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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 19

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Receipts

5,744 head

▼ 1,461 vs last sale 7,205▼ 1,524 vs year ago 7,268 · −21.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 600 to 749 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher, 750 to 949 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 7.00 higher on 750 to 799 lbs. Heifers 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs fully steady, 650 to 699 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs unevenly steady. Similar to recent weeks, very good demand for grass and backgrounding type cattle, good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition. Another large offering this week with many packages and loads but also many multiple loads of same weight cattle, quite a few of these being home raised. Despite the lack of moisture seen this winter and spring, buyers are very determined to get cattle bought for grass and these kind of cattle get fewer as grass time gets closer making for a very active market on these cattle as buyers furiously compete for them. An active market on finishing type cattle which were mostly attractive in quality but had some extra flesh at times. Very little moisture seen from the system that passed through over the weekend, the dry conditions are a major concern for producers. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 26.

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 $376.49/cwt on 399 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −111.72 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$376.49

399 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.01

vs SD average

+19.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	376.49	2,129	399

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 sale399 hd

376.49

—

SD average6 barns · 1,470 hd

375.49

+1.01

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+19.33

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−111.72

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

38 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,758	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	426.55/cwt	422.50–432.00	2,001	97
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,872	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	390.53/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,082	154
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	367.67/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,155	245
Steers	600–650	Large 1	600	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,932	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	365.13/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,242	248
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,035	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,194	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	347.87/cwt	338.00–352.50	2,352	260
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	328.44/cwt	317.00–335.25	2,332	332
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,129	16
Steers	700–750	Large 1	738	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,170	57
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	297.80/cwt	281.00–310.00	2,302	229
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	295.18/cwt	279.00–299.25	2,409	494
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	282.20/cwt	270.50–288.75	2,464	738
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	274.78/cwt	270.00–276.50	2,566	691
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	261.51/cwt	253.00–265.50	2,589	187
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,005	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,616	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	360.65/cwt	360.65–360.65	1,403	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	352.81/cwt	349.00–373.00	1,736	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	353.93/cwt	351.50–360.00	1,869	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	311.66/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,770	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	333.26/cwt	323.00–343.00	1,920	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.75/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,948	239
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	644	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,816	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	288.27/cwt	279.50–297.00	1,954	204
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	285.99/cwt	276.00–293.00	2,039	168
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	279.72/cwt	272.00–291.00	2,165	374
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,002	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	802	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,318	46
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	266.24/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,220	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	839	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,089	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	276.32/cwt	274.53–279.00	2,379	107
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	250.99/cwt	249.00–253.00	2,276	44

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 19, 2025

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

Receipts 5,744Last week 7,205Year ago 7,268

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	644	282.00	282.00
9	750–800	782	256.00	256.00
7	800–850	839	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	630	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	389	360.65	360.65
65	450–500	492	349.00–373.00	352.81
71	500–550	528	351.50–360.00	353.93
32	550–600	576	323.00–343.00	333.26
239	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.75
204	650–700	678	279.50–297.00	288.27
168	700–750	713	276.00–293.00	285.99
374	750–800	774	272.00–291.00	279.72
81	800–850	834	255.00–270.00	266.24
107	850–900	861	274.53–279.00	276.32
44	900–950	907	249.00–253.00	250.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	800–850	802	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	550–600	568	299.00–315.00	311.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	405.00	405.00
97	450–500	469	422.50–432.00	426.55
154	500–550	533	380.00–402.50	390.53
245	550–600	586	352.50–375.00	367.67
248	600–650	614	355.00–369.00	365.13
260	650–700	676	338.00–352.50	347.87
332	700–750	710	317.00–335.25	328.44
229	750–800	773	281.00–310.00	297.80
494	800–850	816	279.00–299.25	295.18
738	850–900	873	270.50–288.75	282.20
691	900–950	934	270.00–276.50	274.78
187	950–1000	990	253.00–265.50	261.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	483	387.50	387.50
10	600–650	642	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	600	322.00	322.00
57	700–750	738	294.00	294.00
57	1000–1050	1,005	260.25	260.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	320.00	320.00
9	650–700	673	326.00	326.00
16	700–750	733	290.50	290.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	633	310.00	310.00

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.