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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 16

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Receipts

5,893 head

▼ 552 vs last sale 6,445▲ 2,466 vs year ago 3,427 · +72.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 650 to 749 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher, 750 to 799 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, 800 to 899 lbs not well tested this week for comparison, 900 to 1049 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower on 950 to 999 lbs. Best test on heifers 600 to 649 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 650 to 699 lbs and 800 to 849 lbs mostly steady, 700 to 799 lbs not well compared. Very good demand for a large selection of light, backgrounding type cattle offered today. Many packages, loads, and several strings available, both home raised and backgrounded, and those with grass potential are extremely sought after to fill pastures as supplies of these type of cattle get tighter every week. Good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition, more flesh overall than seen last week. Many attractive cattle to choose from again this week and quite a few opportunities to buy multiple loads of same weight cattle in a string which buyers took advantage of. An active market overall and a very active market on loads of grass type cattle. The last week has been extremely windy and any moisture received from the previous winter weather has disappeared, these dry conditions remain a huge concern heading into grazing season. Farmers have begun field work. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 23. Have a Happy Easter!

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 $391.51/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −96.70 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$391.51

167 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$33.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs SD average

+26.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	399.91	2,157	125
Medium and Large 1-2	540	366.51	1,981	42

One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale167 hd

391.51

—

SD average6 barns · 952 hd

387.35

+4.17

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+26.75

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−96.70

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

39 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	431	444.51/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,916	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	415.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,008	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	411.51/cwt	390.00–419.00	2,140	81
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	370.11/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,936	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	378.56/cwt	368.00–388.00	2,177	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,116	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	604	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,319	75
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	357.82/cwt	348.00–368.00	2,236	207
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	352.25/cwt	338.00–359.00	2,381	301
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	692	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,249	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	346.53/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,516	426
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	752	341.06/cwt	335.25–347.00	2,565	156
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	311.03/cwt	304.00–318.50	2,442	146
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,314	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	804	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,243	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	301.83/cwt	283.50–307.75	2,484	110
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	279.45/cwt	272.50–284.00	2,417	73
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	275.27/cwt	266.00–282.75	2,568	661
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,387	71
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	263.14/cwt	254.00–265.50	2,568	575
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	260.79/cwt	250.25–265.25	2,637	480
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,086	241.61/cwt	240.50–242.50	2,624	222
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,103	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,675	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	390.69/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,660	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	366.26/cwt	356.00–374.00	1,721	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	337.38/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,785	61
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	333.82/cwt	322.00–337.50	1,946	194
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	319.10/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,001	100
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	307.35/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,062	104
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	294.73/cwt	288.00–302.50	2,134	92
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	285.15/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,221	128
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	275.38/cwt	264.00–278.25	2,261	247
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,196	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	265.64/cwt	257.50–268.50	2,330	146
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,397	33
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,099	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,467	52
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,519	52
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,541	10

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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Receipts 5,893Last week 6,445Year ago 3,427

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	850–900	863	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	1050–1100	1,099	224.50	224.50
52	1100–1150	1,122	224.50	224.50
10	1150–1200	1,155	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	425	380.00–395.00	390.69
36	450–500	470	356.00–374.00	366.26
61	500–550	529	330.00–342.00	337.38
194	550–600	583	322.00–337.50	333.82
100	600–650	627	310.00–328.00	319.10
104	650–700	671	295.00–311.00	307.35
92	700–750	724	288.00–302.50	294.73
128	750–800	779	280.00–290.00	285.15
247	800–850	821	264.00–278.25	275.38
146	850–900	877	257.50–268.50	265.64
33	900–950	940	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	492	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	431	430.00–450.00	444.51
43	450–500	483	400.00–420.00	415.77
81	500–550	520	390.00–419.00	411.51
44	550–600	575	368.00–388.00	378.56
207	600–650	625	348.00–368.00	357.82
301	650–700	676	338.00–359.00	352.25
426	700–750	726	338.00–350.00	346.53
146	750–800	785	304.00–318.50	311.03
110	800–850	823	283.50–307.75	301.83
73	850–900	865	272.50–284.00	279.45
661	900–950	933	266.00–282.75	275.27
575	950–1000	976	254.00–265.50	263.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
480	1000–1050	1,011	250.25–265.25	260.79
222	1050–1100	1,086	240.50–242.50	241.61
60	1100–1150	1,103	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	600–650	604	384.00	384.00
156	750–800	752	335.25–347.00	341.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	692	325.00	325.00
48	750–800	798	290.00	290.00
10	800–850	804	279.00	279.00
71	900–950	938	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	523	365.00–379.00	370.11
10	550–600	596	355.00	355.00

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.