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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 12

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Receipts

7,205 head

▲ 1,210 vs last sale 5,995▼ 84 vs year ago 7,289 · −1.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 600 to 699 lbs, 750 to 799 lbs, and 850 to 899 lbs mostly steady with an instance 10.00 higher on 650 to 699 lbs, 700 to 749 and 800 to 849 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher, 900 to 949 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher, 950 to 999 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 749 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 750 to 849 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for backgrounding and grass type cattle, good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition. Another very large offering this week featuring many packages, loads, and multiple loads with the majority of these cattle being home raised as many producers clean out to prepare for calving. Quality similar to the last few weeks with many attractive cattle to choose from throughout the day. Flesh condition varied, from moderate to heavy, and buyers are especially mindful of overfed cattle with the current tight breakeven costs. Cattle were mostly clean hided this week, warm weather and wind have dried lots out. An active market with plenty of buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. There is a chance for rain or snow or both this weekend, most producers are hoping for some moisture as it is terribly dry. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 19.

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 $379.44/cwt on 242 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −108.77 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$379.44

242 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs SD average

+20.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	382.94	2,157	204
Medium and Large 1-2	567	360.62	2,046	38

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $111 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 sale242 hd

379.44

—

SD average6 barns · 1,249 hd

375.80

+3.64

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+20.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−108.77

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

44 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,511	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,739	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,985	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	383.99/cwt	383.00–385.00	1,824	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,655	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	393.91/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,029	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,018	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	381.20/cwt	366.00–387.00	2,177	176
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	353.98/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,057	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	342.27/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,119	145
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,096	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	327.50/cwt	319.00–343.00	2,227	489
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,136	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	317.21/cwt	311.75–321.00	2,281	205
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	299.38/cwt	292.00–302.75	2,326	513
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,117	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,219	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	295.09/cwt	281.00–300.00	2,414	778
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	281.95/cwt	277.50–288.25	2,459	422
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	910	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,293	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	274.21/cwt	269.00–278.25	2,539	478
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	263.52/cwt	256.00–274.50	2,575	263
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,035	254.75/cwt	251.50–255.75	2,637	166
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,068	247.92/cwt	243.75–255.75	2,648	394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	341.26/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,464	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,629	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	324.43/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,674	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	341.17/cwt	333.00–351.00	1,825	119
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	322.33/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,863	103
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	312.86/cwt	300.00–319.50	1,946	279
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	626	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,844	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	295.33/cwt	282.00–304.50	1,991	301
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	282.37/cwt	269.50–293.00	2,053	445
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	746	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,910	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	770	293.34/cwt	288.00–305.00	2,259	130
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	270.37/cwt	256.00–277.00	2,082	326
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	253.85/cwt	248.00–254.00	2,049	164
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	814	276.00/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,247	71
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	262.42/cwt	262.00–263.25	2,304	107
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,204	23
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	244.80/cwt	236.00–247.00	2,296	20
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,032	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,178	49
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,076	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,222	37

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 12, 2025

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

Receipts 7,205Last week 5,995Year ago 7,289

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	442.50	442.50
8	400–450	446	445.00	445.00
25	450–500	475	383.00–385.00	383.99
28	500–550	515	382.50–400.00	393.91
176	550–600	571	366.00–387.00	381.20
145	600–650	619	332.00–354.00	342.27
489	650–700	680	319.00–343.00	327.50
205	700–750	719	311.75–321.00	317.21
513	750–800	777	292.00–302.75	299.38
778	800–850	818	281.00–300.00	295.09
422	850–900	872	277.50–288.25	281.95
478	900–950	926	269.00–278.25	274.21
263	950–1000	977	256.00–274.50	263.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	385	392.50	392.50
4	450–500	494	335.00	335.00
12	500–550	538	375.00	375.00
26	550–600	581	352.50–355.00	353.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	641	327.00	327.00
27	650–700	698	306.00	306.00
6	750–800	793	267.00	267.00
28	800–850	807	275.00	275.00
15	900–950	910	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	1000–1050	1,035	251.50–255.75	254.75
394	1050–1100	1,068	243.75–255.75	247.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	429	337.50–350.00	341.26
13	450–500	482	338.00	338.00
119	500–550	535	333.00–351.00	341.17
103	550–600	578	316.00–340.00	322.33
279	600–650	622	300.00–319.50	312.86
301	650–700	674	282.00–304.50	295.33
445	700–750	727	269.50–293.00	282.37
326	750–800	770	256.00–277.00	270.37
164	800–850	807	248.00–254.00	253.85
107	850–900	878	262.00–263.25	262.42
20	900–950	938	236.00–247.00	244.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	516	324.00–325.00	324.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	626	294.50	294.50
8	700–750	746	256.00	256.00
23	850–900	894	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,032	211.00	211.00
37	1050–1100	1,076	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
130	750–800	770	288.00–305.00	293.34
71	800–850	814	274.00–290.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	600–650	610	325.00	325.00

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.