Hub City cattle auction report

The Hub City Livestock cattle auction, Aberdeen, South Dakota, reported receipts of 1,422 head selling on Aug. 29, compared to 2,213 head a week ago, according to the USDA-South Dakota Department of Agriculture Market News Service, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

No sale was reported a year ago. Compared to a week ago, the best comparison was on steers weighing 900 to 950 pounds that were selling $4 to $5 higher. There was good to very good demand for the offering of a few strings, loads and packages, most of these coming off grass in light to moderate flesh. The quality was average on most of the offering. Many of the sale’s packages were tested open heifers. It was an active market with many buyers attending and competing for cattle as supplies remain fairly tight. Steers made up 42% of the feeder supply, heifers were 58% and 99% weighed over 600 pounds. The next feeder cattle sale is Sept. 5.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, 99 head, 734 to 743 lbs., 159.25 to 165.50 (164.29); 8 head, 703 lbs., 152.50 fleshy; 9 head, 756 to 767 lbs., 155.00 to 160.50 (158.08); 102 head, 816 to 827 lbs., 156.00 to 162.75 (161.69); 9 head, 823 lbs., 145.50 fleshy; 29 head, 852 lbs., 155.00; 230 head, 920 to 937 lbs., 144.50 to 155.50 (154.66); 6 head, 969 lbs., 135.25; 7head, 950 lbs., 129.50 fleshy. Large frame 1, 36 head, 1037 lbs., 127.50 fleshy.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 10 head, 588 lbs., 155.00 yearlings; 19 head, 639 lbs., 148.50; 100 head, 702 to 747 lbs., 143.50 to 155.00 (152.70); 4 head, 796 lbs., 143.50; 35 head, 806 to 845 lbs., 134.50 to 144.25 (140.20); 86 head, 862 to 869 lbs., 142.50 to 156.00 (153.49); 60 head, 929 to 936 lbs., 139.25 to 142.00 (141.68); 414 head, 958 to 997 lbs., 132.50 to 138.50 (136.65). Large frame 1, 8 head, 1008 lbs., 133.25; 15 head, 1066 to 1069 lbs., 127.00 to 129.00 (127.53).