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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 26

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Receipts

7,475 head

▲ 4,547 vs last sale 2,928▲ 1,673 vs year ago 5,802 · +28.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 700 to 749 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher, 750 to 799 lbs and 900 to 999 lbs mostly steady, other weight classes not well compared. Best test on heifers 650 to 699 lbs mostly steady, 750 to 799 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, other weight classes not well compared. Very good demand for cattle today. The abrupt change in weather from sub zero last week to balmy 50's this week brought a large number of cattle to town including strings and multiple loads of both backgrounded and home raised cattle as well as many packages. Many big, finishing type cattle on offer today and less greener, backgrounding type cattle with flesh condition ranging from moderate to heavy. Mostly attractive quality throughout the day. Warm weather has caused pen conditions to get sloppy and the cattle were much harder to keep clean this week. An active market with much of the optimism seen earlier in the year. Mild weather expected to continue into next week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 5.

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 $357.51/cwt on 195 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −130.70 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$357.51

195 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$2.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs SD average

+9.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	358.05	2,024	156
Medium and Large 1-2	552	355.32	1,962	39

One grade step is worth $2.74/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale195 hd

357.51

—

SD average6 barns · 1,066 hd

349.81

+7.69

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+9.27

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−130.70

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

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,714	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	394.01/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,911	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	387.61/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,977	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	362.17/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,967	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	354.44/cwt	336.00–360.00	2,027	139
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,925	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	340.32/cwt	334.50–346.00	2,090	79
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	664	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,241	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	316.03/cwt	309.00–326.00	2,143	262
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,105	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	313.72/cwt	308.00–318.00	2,256	425
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	290.30/cwt	284.00–296.50	2,140	63
Steers	700–750	Large 1	739	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	2,167	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	296.14/cwt	284.00–303.00	2,298	772
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,156	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	285.30/cwt	274.25–293.50	2,351	596
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	276.17/cwt	270.00–283.75	2,416	622
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	275.25/cwt	263.00–279.75	2,541	590
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,345	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	270.74/cwt	266.00–276.00	2,618	477
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,024	261.05/cwt	256.00–265.50	2,673	139
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,059	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,658	30
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,142	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,747	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,520	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	345.75/cwt	335.00–354.00	1,639	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	333.36/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,707	109
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	552	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,866	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	314.46/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,811	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,752	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	307.12/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,947	378
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	634	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,820	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	297.27/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,974	265
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	274.39/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,855	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	276.11/cwt	261.00–281.50	1,999	265
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	738	306.21/cwt	300.50–312.00	2,260	218
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	765	284.70/cwt	284.50–285.00	2,178	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	267.81/cwt	259.00–274.50	2,070	227
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	260.57/cwt	252.50–265.75	2,139	405
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	255.49/cwt	249.50–265.25	2,215	167
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,233	21
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,209	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,358	101

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 26, 2025

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

Receipts 7,475Last week 2,928Year ago 5,802

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	590	297.00	297.00
11	600–650	634	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	1200–1250	1,209	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	650–700	676	266.00–280.00	274.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	408	372.50	372.50
50	450–500	474	335.00–354.00	345.75
109	500–550	512	325.00–343.00	333.36
66	550–600	576	307.00–318.00	314.46
378	600–650	634	295.00–316.00	307.12
265	650–700	664	285.00–309.00	297.27
265	700–750	724	261.00–281.50	276.11
227	750–800	773	259.00–274.50	267.81
405	800–850	821	252.50–265.75	260.57
167	850–900	867	249.50–265.25	255.49
21	900–950	921	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
218	700–750	738	300.50–312.00	306.21
125	750–800	765	284.50–285.00	284.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	552	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	395.00	395.00
44	450–500	485	392.50–400.00	394.01
17	500–550	510	380.00–390.00	387.61
139	550–600	572	336.00–360.00	354.44
79	600–650	614	334.50–346.00	340.32
262	650–700	678	309.00–326.00	316.03
425	700–750	719	308.00–318.00	313.72
772	750–800	776	284.00–303.00	296.14
596	800–850	824	274.25–293.50	285.30
622	850–900	875	270.00–283.75	276.17
590	900–950	923	263.00–279.75	275.25
477	950–1000	967	266.00–276.00	270.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	543	357.50–367.50	362.17
7	550–600	594	324.00	324.00
25	650–700	688	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	650–700	664	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	739	293.25	293.25
139	1000–1050	1,024	256.00–265.50	261.05
30	1050–1100	1,059	251.00	251.00
48	1100–1150	1,142	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	700–750	737	284.00–296.50	290.30
9	750–800	784	275.00	275.00
10	900–950	938	250.00	250.00

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.