Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steer 800 to 849 lbs mostly steady, 950 to 999 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Best test on yearling heifers 850 to 899 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Too light a calf test last week to compare. Good to very good demand for yearlings today with loads and strings off grass seeing the best demand. These cattle were most attractive in quality and flesh condition as yearling quality varied widely today, especially on packages. Producers are gathering and cleaning out any leftover yearlings to prepare for the next generation of calves. A larger calf offering than last week with demand for calves moderate to good. Many packages and just a handful of loads on offer, all off the cow. Quality varied quite a bit on calves, from plain to attractive. A wide range of shot programs, from no shots or just a 7 way to a full, comprehensive program. The wide price spreads reflect the discount buyers give to calves which have not been fully vaccinated. An active market on yearlings, moderate to active on calves. The feeder cattle futures fell sharply today putting quite a bit of uncertainty back into the fall outlook. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, October 29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $482.09/cwt on 856 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −14.55 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$482.09

856 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.71

vs SD average

+23.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	482.09	2,638	856

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 sale856 hd

482.09

—

SD average8 barns · 9,604 hd

494.80

−12.71

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+23.95

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−14.55

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

45 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	1100–1150	1,141	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,949	51
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,050	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,966	14
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	302.51/cwt	295.00–316.00	3,083	17
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,665	126
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	319.89/cwt	318.00–324.00	3,295	34
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	307.17/cwt	306.00–311.00	3,296	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,540	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	543.25/cwt	510.00–558.00	2,548	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	406.88/cwt	390.00–457.50	2,311	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	443.70/cwt	434.00–459.00	2,134	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	505.65/cwt	472.50–533.00	2,579	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	357.57/cwt	356.50–359.00	3,368	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	371.62/cwt	362.50–375.00	3,579	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	465.15/cwt	412.50–497.50	2,670	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	438.52/cwt	427.00–449.00	2,763	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	494.54/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,062	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	356.29/cwt	352.00–363.50	2,772	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	730	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	430.50/cwt	430.50–430.50	2,798	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	380.27/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	414.53/cwt	380.00–446.00	2,193	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	522.02/cwt	490.00–527.50	2,046	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	584.35/cwt	570.00–607.50	2,483	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	380.20/cwt	371.00–381.50	3,011	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	649.82/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,378	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,598	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	386.71/cwt	384.00–391.50	3,237	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	382.21/cwt	370.75–395.25	3,360	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	551.14/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,331	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,706	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	3,141	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,652	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,528	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	345.31/cwt	342.00–346.00	3,142	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,168	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	460.20/cwt	420.00–477.50	2,278	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	483	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,401	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	362.00/cwt	358.00–367.00	2,610	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	357.32/cwt	354.50–378.00	2,876	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	336.33/cwt	324.00–339.00	3,276	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	361.25/cwt	345.00–365.25	3,204	313

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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