Aberdeen livestock auction report

The Hub City Livestock Auction, Aberdeen, South Dakota, reported receipts of 2,375 head on July 11, compared to 3,250 head two weeks ago and 3,739 head last year, according to the USDA-South Dakota Department of Agriculture Market News, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

There was no sale the previous week due to the July 4 holiday. Compared to two weeks ago, the best test was on steers weighing 900 to 1,000 pounds and 1,050 to 1,100 pounds were selling $5 to $8 higher. The heifers were not well tested for comparison. There was good to very good demand for this offering of mostly strings and loads. The feeder offering included 85% steers and 15% was heifers with 99% weighing over 600 pounds.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, 9 head, 599 lbs., 167.00; 14 head, 797 lbs., 146.75; 804 to 809 lbs., 156.25 to 158.50 (157.36); 909 to 927 lbs., 129.50 to 139.25 (137.85); 965 to 999 lbs., 123.50 to 139.50 (137.06). Large frame 1, 1003 to 1044 lbs.,131.25 to 137.25 (134.52); 1052 to 1056 lbs., 129.00 to 132.50 (131.64); 21 head, 1062 lbs., 117.00 fleshy; 54 head, 1146 lbs., 119.25; 25 head, 1192 lbs., 112.00; 1228 to 1247 lbs., 111.00 to 115.00 (114.29); 47 head, 1267 lbs., 115.00.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 7 head, 554 lbs., 161.00; 10 head, 636 to 637 lbs., 149.00; 6 head, 661 lbs., 139.50; 723 to 748 lbs., 141.00 to 143.50 (142.17); 751 to 799 lbs., 134.50 to 138.50 (136.25); 21 head, 844 lbs., 122.00; 64 head, 885 lbs., 134.90; 12 head, 914 to 935 lbs., 116.00 to 120.00 (118.36); 35 head, 996 lbs., 121.50. Large frame 1, 1009 to 1011 lbs., 120.00 to 120.50 (120.38); 1067 to 1086 lbs., 111.50 to 116.50 (116.18).