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Hub City Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 6

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Receipts

6,728 head

▲ 926 vs last sale 5,802▲ 342 vs year ago 6,386 · +5.4%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 21 comparable sales and sits −163.40 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median21 sales

488.21

−163.40

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $435.00, median $488.21 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,516	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,523	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	324.06/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,607	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	334.58/cwt	324.00–339.00	1,740	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	325.24/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,873	124
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	305.12/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,782	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,788	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	284.92/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,764	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	306.03/cwt	299.00–321.00	1,913	288
Steers	600–650	Large 1	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	299.04/cwt	290.00–308.50	1,995	319
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,767	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,932	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	704	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,795	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	272.87/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,995	601
Steers	750–800	Large 1	769	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	1,940	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	267.01/cwt	253.50–271.00	2,061	462
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	254.54/cwt	246.50–263.00	2,136	1,490
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	249.26/cwt	239.00–256.00	2,171	676
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	241.90/cwt	232.50–244.75	2,252	428
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	238.56/cwt	237.00–241.00	2,293	208
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,325	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,299	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,523	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	303.61/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,579	126
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	284.84/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,649	139
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	584	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,542	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	274.17/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,711	124
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	266.12/cwt	255.50–273.50	1,778	315
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	674	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,604	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	246.58/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,672	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,605	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	248.56/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,782	317
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	746	237.03/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,768	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	246.45/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,878	205
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	228.80/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,762	36
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	802	245.16/cwt	242.25–248.00	1,966	142
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	231.70/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,900	119
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	230.58/cwt	223.00–232.25	1,999	97

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 6, 2024

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

Receipts 6,728Last week 5,802Year ago 6,386

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	584	264.00	264.00
35	650–700	674	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	650–700	678	246.00–247.00	246.58
43	700–750	746	235.00–238.00	237.03
36	750–800	770	225.00–230.00	228.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
24	400–450	424	312.50	312.50
57	450–500	492	309.50	309.50
126	500–550	520	296.00–310.00	303.61
139	550–600	579	275.00–291.00	284.84
124	600–650	624	264.00–281.00	274.17
315	650–700	668	255.50–273.50	266.12
317	700–750	717	242.50–256.00	248.56
205	750–800	762	240.00–249.00	246.45
119	800–850	820	229.00–233.50	231.70
97	850–900	867	223.00–232.25	230.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	290.00	290.00
15	650–700	692	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
142	800–850	802	242.25–248.00	245.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
44	750–800	769	252.25	252.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	442	343.00	343.00
40	450–500	496	322.00–336.00	324.06
73	500–550	520	324.00–339.00	334.58
124	550–600	576	322.00–336.00	325.24
288	600–650	625	299.00–321.00	306.03
319	650–700	667	290.00–308.50	299.04
601	700–750	731	263.00–283.00	272.87
462	750–800	772	253.50–271.00	267.01
1,490	800–850	839	246.50–263.00	254.54
676	850–900	871	239.00–256.00	249.26
428	900–950	931	232.50–244.75	241.90
208	950–1000	961	237.00–241.00	238.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	318.00	318.00
39	550–600	584	295.00–312.00	305.12
38	600–650	619	283.00–286.00	284.92
13	650–700	672	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	608	294.00	294.00
16	650–700	673	287.00	287.00
24	700–750	704	255.00	255.00

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.