Sale reports / South Dakota / Hub City Livestock Auction / 2025-01-29

Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 29
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020
Receipts
6,123 head
1,786 vs last sale 4,337 607 vs year ago 6,730 · 9.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 600 to 849 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher. Heifers 500 to 599 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 12.00 higher on 700 to 749 lbs, 650 to 699 lbs not well compared. Very good demand for this large offering of many packages and loads of mostly home raised cattle. Most of the calves were long time weaned and fully vaccinated, a few consignments of calves coming off the cow saw discounts at times. Lots of attractive cattle to choose from including many light, green, grass and backgrounding types. Calves were open haired and clean as pen conditions remain dry. An active to very active market despite a negative day on the live and feeder board. Buyers remain optimistic that tight supplies will keep the cattle high and are determined to own cattle to market this summer and fall. Warm temps and dry conditions for the rest of the week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 5.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $367.98/cwt on 653 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits 128.66 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.
Average price
$367.98
653 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.15
vs SD average
+19.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562368.832,073540
Medium and Large 1-2547363.911,990113
One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about $82 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
538509481452median 496.6412/1702/0403/1804/2906/17
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 sale653 hd
367.98
SD average6 barns · 2,165 hd
359.82
+8.15
National average177 barns · 23,098 hd
348.66
+19.32
This barn, trailing median25 sales
496.64
−128.66
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

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820284.33/cwt274.00–291.252,332219
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350309455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4065
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583358.98/cwt346.00–373.502,093352
SteersLarge 11100–11501,128235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,65124
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,74221
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678322.35/cwt315.00–339.502,186708
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513394.53/cwt382.00–405.002,024162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5998
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900862287.52/cwt270.00–290.252,478108
SteersLarge 11000–10501,001243.50/cwt243.50–243.502,43714
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650633311.67/cwt304.00–315.001,97330
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720308.04/cwt297.00–322.502,218598
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623340.70/cwt326.00–349.002,123495
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373433.42/cwt425.00–445.001,61712
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776295.96/cwt281.00–306.002,297464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350301370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1145
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600583342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,99426
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526341.48/cwt326.00–351.001,796235
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350341408.92/cwt405.00–415.001,39415
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679298.90/cwt295.00–308.002,030114
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381397.56/cwt392.50–405.001,51528
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,000233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3306
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750728277.74/cwt268.00–284.002,02231
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950922279.63/cwt276.00–282.002,578232
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600592293.50/cwt293.50–293.501,73822
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627315.70/cwt300.00–324.001,979379
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468413.71/cwt399.00–427.501,93655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539368.18/cwt367.00–377.501,98498
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750749293.50/cwt293.50–293.502,19819
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700693305.57/cwt296.00–308.252,11840
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550507310.00/cwt299.00–320.001,57217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418348.53/cwt346.00–359.001,45733
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600599336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,01315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,6535
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750734308.13/cwt306.00–309.002,26280
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571323.54/cwt309.00–331.501,847360
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428368.18/cwt365.00–387.001,57661
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500478395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8885
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy950–1000982253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,48411
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772278.99/cwt277.50–279.502,15476
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480363.06/cwt357.00–372.501,743169
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850828257.09/cwt254.50–260.502,12948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5216
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717296.77/cwt287.00–304.002,128103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,79925

How this sale compares

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.