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Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Receipts

2,785 head

▼ 1,870 vs last sale 4,655▼ 2,186 vs year ago 4,971 · −44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearling steers and heifers not well tested today for comparison. Steer calves 450 to 500 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 501 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers calves 400 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances 8.00 to 10.00 higher on 500 to 550 lbs and 600 to 650 lbs. Good demand for packages of yearling cattle offered today, quite a few tested open heifers included. Good to very good demand for today's calf offering made up of packages. Quality and flesh varied, but mostly average to attractive and moderate to moderate plus overall. About half of the calves today were weaned, usually 60 days or more. An active market with both buyers and farmer feeder in the seats today. This is the last feeder cattle sale of 2020, next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 6, and a special Saturday sale on January 9.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.96/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$145.96

1,275 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$371

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	146.99	857	1,198
Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.59	692	56
Large 1	1,044	117.71	1,228	21

One grade step is worth $29.28/cwt here — about −$371 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 sale1,275 hd

145.96

—

SD average9 barns · 12,402 hd

140.65

+5.31

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	194.19/cwt	192.00–196.00	639	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	746	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	187.19/cwt	179.00–193.00	794	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	182.72/cwt	175.50–188.00	862	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	797	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	497	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	736	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	175.38/cwt	169.50–181.50	926	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	155.55/cwt	153.00–157.00	823	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	160.53/cwt	154.00–165.50	621	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.92/cwt	151.00–168.00	677	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	161.00/cwt	154.50–166.50	771	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	156.04/cwt	147.50–161.50	815	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Receipts 2,785Last week 4,655Year ago 4,971

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	116.00–119.00	116.30
11	—	1,004	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	140.00	140.00
12	—	483	150.00	150.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt

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Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Receipts

2,785 head

▼ 1,870 vs last sale 4,655▼ 2,186 vs year ago 4,971 · −44.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.96/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$145.96

1,275 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$371

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	146.99	857	1,198
Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.59	692	56
Large 1	1,044	117.71	1,228	21

One grade step is worth $29.28/cwt here — about −$371 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 sale1,275 hd

145.96

—

SD average9 barns · 12,402 hd

140.65

+5.31

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	194.19/cwt	192.00–196.00	639	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	746	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	187.19/cwt	179.00–193.00	794	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	182.72/cwt	175.50–188.00	862	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	797	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	497	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	736	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	175.38/cwt	169.50–181.50	926	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	155.55/cwt	153.00–157.00	823	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	160.53/cwt	154.00–165.50	621	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.92/cwt	151.00–168.00	677	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	161.00/cwt	154.50–166.50	771	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	156.04/cwt	147.50–161.50	815	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Receipts 2,785Last week 4,655Year ago 4,971

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	116.00–119.00	116.30
11	—	1,004	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	140.00	140.00
12	—	483	150.00	150.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	940	114.00–124.00	118.06
18	—	990	124.25	124.25
63	—	387	154.00–165.50	160.53
69	—	867	120.50–129.25	125.96
118	—	426	151.00–168.00	158.92
12	—	333	165.00	165.00
133	—	572	140.00–148.00	144.89
159	—	522	147.50–161.50	156.04
297	—	626	131.00–145.00	140.80
36	—	652	136.00	136.00
42	—	712	134.25	134.25
42	—	773	134.50	134.50
121	—	479	154.50–166.50	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	637	120.00	120.00
26	—	473	140.00	140.00
9	—	346	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	529	153.00–157.00	155.55
26	—	473	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	577	158.50–166.50	162.05
173	—	528	169.50–181.50	175.38
182	—	676	144.00–160.00	150.17
238	—	623	150.25–162.50	158.84
9	—	983	123.50	123.50
12	—	862	136.00–138.50	137.65
26	—	329	192.00–196.00	194.19
29	—	788	135.00–141.00	139.99
89	—	424	179.00–193.00	187.19
100	—	472	175.50–188.00	182.72
45	—	925	129.50–139.75	137.90
75	—	734	141.00–148.00	144.96
15	—	828	138.50	138.50
16	—	397	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	397	160.00	160.00
14	—	497	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	655	128.00	128.00
22	—	643	145.00	145.00