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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 15

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Receipts

7,169 head

▲ 1,574 vs last sale 5,595▲ 5,323 vs year ago 1,846 · +288.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 500 to 599 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 600 to 649 lbs steady, 650 to 749 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 750 to 799 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher, 800 to 849 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 to 599 lbs steady, 600 to 699 lbs 11.00 to 15.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher on 600 to 649 lbs,. A very large offering of feeder cattle today with many packages, loads, and a few multiple loads featured. Lots of variety today, from light grass and backgrounding types to bigger, finishing types. Most of these cattle were home raised but a few backgrounded loads offered as well. Very good demand seen for all weight classes. Flesh varied quite a bit as all cattle were long time weaned and fed differently. Cattle with flesh saw little to no discrimination as most of the cattle offered today were quite attractive in quality. A very active market as buyers and farmer feeders compete to get cattle bought. This area remains free of snow this winter and although has had some cold temperatures, these have not been very lengthy stretches of sub zero weather making feeding conditions pretty decent. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 22.

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 $357.88/cwt on 616 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −130.33 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$357.88

616 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$35.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs SD average

+15.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	358.11	1,962	612
Medium and Large 1-2	558	323.00	1,802	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.11/cwt here — about $160 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 sale616 hd

357.88

—

SD average6 barns · 2,824 hd

356.23

+1.65

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+15.43

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−130.33

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

40 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	312	439.57/cwt	435.00–442.00	1,371	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,538	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	436.48/cwt	423.00–443.00	1,833	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	406.05/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,778	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	357.24/cwt	357.00–357.50	1,683	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	393.65/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,866	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	352.99/cwt	347.00–359.00	1,871	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	376.54/cwt	367.00–390.00	2,007	285
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,802	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	339.48/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,928	265
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	341.37/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,120	652
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	321.78/cwt	321.00–322.00	2,056	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	322.74/cwt	308.50–335.50	2,169	496
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	304.47/cwt	288.00–315.00	2,201	750
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	290.11/cwt	278.50–303.50	2,228	440
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	279.45/cwt	270.00–284.75	2,286	257
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	271.97/cwt	263.00–278.50	2,350	283
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,290	70
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,548	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,586	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	406.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,285	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,548	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	350.37/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,531	90
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	325.67/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,566	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	356.99/cwt	339.00–362.00	1,739	136
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	303.96/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,605	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	327.47/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,739	227
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	323.57/cwt	309.00–332.00	1,864	360
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	581	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,714	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	314.29/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,945	322
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	301.47/cwt	288.00–314.00	2,029	299
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	276.58/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,861	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	279.52/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,996	318
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,814	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	263.34/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,049	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	260.00/cwt	259.00–261.00	2,122	118
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,198	150
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,272	34
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,042	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,397	15

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Receipts 7,169Last week 5,595Year ago 1,846

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	316	400.00–420.00	406.58
34	350–400	392	395.00	395.00
90	400–450	437	340.00–360.00	350.37
136	450–500	487	339.00–362.00	356.99
227	500–550	531	317.00–337.00	327.47
360	550–600	576	309.00–332.00	323.57
322	600–650	619	302.00–323.00	314.29
299	650–700	673	288.00–314.00	301.47
318	700–750	714	271.00–288.00	279.52
65	750–800	778	258.00–270.00	263.34
118	800–850	816	259.00–261.00	260.00
150	850–900	863	254.75	254.75
34	950–1000	971	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	581	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,042	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	481	317.50–331.00	325.67
43	500–550	528	301.00–306.00	303.96
27	650–700	673	273.00–281.00	276.58
7	700–750	720	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	422	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	312	435.00–442.00	439.57
12	350–400	368	418.00	418.00
65	400–450	420	423.00–443.00	436.48
61	450–500	474	389.00–410.00	393.65
285	500–550	533	367.00–390.00	376.54
265	550–600	568	327.00–347.50	339.48
652	600–650	621	327.00–350.00	341.37
496	650–700	672	308.50–335.50	322.74
750	700–750	723	288.00–315.00	304.47
440	750–800	768	278.50–303.50	290.11
257	800–850	818	270.00–284.75	279.45
283	850–900	864	263.00–278.50	271.97
60	900–950	942	270.50	270.50
180	950–1000	972	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	438	405.00–412.50	406.05
33	450–500	471	357.00–357.50	357.24
4	550–600	558	323.00	323.00
26	600–650	639	321.00–322.00	321.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	500–550	530	347.00–359.00	352.99
70	850–900	886	258.50	258.50

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.