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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

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

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Receipts

5,995 head

▼ 1,480 vs last sale 7,475▼ 733 vs year ago 6,728 · −10.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 650 to 699 lbs, 750 to 799 lbs, and 850 to 899 lbs mostly steady, 700 to 749 lbs, 800 to 849 lbs, and 900 to 999 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 799 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 4.00 higher on 700 to 749 lbs, 650 to 699 lbs and 800 to 849 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Very good demand for another large offering this week. A few multiple loads but mostly single loads and many packages of both home raised and backgrounded cattle, many of these being the bigger, finishing type. Flesh varied with some heavy flesh seen at times but quality was quite attractive and buyers were willing overlook some extra flesh for the right kind of cattle. Some mud on the cattle again this week as pen conditions are sloppy in places. An active market with plenty of eager bidders in the seats, both live and feeder cattle futures ended the day on a positive note. Another very large offering expected for next Wednesday, March 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 $366.84/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −121.37 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$366.84

95 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.28

vs SD average

+17.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	366.84	2,006	95

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

366.84

—

SD average6 barns · 1,047 hd

370.12

−3.28

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+17.56

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−121.37

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

36 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,919	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	372.89/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,913	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	363.62/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,054	62
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,971	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	344.61/cwt	329.00–349.50	2,154	125
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	328.42/cwt	323.50–332.50	2,177	137
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	305.52/cwt	302.00–307.00	2,053	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	301.67/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,175	274
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,106	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	293.77/cwt	281.00–303.25	2,286	292
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,165	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.96/cwt	267.00–285.50	2,290	387
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	275.77/cwt	271.00–286.50	2,385	787
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	264.50/cwt	263.00–267.00	2,301	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	269.95/cwt	267.00–272.25	2,519	327
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	261.65/cwt	256.50–272.25	2,546	589
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	998	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,465	58
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	247.24/cwt	244.75–250.25	2,534	146
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,059	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	2,592	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	370.27/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,529	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.50/cwt	314.00–333.00	1,719	119
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	299.60/cwt	297.50–308.00	1,696	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	298.94/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,833	223
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	285.76/cwt	284.50–287.00	1,772	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	282.41/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,926	321
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	710	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,109	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	717	256.40/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,838	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	279.59/cwt	272.00–285.00	2,038	374
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	764	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,914	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	766	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,378	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	263.18/cwt	256.00–274.50	2,032	227
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	245.21/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,011	130
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	822	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,376	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	252.09/cwt	243.25–255.50	2,218	249
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	243.15/cwt	240.00–243.50	2,210	71
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,180	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,537	82

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Receipts 5,995Last week 7,475Year ago 6,728

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	1150–1200	1,180	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	413	367.50–375.00	370.27
119	500–550	525	314.00–333.00	327.50
78	550–600	566	297.50–308.00	299.60
223	600–650	613	291.00–315.00	298.94
321	650–700	682	270.00–293.00	282.41
374	700–750	729	272.00–285.00	279.59
227	750–800	772	256.00–274.50	263.18
130	800–850	820	240.00–251.00	245.21
249	850–900	880	243.25–255.50	252.09
71	900–950	909	240.00–243.50	243.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	620	284.50–287.00	285.76
23	700–750	717	256.00–257.00	256.40
23	750–800	764	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	710	297.00	297.00
65	750–800	766	310.50	310.50
70	800–850	822	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	616	320.00	320.00
30	650–700	672	302.00–307.00	305.52
12	700–750	744	283.00	283.00
21	750–800	793	273.00	273.00
58	950–1000	998	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	392.50	392.50
33	500–550	513	362.50–380.00	372.89
62	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	363.62
125	600–650	625	329.00–349.50	344.61
137	650–700	663	323.50–332.50	328.42
274	700–750	721	295.00–311.00	301.67
292	750–800	778	281.00–303.25	293.77
387	800–850	815	267.00–285.50	280.96
787	850–900	865	271.00–286.50	275.77
327	900–950	933	267.00–272.25	269.95
589	950–1000	973	256.50–272.25	261.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
146	1000–1050	1,025	244.75–250.25	247.24
62	1050–1100	1,059	244.75	244.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	850–900	870	263.00–267.00	264.50

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.