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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

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

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 9 →

Receipts

6,442 head

▲ 698 vs last sale 5,744▲ 6,442 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 600 to 649 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs mostly steady, 650 to 749 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower, 800 to 999 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 649 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs mostly steady, 650 to 699 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, other weight classes not well compared. Good to very good demand for another large offering of feeder cattle. Less grass and backgrounding type cattle this week and more finishing type cattle, with quite a few being backgrounded cattle from last fall. Flesh condition varied, from moderate to heavy, more flesh overall than seen last week. Buyers still discriminate for flesh condition, however, quality was quite attractive today and they are willing to overlook some extra flesh for the right kind of cattle. An active market for the offering. The area remains dry, however, there is a chance of snow this weekend. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 2.

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 $378.05/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −110.16 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$378.05

163 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$29.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs SD average

+14.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	384.00	2,097	130
Medium and Large 1-2	574	354.61	2,034	33

One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $63 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 sale163 hd

378.05

—

SD average4 barns · 744 hd

375.56

+2.49

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+14.07

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−110.16

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

37 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	381	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,705	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	405.37/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,958	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	395.85/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,047	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,927	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	377.51/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,122	84
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	352.73/cwt	352.50–353.00	2,102	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	350.21/cwt	342.50–366.00	2,168	148
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,751	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,140	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,061	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,088	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	333.86/cwt	324.00–341.00	2,264	208
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	315.06/cwt	305.75–321.00	2,294	405
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	296.19/cwt	287.50–307.00	2,275	284
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,254	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	817	281.11/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,297	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	299.98/cwt	290.50–306.00	2,472	735
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	287.17/cwt	277.50–293.25	2,513	330
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	279.29/cwt	270.25–290.50	2,578	425
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	270.32/cwt	263.25–273.25	2,638	473
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,632	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	359.41/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,527	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,489	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	346.05/cwt	332.50–352.00	1,685	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	343.37/cwt	334.00–352.00	1,834	81
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,790	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	327.42/cwt	324.50–332.50	1,906	262
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	308.53/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,947	323
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,736	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,897	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	299.30/cwt	290.00–307.00	2,023	630
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,866	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	286.29/cwt	273.00–296.00	2,099	542
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	278.61/cwt	269.00–286.00	2,145	317
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	275.24/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,246	198
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	823	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,350	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	269.77/cwt	262.00–272.50	2,323	125

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 26, 2025

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

Receipts 6,442Last week 5,744Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	469	317.50	317.50
20	500–550	549	326.00	326.00
9	600–650	636	273.00	273.00
6	650–700	686	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	425	350.00–377.50	359.41
47	450–500	487	332.50–352.00	346.05
81	500–550	534	334.00–352.00	343.37
262	550–600	582	324.50–332.50	327.42
323	600–650	631	297.00–317.00	308.53
630	650–700	676	290.00–307.00	299.30
542	700–750	733	273.00–296.00	286.29
317	750–800	770	269.00–286.00	278.61
198	800–850	816	265.00–280.00	275.24
125	850–900	861	262.00–272.50	269.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	668	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	800–850	823	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	381	447.50	447.50
29	450–500	483	395.00–415.00	405.37
46	500–550	517	390.00–409.00	395.85
84	550–600	562	365.00–383.00	377.51
148	600–650	619	342.50–366.00	350.21
208	650–700	678	324.00–341.00	333.86
405	700–750	728	305.75–321.00	315.06
284	750–800	768	287.50–307.00	296.19
735	800–850	824	290.50–306.00	299.98
330	850–900	875	277.50–293.25	287.17
425	900–950	923	270.25–290.50	279.29
473	950–1000	976	263.25–273.25	270.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	623	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	539	357.50	357.50
20	550–600	596	352.50–353.00	352.73
19	600–650	646	319.00	319.00
19	650–700	663	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	633	338.00	338.00
13	750–800	795	283.50	283.50
30	800–850	817	280.00–283.00	281.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	1000–1050	1,020	258.00	258.00

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.