Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: yearling cattle not well compared. Steer calves 450 to 549 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, 550 to 699 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 8.00 higher except for 600 to 649 lbs not well compared. Heifer calves 450 to 499 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower and 550 to 599 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher on a narrow comparison with other weight classes of heifer calves not well compared. Good to very good demand for yearlings with best demand seen for a string of spayed heifers still coming off grass in light flesh. Flesh on yearlings coming out of yards moderate to heavy with buyers bidding accordingly. Mostly good demand for calves with load lots seeing the best demand. Most calves off the cow and most had at least a full round of shots in the fall. Flesh varied, from light to some heavy flesh at times. Quality similar to last week with many attractive calves to choose from. An active market on yearlings, moderate to active on calves. There has been too much instability in the futures complex again this week and buyers remain cautious when procuring calves. No feeder cattle next week due to Thanksgiving, next regular feeder cattle sale will be Wednesday, December 3, and special weaned calf sale Saturday, December 6.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.73/cwt on 699 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −56.91 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$439.73

699 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$43.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs SD average

+29.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	445.20	2,453	611
Medium and Large 1-2	538	401.71	2,161	88

One grade step is worth $43.49/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale699 hd

439.73

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SD average7 barns · 6,539 hd

444.70

−4.98

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+29.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−56.91

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

47 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	400–450	421	442.09/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,861	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	370.19/cwt	370.00–370.50	2,754	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	411.33/cwt	403.00–423.00	2,558	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,078	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	586.58/cwt	575.00–592.50	1,836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	586	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,444	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	461.44/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	387.17/cwt	372.00–405.00	2,215	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,432	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	523.31/cwt	505.00–527.50	1,753	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	436.67/cwt	411.00–449.00	2,520	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	311.00/cwt	309.00–311.75	2,877	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	309.85/cwt	299.00–311.75	2,882	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	319.43/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,996	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	484.47/cwt	457.50–492.50	2,059	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	328.36/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,236	69
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	305.08/cwt	288.00–316.75	3,130	335
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,077	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,924	108
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,155	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,772	24
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	309.37/cwt	290.00–311.00	3,103	65
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	303.93/cwt	302.25–304.50	3,249	230
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,040	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,735	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	400.32/cwt	397.50–417.00	2,074	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	506	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,216	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	957	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,680	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,389	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	634	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,234	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	442.76/cwt	428.00–460.00	2,112	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	341.30/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,939	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	343.28/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,761	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	702	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,541	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,595	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	310.44/cwt	300.00–311.00	3,061	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,819	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	410.15/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,137	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,601	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	576	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	404.92/cwt	382.50–422.00	1,948	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	455.70/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,365	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	397.73/cwt	379.00–403.00	2,657	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	505.92/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,892	45

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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