Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 500 to 599 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 600 to 649 lbs steady, 650 to 749 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 750 to 799 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher, 800 to 849 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 to 599 lbs steady, 600 to 699 lbs 11.00 to 15.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher on 600 to 649 lbs,. A very large offering of feeder cattle today with many packages, loads, and a few multiple loads featured. Lots of variety today, from light grass and backgrounding types to bigger, finishing types. Most of these cattle were home raised but a few backgrounded loads offered as well. Very good demand seen for all weight classes. Flesh varied quite a bit as all cattle were long time weaned and fed differently. Cattle with flesh saw little to no discrimination as most of the cattle offered today were quite attractive in quality. A very active market as buyers and farmer feeders compete to get cattle bought. This area remains free of snow this winter and although has had some cold temperatures, these have not been very lengthy stretches of sub zero weather making feeding conditions pretty decent. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 22.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.88/cwt on 616 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −138.76 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$357.88

616 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$35.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs SD average

+15.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	358.11	1,962	612
Medium and Large 1-2	558	323.00	1,802	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.11/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $466.41, median $496.64 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale616 hd

357.88

—

SD average6 barns · 2,824 hd

356.23

+1.65

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+15.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−138.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,548	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,272	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	263.34/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,049	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,714	29
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	301.47/cwt	288.00–314.00	2,029	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	356.99/cwt	339.00–362.00	1,739	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	279.52/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,996	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	406.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,285	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	322.74/cwt	308.50–335.50	2,169	496
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	357.24/cwt	357.00–357.50	1,683	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	439.57/cwt	435.00–442.00	1,371	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	279.45/cwt	270.00–284.75	2,286	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	339.48/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,928	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	271.97/cwt	263.00–278.50	2,350	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	406.05/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,778	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	290.11/cwt	278.50–303.50	2,228	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	376.54/cwt	367.00–390.00	2,007	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	393.65/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,866	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	327.47/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,739	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	323.57/cwt	309.00–332.00	1,864	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	321.78/cwt	321.00–322.00	2,056	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,586	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	341.37/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,120	652
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	304.47/cwt	288.00–315.00	2,201	750
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,198	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	303.96/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,605	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,548	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	436.48/cwt	423.00–443.00	1,833	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	276.58/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,861	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	314.29/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,945	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	350.37/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,531	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	886	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,290	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	352.99/cwt	347.00–359.00	1,871	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	260.00/cwt	259.00–261.00	2,122	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	325.67/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,566	49

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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