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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 5

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Receipts

6,412 head

▲ 289 vs last sale 6,123▲ 366 vs year ago 6,046 · +6.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 550 to 799 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 699 lbs unevenly steady, 700 to 749 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Good to very good demand for many packages, loads, and multiple loads offered today. More finishing type cattle available this week but also still plenty of lighter green cattle for backgrounding and grass programs. Overall, more flesh on the cattle than last week as some of these bigger cattle have been fed hard. Cattle remain clean and open haired with lot conditions staying fairly dry. An active market for this offering with plenty of interested bidders, however this week lacked some of the bullish attitude seen previously. A few inches of snow fell this past week and temps have gotten cold with windchills below zero, more snow expected for the weekend and even colder temps next week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 12.

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 $357.31/cwt on 408 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −130.89 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$357.31

408 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$4.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs SD average

+14.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	358.53	2,034	306
Medium and Large 1-2	557	353.68	1,969	102

One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about $65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale408 hd

357.31

—

SD average6 barns · 1,670 hd

360.98

−3.66

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+14.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−130.89

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

42 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,597	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	444.98/cwt	427.50–452.50	1,807	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	414.07/cwt	402.00–419.00	1,971	125
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	399.40/cwt	381.00–403.00	2,013	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,962	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.35/cwt	340.50–362.50	2,032	255
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	332.05/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,969	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	332.11/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,072	292
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	310.50/cwt	303.50–318.50	2,090	283
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	689	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,977	22
Steers	700–750	Large 1	704	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,971	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	304.26/cwt	298.00–309.00	2,224	463
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	281.13/cwt	279.00–289.00	2,080	97
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,116	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	759	278.54/cwt	277.00–279.50	2,114	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	295.59/cwt	283.00–300.50	2,300	524
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	287.84/cwt	277.00–295.50	2,360	164
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	274.38/cwt	263.00–282.75	2,404	256
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	274.96/cwt	268.00–279.50	2,530	367
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	265.59/cwt	264.25–268.00	2,584	188
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,544	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,288	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	387.80/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,637	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,572	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	362.27/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,750	106
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	316.77/cwt	314.00–327.50	1,673	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	344.44/cwt	333.00–358.00	1,822	340
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	331.34/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,872	233
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,848	63
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	310.70/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,936	460
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,837	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	290.88/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,972	415
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,880	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,824	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	277.97/cwt	270.00–282.25	2,007	245
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	732	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,562	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	58
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	272.99/cwt	270.50–276.75	2,091	166
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	786	258.61/cwt	255.50–260.00	2,033	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	268.22/cwt	263.50–270.00	2,189	104
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	262.87/cwt	262.00–266.50	2,408	83
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	940	244.72/cwt	244.00–245.00	2,300	56

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Receipts 6,412Last week 6,123Year ago 6,046

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	649	283.00	283.00
10	700–750	721	253.00	253.00
49	750–800	786	255.50–260.00	258.61
56	900–950	940	244.00–245.00	244.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	400.00	400.00
49	400–450	422	385.00–392.50	387.80
106	450–500	483	353.00–370.00	362.27
340	500–550	529	333.00–358.00	344.44
233	550–600	565	326.00–340.00	331.34
460	600–650	623	290.00–320.00	310.70
415	650–700	678	280.00–308.00	290.88
245	700–750	722	270.00–282.25	277.97
166	750–800	766	270.50–276.75	272.99
104	800–850	816	263.50–270.00	268.22
83	900–950	916	262.00–266.50	262.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	352.50	352.50
48	500–550	528	314.00–327.50	316.77
63	550–600	584	316.50	316.50
26	650–700	681	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	732	350.00	350.00
58	750–800	765	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	440.00	440.00
34	400–450	406	427.50–452.50	444.98
125	450–500	476	402.00–419.00	414.07
51	500–550	504	381.00–403.00	399.40
255	550–600	580	340.50–362.50	350.35
292	600–650	624	322.00–345.00	332.11
283	650–700	673	303.50–318.50	310.50
463	700–750	731	298.00–309.00	304.26
524	750–800	778	283.00–300.50	295.59
164	800–850	820	277.00–295.50	287.84
256	850–900	876	263.00–282.75	274.38
367	900–950	920	268.00–279.50	274.96
188	950–1000	973	264.25–268.00	265.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	500–550	536	366.00	366.00
37	550–600	593	330.00–336.00	332.05
97	700–750	740	279.00–289.00	281.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	704	280.00	280.00
31	1000–1050	1,030	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	689	287.00	287.00
11	700–750	741	285.50	285.50
29	750–800	759	277.00–279.50	278.54

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.