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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 29 →

Receipts

5,227 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 5,109▲ 28 vs year ago 5,199 · +0.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearlings not well compared. Steer calves 450 to 599 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 649 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 to 449 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 450 to 499 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 599 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for today's light yearling offering. One string and a handful of loads and packages offered with a few still coming off grass, however, most were out of yards. Varied quality again this week. Moderate to good demand for a large calf offering. A few more weaned consignments this week, from about 30 days and over, however, buyers are reluctant to take a chance on short weaned calves they are afraid are ready to get sick. Preconditioning varied again this week with calves with only a 7 way shot seeing the most discrimination. Lack of full preconditioning and hide color represent wide price spreads in the calf market at times. Flesh varied again this week, from light to moderate plus, with some creep fed calves in the mix. A moderate to active market for this offering with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. This has been a mostly positive week for the futures, however, the confidence seen earlier this fall is missing. Quite a bit of crop left in the country but good weather for the rest of the week could see a lot of it finished up. No feeder cattle next week due to Thanksgiving, two feeder cattle sales the following week, regular sale Wednesday, November 29, and special weaned and preconditioned calf sale in Saturday, December 2.

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 $273.59/cwt on 2,692 head.

Average price

$273.59

2,692 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$650

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$67.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	282.22	1,675	2,040
Medium and Large 1-2	482	278.22	1,340	327
Large 1	1,083	214.75	2,326	325

One grade step is worth $67.47/cwt here — about −$650 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 sale2,692 hd

273.59

—

SD average9 barns · 26,073 hd

268.85

+4.74

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	967	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	335.49/cwt	331.00–337.50	1,084	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	332.72/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,251	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	377	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,161	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,062	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	337.32/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,393	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	294.45/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,284	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	277.53/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,313	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	311.60/cwt	299.00–322.00	1,499	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	301.37/cwt	281.00–308.00	1,591	387
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	271.66/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,434	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	266.94/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,447	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	279.22/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,611	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	254.62/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,477	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	242.58/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,494	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	268.50/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,665	423
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	249.22/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,548	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	257.82/cwt	248.50–266.00	1,745	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	262.24/cwt	255.00–269.25	1,883	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,125	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,143	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,089	115
Steers	—	Large 1	1,083	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	2,326	325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	795	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	282.45/cwt	281.00–283.00	938	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	261.88/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,016	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	933	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	276.61/cwt	258.00–281.00	1,153	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	236.61/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,048	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	237.96/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,126	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	268.45/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,272	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	259.60/cwt	244.00–266.50	1,342	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	236.74/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,241	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,300	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	248.45/cwt	239.50–259.50	1,416	261
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,358	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	232.52/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,442	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,583	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	223.28/cwt	221.00–225.50	1,487	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,964	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,057	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	205.62/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,986	209
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,023	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	2,120	57

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 5,227Last week 5,109Year ago 5,199

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	990	211.00	211.00
69	—	528	271.00–272.00	271.66
16	—	377	308.00	308.00
32	—	621	249.00–250.00	249.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
423	—	620	254.00–278.00	268.50
387	—	528	281.00–308.00	301.37
112	—	376	323.00–335.00	332.72
160	—	481	299.00–322.00	311.60
26	—	961	223.00	223.00
22	—	323	331.00–337.50	335.49
113	—	413	322.00–340.00	337.32
31	—	930	228.50	228.50
102	—	677	248.50–266.00	257.82
165	—	718	255.00–269.25	262.24
267	—	577	274.00–284.00	279.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	273.00	273.00
84	—	436	287.00–300.00	294.45
76	—	542	255.00–269.00	266.94
28	—	307	315.00	315.00
81	—	473	271.00–290.00	277.53
23	—	616	234.00–245.00	242.58
26	—	580	252.00–256.00	254.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
325	—	1,083	214.75	214.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	397	235.00	235.00
13	—	443	231.00–243.00	236.61
22	—	666	221.00–225.50	223.28
68	—	473	234.00–243.00	237.96
35	—	524	230.00–239.00	236.74
14	—	593	229.00	229.00
26	—	320	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	517	244.00–266.50	259.60
84	—	654	242.00	242.00
58	—	388	259.00–282.00	261.88
156	—	474	257.00–276.00	268.45
103	—	620	229.00–239.00	232.52
209	—	966	196.00–209.00	205.62
39	—	279	285.00	285.00
19	—	867	226.50	226.50
261	—	570	239.50–259.50	248.45
20	—	937	219.50	219.50
181	—	417	258.00–281.00	276.61
97	—	332	281.00–283.00	282.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,023	207.25	207.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	558	233.00	233.00

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.