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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 17

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 3 →

Receipts

5,829 head

▲ 3,104 vs last sale 2,725▲ 2,292 vs year ago 3,537 · +64.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Yearling steers not well compared this week, best test on yearling heifers 950 to 999 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Best test on steer calves 550 to 599 lbs 20.00 to 25.00 higher, best test on heifer calves 500 to 549 lbs 20.00 higher. Good to very good demand for both yearlings and calves today. Several strings of yearling steers and heifers featuring multiple loads as well as packages and loads made up a nice yearling offering. Flesh mostly moderate plus to heavy. Many, many packages and loads of calves in today's offering. Just under half of the offering was weaned, from long time weaned to just a couple weeks. Flesh ranged from light to heavy with some fill seen at times. Some tag on the calves as the warmer weather has created muddy yard conditions. Quality was mostly average to attractive and most of the calves were fully preconditioned. An active market with buyers and farmer feeders determined to get cattle bought before the holiday break. Much warmer temps have arrived and melted almost all the snow and ice and these milder temps are expected thru Christmas. This is the last feeder cattle sale of 2025, next feeder cattle sale will be a special feeder cattle sale on Saturday, January 3, 2026 , with the regular sale on Wednesday, January 7. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

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 $466.41/cwt on 637 head. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −21.80 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$466.41

637 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$45.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs SD average

+22.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	474.38	2,616	526
Medium and Large 1-2	559	428.64	2,395	111

One grade step is worth $45.74/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale637 hd

466.41

—

SD average5 barns · 2,512 hd

468.73

−2.33

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+22.31

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−21.80

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

53 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Full	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,876	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,175	31
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	527.78/cwt	517.50–533.00	2,006	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	476.29/cwt	457.50–487.50	1,996	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	516.34/cwt	492.50–532.50	2,236	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	448	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,554	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	463	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,084	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	525.69/cwt	512.50–537.50	2,481	176
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	496.86/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,594	218
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	447.39/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,371	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	461.28/cwt	447.00–477.00	2,634	271
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	583	437.87/cwt	437.50–438.00	2,553	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,445	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	597	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,394	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	624	401.09/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,503	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	425.75/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,708	330
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	417.13/cwt	390.00–429.00	2,795	153
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,620	53
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	401.08/cwt	377.50–410.50	2,876	358
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,549	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,605	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	370.98/cwt	366.00–374.00	3,046	119
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	823	348.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,872	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	881	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,881	43
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	340.91/cwt	327.50–349.50	3,184	349
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	335.76/cwt	324.50–340.00	3,274	567
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,031	333.65/cwt	324.50–336.75	3,440	404
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,039	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,117	16
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,076	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	3,384	59
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,165	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,936	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	497.68/cwt	470.00–507.50	1,692	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	484.72/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,876	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	423	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,832	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	458.04/cwt	443.00–472.50	1,974	104
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	453.10/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,166	80
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	440.70/cwt	422.00–462.50	2,283	240
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	406.55/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,147	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	529	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,169	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	414.08/cwt	400.00–433.00	2,398	205
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	585	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,603	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	400.84/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,501	154
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	626	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,332	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	370.62/cwt	357.00–376.00	2,465	78
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	344.99/cwt	343.00–349.00	2,467	55
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	308.71/cwt	304.00–318.00	2,328	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,548	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	314.49/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,591	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,803	61
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	304.83/cwt	303.00–305.00	2,868	57
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	292.94/cwt	291.75–303.00	2,885	326
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,045	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,874	18
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	3,029	9

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 5,829Last week 2,725Year ago 3,537

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	433.00	433.00
13	500–550	529	410.00	410.00
14	600–650	626	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1000–1050	1,045	275.00	275.00
9	1050–1100	1,074	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	340	470.00–507.50	497.68
40	350–400	387	480.00–502.50	484.72
104	400–450	431	443.00–472.50	458.04
80	450–500	478	445.00–467.50	453.10
240	500–550	518	422.00–462.50	440.70
205	550–600	579	400.00–433.00	414.08
154	600–650	624	385.00–415.00	400.84
78	650–700	665	357.00–376.00	370.62
55	700–750	715	343.00–349.00	344.99
14	750–800	756	337.00	337.00
67	800–850	824	314.00–316.00	314.49
61	850–900	876	320.00	320.00
57	900–950	941	303.00–305.00	304.83
326	950–1000	985	291.75–303.00	292.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	528	400.00–412.50	406.55
18	750–800	754	304.00–318.00	308.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
62	550–600	585	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	550.00	550.00
18	350–400	380	517.50–533.00	527.78
46	400–450	433	492.50–532.50	516.34
176	450–500	472	512.50–537.50	525.69
218	500–550	522	485.00–510.00	496.86
271	550–600	571	447.00–477.00	461.28
330	600–650	636	415.00–440.00	425.75
153	650–700	670	390.00–429.00	417.13
358	700–750	717	377.50–410.50	401.08
119	800–850	821	366.00–374.00	370.98
349	900–950	934	327.50–349.50	340.91
567	950–1000	975	324.50–340.00	335.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	375	580.00	580.00
42	400–450	448	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
404	1000–1050	1,031	324.50–336.75	333.65
59	1050–1100	1,076	314.50	314.50
25	1150–1200	1,165	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	419	457.50–487.50	476.29
61	500–550	530	420.00–462.50	447.39
14	550–600	585	418.00	418.00
15	750–800	782	326.00	326.00
23	800–850	814	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	463	450.00	450.00
36	550–600	597	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	624	400.00–402.50	401.09
53	700–750	708	370.00	370.00
39	800–850	823	335.00–355.00	348.96
43	850–900	881	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,039	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
37	550–600	583	437.50–438.00	437.87

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.