Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 900 to 949 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher and 950 to 999 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, both on a narrow comparison. Heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for this offering with best demand seen for cattle off grass. About two thirds of the offering was out of yards and these cattle carried some heavy flesh and tag at times. Grass cattle in mostly light to moderate flesh. Quality varied, from plain to attractive. A couple packages of spring born calves offered, these were met with light to moderate demand as most yards are not quite ready to take on calves. Calves offering included both weaned and off the cow as well as vaccinated and not touched calves. An active market seen for this offering. Temperatures much cooler this week and without the humidity, very nice weather for livestock. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, September 3.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −38.56 against this barn's trailing median of $443.56.

Average price

$405.00

5 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.12

vs SD average

+35.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	405.00	2,114	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $459.70, low $406.00, median $443.56 across 27 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 sale5 hd

405.00

—

SD average3 barns · 72 hd

430.12

−25.12

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+35.19

This barn, trailing median27 sales

443.56

−38.56

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

29 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 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,035	280.05/cwt	270.50–298.50	2,899	83
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,156	85
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	304.46/cwt	286.50–316.00	3,425	55
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	314.61/cwt	300.00–335.00	3,228	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	894	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	904	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,839	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,929	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	301.92/cwt	300.50–315.50	2,989	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	357.28/cwt	346.00–369.50	3,126	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	357.12/cwt	354.50–360.50	3,353	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	406.39/cwt	403.00–409.00	2,820	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	339.29/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,965	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	380.97/cwt	376.50–383.50	3,154	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	357.17/cwt	351.50–360.00	3,425	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	343.63/cwt	325.00–345.50	3,120	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,940	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	973	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,647	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	953	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,973	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,648	8

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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