136.00–142.75	1,165	479
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	853	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,083	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	136.18/cwt	131.00–138.90	1,187	678
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	133.51/cwt	131.50–134.70	1,242	371
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	939	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,131	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	132.27/cwt	131.50–133.25	1,282	247
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	979	125.24/cwt	123.00–128.25	1,226	238
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,000	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,230	21
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	128.15/cwt	126.50–129.75	1,320	173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	152.37/cwt	151.00–153.00	663	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.37/cwt	145.00–153.00	782	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	143.55/cwt	137.00–145.50	833	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	144.59/cwt	140.00–151.75	892	263
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	862	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	140.61/cwt	132.00–143.50	949	236
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	865	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	846	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	716	137.88/cwt	136.00–138.25	987	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	130.43/cwt	124.50–131.75	936	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	125.34/cwt	125.00–125.50	926	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	126.77/cwt	124.00–130.75	980	289
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	807	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,126	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	124.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,003	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	123.38/cwt	119.75–125.00	1,070	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,033	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	904	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,012	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	965	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,105	11

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, SD

Wed Mar 25, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 6,056Last week 625Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	853	127.00	127.00
6	—	637	148.00	148.00
238	—	979	123.00–128.25	125.24
119	—	939	120.50	120.50
33	—	739	124.00–139.00	129.47
54	—	774	133.00	133.00
10	—	577	154.00	154.00
47	—	670	138.50–142.00	138.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	769	134.50	134.50
173	—	1,030	126.50–129.75	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
678	—	872	131.00–138.90	136.18
430	—	722	145.50–155.25	151.62
198	—	625	156.50–167.50	160.94
67	—	573	164.00–173.00	169.54
36	—	478	170.00–177.50	176.09
81	—	531	166.00–173.25	171.62
371	—	930	131.50–134.70	133.51
479	—	830	136.00–142.75	140.40
20	—	432	175.00–177.00	175.81
73	—	674	149.00–157.50	151.93
247	—	969	131.50–133.25	132.27
478	—	770	137.00–150.75	142.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	729	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,000	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	623	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	689	165.25	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	894	115.50	115.50
11	—	965	114.50	114.50
69	—	904	112.00	112.00
14	—	636	135.50	135.50
81	—	676	128.00	128.00
28	—	739	125.00–125.50	125.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	807	139.50	139.50
66	—	716	136.00–138.25	137.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
236	—	675	132.00–143.50	140.61
124	—	808	120.00–127.00	124.16
18	—	435	151.00–153.00	152.37
263	—	617	140.00–151.75	144.59
135	—	718	124.50–131.75	130.43
37	—	527	145.00–153.00	148.37
5	—	481	154.00	154.00
38	—	580	137.00–145.50	143.55
180	—	867	119.75–125.00	123.38
289	—	773	124.00–130.75	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	682	124.00	124.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.