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Hub City Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 3

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 6 →

Receipts

3,371 head

▼ 1,234 vs last sale 4,605▼ 419 vs year ago 3,790 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to Thanksgiving, compared to two weeks ago: steers calves 450 to 499 lbs and 550 to 649 lbs 10.00 to 18.00 higher, 500 to 549 lbs and 650 to 699 lbs mostly steady, yearling steers 1000 to 1049 lbs 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 450 to 549 lbs 20.00 to 25.00 higher, yearling heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for yearlings and calves. One long string of steers and several loads from other consignors made up a nice yearling offering. Flesh ran from moderate to heavy with quality mostly attractive. Many packages and quite a few loads of calves today. A couple weaned consignments but the majority of calves are still coming off the cow. Flesh on calves varied as some calves are getting fed a little better with their cows than others, cold weather has come and caused a little stress on these calves. Most calves had at least one full round of shots in the fall. An active market with a better attitude than before the holidays as the board has had a few more positive days to give buyers and producers a little hope again. Very cold windchills are expected for tonight and much of the area received quite a bit of snow over the holiday last week, winter is here. Special Weaned calf sale on Saturday, December 6, and regular feeder cattle sale on Wednesday, December 10.

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 $435.77/cwt on 524 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −52.44 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$435.77

524 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$41.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs SD average

+6.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	444.20	2,460	418
Medium and Large 1-2	556	402.53	2,239	106

One grade step is worth $41.67/cwt here — about $221 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 sale524 hd

435.77

—

SD average3 barns · 1,129 hd

435.57

+0.20

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+6.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−52.44

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

36 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	590.37/cwt	585.00–592.50	1,895	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	539.17/cwt	517.50–552.50	2,011	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,865	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	513.64/cwt	499.00–520.00	2,121	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	491.18/cwt	467.50–501.00	2,358	188
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	437.58/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,127	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	408.92/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,122	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	446.17/cwt	433.00–462.50	2,396	242
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	441.48/cwt	427.00–468.00	2,547	176
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	396.37/cwt	392.00–407.00	2,347	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	421.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,638	229
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	373.23/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,336	106
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	402.97/cwt	401.00–404.50	2,652	78
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,349	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,601	32
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	329.88/cwt	329.75–330.00	2,939	73
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	329.91/cwt	327.75–334.00	3,065	478
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	3,176	34
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,024	322.19/cwt	320.00–326.25	3,299	295
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,151	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	3,211	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	507.38/cwt	500.00–512.50	1,619	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	406.40/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,516	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	443.52/cwt	427.00–462.50	1,903	105
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	400.56/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,843	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	439.32/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,038	106
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	366.93/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,912	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	413.05/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,189	141
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	382.10/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,178	120
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	319.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,847	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	367.69/cwt	349.00–379.00	2,239	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	327.83/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,062	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,472	44
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,778	57
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,848	15
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,028	58

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Receipts 3,371Last week 4,605Year ago 3,790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,023	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	319	500.00–512.50	507.38
10	350–400	373	402.50–412.50	406.40
105	400–450	429	427.00–462.50	443.52
106	450–500	464	420.00–445.00	439.32
141	500–550	530	390.00–430.00	413.05
120	550–600	570	367.50–395.00	382.10
51	600–650	609	349.00–379.00	367.69
44	800–850	808	306.00	306.00
57	900–950	926	300.00	300.00
15	950–1000	959	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	460	400.00–402.50	400.56
34	500–550	521	355.00–380.00	366.93
21	550–600	579	315.00–320.00	319.04
64	600–650	629	320.00–338.00	327.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
295	1000–1050	1,024	320.00–326.25	322.19
14	1150–1200	1,151	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	671	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	321	585.00–592.50	590.37
22	350–400	373	517.50–552.50	539.17
52	400–450	413	499.00–520.00	513.64
188	450–500	480	467.50–501.00	491.18
242	500–550	537	433.00–462.50	446.17
176	550–600	577	427.00–468.00	441.48
229	600–650	626	410.00–440.00	421.46
78	650–700	658	401.00–404.50	402.97
32	700–750	701	371.00	371.00
73	850–900	891	329.75–330.00	329.88
478	900–950	929	327.75–334.00	329.91
34	950–1000	964	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	500.00	500.00
15	400–450	418	460.00	460.00
37	450–500	486	427.50–440.00	437.58
52	500–550	519	400.00–422.50	408.92
54	550–600	592	392.00–407.00	396.37
106	600–650	626	360.00–395.00	373.23

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.