Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 750 to 799 lbs and 850 to 899 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 950 to 999 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Best test on heifers 750 to 899 lbs 2.00 higher. A very large offering for the first annual Customer Appreciation BBQ. Many, many loads and strings of finishing type cattle on offer and met with good to very good demand depending on flesh condition which ran from moderate to some heavy flesh at times. A few loads and packages of lighter cattle, many of these fall calves, were met with very good demand. The mild winter had cattle gaining well and several operations had the top cut of their grass cattle in town today as they have gotten too heavy to put on grass. Many attractive cattle to choose from throughout the day. An active market with many buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. Many opportunities to buy multiple loads of same weight cattle which buyers took advantage of quite often. There is a great deal of optimism throughout the industry again and buyers and producers want to be sure to have cattle to market for the fall season. Much of the crop is planted and some have started first cut alfalfa. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, June 11.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.34/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −106.29 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$390.34

72 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.72

vs SD average

+11.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	390.34	2,243	72

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale72 hd

390.34

—

SD average3 barns · 129 hd

385.62

+4.72

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

+11.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−106.29

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	270.73/cwt	263.50–273.00	2,734	150
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	276.85/cwt	269.50–279.00	2,935	191
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	278.02/cwt	269.00–280.50	2,841	582
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,083	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,724	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,125	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	266.91/cwt	266.00–268.50	2,496	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	286.81/cwt	272.50–293.00	2,650	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	346.06/cwt	341.00–352.50	2,173	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	330.64/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,202	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	295.42/cwt	280.00–296.75	2,331	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	376.66/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,309	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	411.25/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	365.88/cwt	357.50–374.00	1,976	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	295.48/cwt	293.25–299.50	2,420	533
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	285.56/cwt	274.50–293.00	2,482	550
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	270.41/cwt	260.00–284.00	2,604	570
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	318.41/cwt	309.00–332.25	2,624	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	373.46/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,114	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	308.66/cwt	302.00–311.00	2,272	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	300.16/cwt	292.00–312.50	2,806	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	308.81/cwt	293.00–312.50	2,708	532
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	355.73/cwt	343.00–364.00	2,358	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	384.63/cwt	381.00–397.50	2,254	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	342.43/cwt	330.00–346.50	2,435	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	335.96/cwt	319.50–341.50	2,634	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,115	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,523	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	975	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,642	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	696	332.69/cwt	332.50–333.00	2,316	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	441.55/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	289.39/cwt	278.75–302.00	2,816	830
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,098	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,569	27

How this sale compares

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