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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 7 →

Receipts

3,790 head

▼ 362 vs last sale 4,152▼ 580 vs year ago 4,370 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder cattle last week due to Thanksgiving, compared to two weeks ago: steers 450 to 499 lbs 2.00 higher, 500 to 599 7.00 to 12.00 higher, 700 to 749 lbs and 950 to 999 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 450 to 549 lbs 20.00 higher. Good to very good demand for both yearlings and calves today. A few packages and a handful of loads of yearling cattle available. Quality varied quite a bit, from plain to attractive, but with fewer yearlings coming to town every week buyers are aggressive to fill orders before these cattle are all gone for the season. A large calf offering selling mostly in packages. A few weaned packages today but most of the calves off the cow and almost all were preconditioned. Varied quality and flesh condition. An active market with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats eager to get calves after the holiday week. Next feeder cattle sale is Saturday, December 7, the special weaned and preconditioned calf sale, and regular feeder cattle sale Wednesday, December 11.

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 $334.51/cwt on 542 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −153.70 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$334.51

542 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs SD average

+9.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	336.54	1,884	494
Medium and Large 1-2	583	313.68	1,829	48

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale542 hd

334.51

—

SD average3 barns · 1,234 hd

334.13

+0.39

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+9.14

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−153.70

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

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	434.10/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,441	26
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	408.70/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,508	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,435	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	380.79/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,611	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	359.45/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,733	131
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	341.99/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,778	155
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,786	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	334.34/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,936	327
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	313.68/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,829	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	288.31/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,773	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.52/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,947	110
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	299.79/cwt	284.00–308.00	2,018	147
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,852	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	280.99/cwt	269.50–291.00	2,023	108
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,302	81
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,401	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	255.82/cwt	250.50–258.25	2,487	246
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	252.74/cwt	247.25–258.50	2,591	120
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,604	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	385.44/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,430	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	392	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,431	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	349.89/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,445	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,343	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,444	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	314.05/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,441	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	332.24/cwt	323.00–341.00	1,581	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	306.05/cwt	291.00–322.00	1,628	234
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	296.20/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,715	156
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	268.55/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,649	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	287.53/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,806	84
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	267.18/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,761	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	251.71/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,868	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	227.50/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,770	118
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	245.56/cwt	244.50–255.50	1,918	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,158	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,052	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	244.21/cwt	240.00–246.25	2,127	99
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	235.72/cwt	234.75–240.50	2,136	99
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,287	45
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	229.53/cwt	228.00–231.50	2,371	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,091	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,487	8

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 4, 2024

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

Receipts 3,790Last week 4,152Year ago 4,370

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	392	365.00	365.00
13	400–450	443	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,033	228.00–231.50	229.53
8	1050–1100	1,091	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
28	350–400	371	377.50–397.50	385.44
54	400–450	413	340.00–358.00	349.89
76	450–500	476	323.00–341.00	332.24
234	500–550	532	291.00–322.00	306.05
156	550–600	579	280.00–307.00	296.20
84	600–650	628	284.00–294.00	287.53
52	650–700	659	258.00–271.00	267.18
11	700–750	742	249.00–255.00	251.71
70	750–800	781	244.50–255.50	245.56
6	800–850	822	262.50	262.50
99	850–900	871	240.00–246.25	244.21
99	900–950	906	234.75–240.50	235.72
45	950–1000	957	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
8	400–450	429	313.00	313.00
13	450–500	459	312.50–315.00	314.05
25	600–650	614	268.00–269.00	268.55
118	750–800	778	227.00–229.00	227.50
39	850–900	866	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	332	417.50–442.50	434.10
16	350–400	369	402.50–422.50	408.70
38	400–450	423	365.00–400.00	380.79
131	450–500	482	345.00–371.00	359.45
155	500–550	520	330.00–360.00	341.99
327	550–600	579	320.00–345.00	334.34
110	600–650	623	305.00–324.00	312.52
147	650–700	673	284.00–308.00	299.79
108	700–750	720	269.50–291.00	280.99
81	850–900	877	262.50	262.50
65	900–950	920	261.00	261.00
246	950–1000	972	250.50–258.25	255.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	419	342.50	342.50
48	550–600	583	313.00–314.00	313.68
22	600–650	615	280.00–294.00	288.31
21	650–700	695	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	400–450	405	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	1000–1050	1,025	247.25–258.50	252.74
60	1050–1100	1,053	247.25	247.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	548	326.00	326.00

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.