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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 22

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Receipts

4,337 head

▼ 2,832 vs last sale 7,169▼ 1,763 vs year ago 6,100 · −28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 500 to 599 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 849 lbs mostly steady, 650 to 699 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 549 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, 550 to 599 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 699 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Good to very good demand for loads and packages today. Calves were all weaned and preconditioned and most all were home raised. Flesh varied but cattle carrying excess flesh still sell very well if they are the right kind. Lighter fleshed backgrounding and grass types still have plenty of outlets as buyers and farmer feeders compete to fill pens and pastures for summer. An active market with plenty of buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. February live cattle reached over 2.00 today further fueling the enthusiasm that has been present all marketing season. The very cold weather has broken and the next week looks much warmer with temps in the 30's, very good conditions for feeding cattle. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 29.

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 $369.66/cwt on 296 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −118.55 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$369.66

296 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$53.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.64

vs SD average

+28.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	371.29	2,029	287
Medium and Large 1-2	550	317.50	1,746	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.79/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale296 hd

369.66

—

SD average8 barns · 3,277 hd

351.02

+18.64

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

+28.72

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−118.55

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

35 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,672	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	405.37/cwt	402.50–407.00	1,747	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,975	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	392.16/cwt	374.00–402.00	2,016	110
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,973	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,746	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	358.13/cwt	337.00–367.00	2,034	168
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	71
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	335.15/cwt	321.50–345.75	2,111	411
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	310.38/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,968	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	311.72/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,085	232
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	301.26/cwt	288.00–313.25	2,178	253
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	278.62/cwt	274.00–284.00	2,059	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	287.26/cwt	275.00–298.00	2,212	490
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	277.06/cwt	262.50–283.75	2,275	429
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	279.58/cwt	278.75–280.50	2,480	129
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	271.78/cwt	267.00–274.00	2,522	107
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,645	14
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,585	56
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,167	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,812	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	347.80/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,499	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	352.87/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,662	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,648	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	331.61/cwt	321.00–348.00	1,751	125
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	324.77/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,832	188
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	299.09/cwt	282.00–309.50	1,741	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	300.91/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,893	228
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	297.17/cwt	284.00–304.50	2,006	210
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	271.74/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,875	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	702	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,046	41
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	283.38/cwt	269.50–286.50	2,066	251
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	759	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,156	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	265.51/cwt	263.50–270.00	2,050	150
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,177	45

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 22, 2025

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

Receipts 4,337Last week 7,169Year ago 6,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
31	400–450	431	345.00–352.00	347.80
43	450–500	471	340.00–367.50	352.87
125	500–550	528	321.00–348.00	331.61
188	550–600	564	318.00–332.00	324.77
228	600–650	629	291.00–311.00	300.91
210	650–700	675	284.00–304.50	297.17
251	700–750	729	269.50–286.50	283.38
150	750–800	772	263.50–270.00	265.51
45	900–950	908	239.75	239.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	700–750	702	291.50	291.50
20	750–800	759	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	489	337.00	337.00
35	550–600	582	282.00–309.50	299.09
19	650–700	690	260.00–276.00	271.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	420.00	420.00
28	400–450	431	402.50–407.00	405.37
16	450–500	476	415.00	415.00
110	500–550	514	374.00–402.00	392.16
168	550–600	568	337.00–367.00	358.13
411	600–650	630	321.50–345.75	335.15
232	650–700	669	295.00–320.00	311.72
253	700–750	723	288.00–313.25	301.26
490	750–800	770	275.00–298.00	287.26
429	800–850	821	262.50–283.75	277.06
129	850–900	887	278.75–280.50	279.58
107	900–950	928	267.00–274.00	271.78
14	950–1000	987	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	550	317.50	317.50
23	600–650	634	309.00–311.00	310.38
29	700–750	739	274.00–284.00	278.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	545	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	1000–1050	1,000	258.50	258.50
37	1150–1200	1,167	241.00	241.00

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.