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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 29

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Receipts

3,740 head

▼ 1,093 vs last sale 4,833▲ 144 vs year ago 3,596 · +4.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 950 to 999 lbs 18.00 to 20.00 lower, yearling heifers not well compared. Steer calves 500 to 599 lbs 26.00 to 30.00 lower. Heifer calves 500 to 549 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 lower on a narrow comparison, 550 to 599 lbs 10.00 lower. Good demand for yearlings today with best demand seen for those few yearlings still coming off grass in light to moderate flesh. A few strings and quite a few loads of yearlings on offer with about one third of these coming off grass. Yard cattle in moderate plus to heavy flesh at times. Moderate to good demand for calves. Similar to last week, there was quite a variation in calf quality and combined with vaccination history determined how much interest buyers had in purchasing calves. Some are willing to take a chance on an unvaccinated calf but for quite a bit less money. Mostly packages of calves today with just a few loads, the majority coming off the cow. A mostly active market on yearlings, moderate to active on calves. Both live and feeder cattle futures posted decent gains today but so much of the earlier confidence has been shaken and buyers and farmer feeders are very cautious about procuring calves in this uncertain market. Corn harvest is chugging away with much of the corn needing to be dried as it comes off the field. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, November 5.

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 $459.07/cwt on 588 head. That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −29.13 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$459.07

588 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$43.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs SD average

+29.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	468.82	2,552	456
Medium and Large 1-2	571	425.40	2,427	132

One grade step is worth $43.42/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale588 hd

459.07

—

SD average11 barns · 12,183 hd

464.14

−5.07

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+29.35

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−29.13

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

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,058	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,955	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,111	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	539.42/cwt	525.00–565.00	2,384	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,397	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,044	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	479.60/cwt	467.00–502.50	2,527	254
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	443.12/cwt	422.50–462.50	2,349	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	455.27/cwt	435.00–471.00	2,577	202
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	418.24/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,455	94
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	406.69/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,554	163
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	394.20/cwt	369.00–407.00	2,614	107
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	387.48/cwt	387.00–388.00	2,720	77
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,263	117
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	345.54/cwt	331.00–354.50	3,386	425
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	348.75/cwt	348.75–348.75	3,515	56
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,081	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,416	105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,247	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,571	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,747	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,525	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	452.92/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,880	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	413.26/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,752	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	415.82/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,988	110
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	412.33/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,152	84
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	562	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,670	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	433.51/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,471	112
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,293	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,325	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,896	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	622	335.23/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,085	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,204	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,704	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,604	166
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,592	79
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	341.32/cwt	340.50–343.75	2,860	245
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,748	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	335.75/cwt	335.75–335.75	3,028	65
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	331.09/cwt	330.00–332.00	3,208	113
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	323.53/cwt	317.50–330.50	3,297	109
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,040	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,115	18
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	299.14/cwt	294.00–299.50	3,165	122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,927	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,158	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Receipts 3,740Last week 4,833Year ago 3,596

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	311	505.00	505.00
13	350–400	386	452.50	452.50
42	400–450	415	445.00–460.00	452.92
110	450–500	478	405.00–420.00	415.82
84	500–550	522	385.00–425.00	412.33
112	550–600	570	415.00–447.50	433.51
13	600–650	600	387.50	387.50
29	650–700	681	397.00	397.00
166	700–750	742	351.00	351.00
79	750–800	795	326.00	326.00
245	800–850	838	340.50–343.75	341.32
65	900–950	902	335.75	335.75
113	950–1000	969	330.00–332.00	331.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	562	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	622	332.00–338.00	335.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	1000–1050	1,019	317.50–330.50	323.53
122	1050–1100	1,058	294.00–299.50	299.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1000–1050	1,040	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	308	405.00	405.00
7	350–400	396	385.00	385.00
11	400–450	424	405.00–420.00	413.26
38	550–600	585	392.00	392.00
13	600–650	601	315.50	315.50
29	650–700	650	339.00	339.00
21	850–900	895	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	570.00	570.00
38	400–450	442	525.00–565.00	539.42
16	450–500	454	528.00	528.00
254	500–550	527	467.00–502.50	479.60
202	550–600	566	435.00–471.00	455.27
163	600–650	628	382.50–415.00	406.69
107	650–700	663	369.00–407.00	394.20
77	700–750	702	387.00–388.00	387.48
117	900–950	927	352.00	352.00
425	950–1000	980	331.00–354.50	345.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	500.00	500.00
26	400–450	408	517.50	517.50
20	450–500	481	425.00	425.00
38	500–550	530	422.50–462.50	443.12
94	550–600	587	405.00–425.00	418.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	1000–1050	1,008	348.75	348.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	1050–1100	1,081	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	565.00	565.00
14	400–450	436	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	460	445.00	445.00

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.