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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 11

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Dec 7Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

4,648 head

▲ 663 vs last sale 3,985▲ 901 vs year ago 3,747 · +24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Wednesday: best test on yearling steers 950 to 999 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Yearling heifers not well compared. Calf offering compared to Saturday: steers 450 to 499 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 599 lbs mostly steady 600 to 649 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 500 to 549 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 8.00 higher, 550 to 599 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. A large offering of yearlings today which included a long string of 850 steers as well as many other loads and a few packages. Very good demand for yearlings. Less flesh overall on yearlings than last week, quality mostly average to attractive. Very good demand for calves. About half of today's calf offering was weaned, some long time weaned and some only a few weeks. Most calves had at least one full round of shots, calves without shots were discounted at times. Flesh varied, from light to some heavy at times. An active market with many buyers and farmer feeders interested in getting cattle bought before the end of the year which is coming up quickly. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, December 18, this will be the last feeder cattle sale of 2024.

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 $345.48/cwt on 523 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −142.73 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$345.48

523 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$26.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs SD average

+21.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	348.62	1,951	461
Medium and Large 1-2	565	322.16	1,819	62

One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about $132 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 sale523 hd

345.48

—

SD average7 barns · 5,303 hd

340.87

+4.61

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+21.13

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−142.73

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

43 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,379	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	418.21/cwt	407.50–429.00	1,639	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	409.78/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,754	52
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	351.52/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,645	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	377.96/cwt	368.50–400.00	1,807	147
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	340.04/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,778	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	371.18/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,004	151
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	338.62/cwt	323.50–343.50	1,927	297
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,818	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,834	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	324.88/cwt	313.00–328.50	2,043	333
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,900	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	306.20/cwt	300.50–311.00	2,088	114
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,893	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	293.46/cwt	280.50–296.00	2,142	154
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	262.30/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,993	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,144	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	261.05/cwt	258.00–266.00	2,258	151
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	263.45/cwt	259.50–267.50	2,403	250
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,317	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	258.07/cwt	251.25–259.50	2,514	401
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	984	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,339	59
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	251.19/cwt	249.25–253.75	2,580	124
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,060	253.75/cwt	253.75–253.75	2,690	209
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,367	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	357.01/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,503	73
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	352.31/cwt	334.00–365.00	1,635	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	319.85/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,516	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	323.26/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,681	106
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	288.25/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,531	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	306.51/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,753	214
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	291.12/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,805	132
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	272.81/cwt	270.00–273.50	1,893	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	256.26/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,832	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	250.04/cwt	249.00–250.50	1,948	54
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	227.00/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,834	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	248.47/cwt	245.00–255.75	2,060	225
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	251.22/cwt	247.00–252.00	2,228	152
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	241.92/cwt	238.50–246.50	2,226	105
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	241.91/cwt	236.00–244.75	2,366	129
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,009	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	2,369	68
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,419	4

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 4,648Last week 3,985Year ago 3,747

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	303	455.00	455.00
22	350–400	392	407.50–429.00	418.21
52	400–450	428	397.50–415.00	409.78
147	450–500	478	368.50–400.00	377.96
151	500–550	540	363.00–375.00	371.18
297	550–600	569	323.50–343.50	338.62
333	600–650	629	313.00–328.50	324.88
114	650–700	682	300.50–311.00	306.20
154	700–750	730	280.50–296.00	293.46
30	750–800	760	258.00–265.00	262.30
11	800–850	800	268.00	268.00
151	850–900	865	258.00–266.00	261.05
250	900–950	912	259.50–267.50	263.45
401	950–1000	974	251.25–259.50	258.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	450–500	468	342.50–355.00	351.52
21	500–550	523	332.00–345.00	340.04
41	550–600	586	313.00	313.00
8	600–650	629	302.00	302.00
7	650–700	691	274.00	274.00
9	900–950	940	246.50	246.50
59	950–1000	984	237.75	237.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	577	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	1000–1050	1,027	249.25–253.75	251.19
209	1050–1100	1,060	253.75	253.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	395.00	395.00
73	400–450	421	342.50–370.00	357.01
32	450–500	464	334.00–365.00	352.31
106	500–550	520	312.00–333.00	323.26
214	550–600	572	289.00–315.00	306.51
132	600–650	620	282.00–300.00	291.12
54	650–700	694	270.00–273.50	272.81
31	700–750	715	251.00–262.00	256.26
54	750–800	779	249.00–250.50	250.04
225	800–850	829	245.00–255.75	248.47
152	850–900	887	247.00–252.00	251.22
105	900–950	920	238.50–246.50	241.92
129	950–1000	978	236.00–244.75	241.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	1000–1050	1,009	234.75	234.75
4	1050–1100	1,080	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	448	325.00	325.00
29	450–500	474	316.00–325.00	319.85
55	500–550	531	275.00–295.00	288.25
16	800–850	808	223.00–231.00	227.00

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.