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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 14

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Receipts

5,845 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 5,912▼ 1,324 vs year ago 7,169 · −18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves 500 to 599 lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower, 600 to 699 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs 7.00 to 15.00 higher, 700 to 749 lbs and 800 to 849 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers calves 500 to 599 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady, 650 to 699 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearlings not well compared. Very good demand for another large feeder cattle offering featuring a few loads of yearlings and many loads and packages of calves. Similar to last week, the majority of the calves were home raised, long time weaned and vaccinated. Many attractive calves to choose from throughout the day with most in moderate to moderate plus flesh. Despite warmer temps and thawing pens, most calves were clean and open haired. An active market with many buyers and farmer feeders in the seats, slightly less determination to own cattle than last week but still a great amount of interest. High winds predicted starting tomorrow which could impact transportation of livestock. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 21, featuring several consignments of Red Angus cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.49/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +6.28 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$494.49

425 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs SD average

+22.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	496.57	2,750	334
Large 1	549	492.00	2,701	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	485.46	2,612	72

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $138 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale425 hd

494.49

—

SD average7 barns · 2,342 hd

489.17

+5.32

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+22.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

+6.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $435.00, median $488.21 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,788	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,245	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	611.41/cwt	602.50–625.00	2,323	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	587.24/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,496	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,489	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	563.16/cwt	550.00–577.50	2,698	64
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	525.83/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,771	182
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	485.46/cwt	468.00–495.00	2,612	72
Steers	500–550	Large 1	549	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,701	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	461.54/cwt	449.00–490.00	2,705	152
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	447.31/cwt	430.00–478.00	2,809	401
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	421.82/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,662	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	422.06/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,840	489
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	397.44/cwt	384.00–407.00	2,889	239
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	386.26/cwt	370.00–395.00	3,001	783
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	365.54/cwt	355.00–371.25	3,016	234
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	361.09/cwt	350.00–363.00	3,160	222
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,204	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	349.62/cwt	349.50–351.00	3,339	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,648	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,921	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,665	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	511.88/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,196	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	496.78/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,340	82
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	464.57/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,439	328
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	429.70/cwt	406.00–456.00	2,488	364
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	410.14/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,539	136
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	631	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,764	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	398.68/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,679	513
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	370.40/cwt	342.00–388.00	2,671	310
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	762	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,496	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	352.92/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,717	132
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	333.30/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,763	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,683	24
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	315.74/cwt	304.00–317.00	3,116	136
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,174	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,463	45
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1Fleshy	1,185	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	3,152	150

This sale against other markets

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, SD

Wed Jan 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 5,845Last week 5,912Year ago 7,169

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
150	1150–1200	1,185	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	762	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1150–1200	1,174	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	560.00	560.00
50	400–450	429	495.00–535.00	511.88
82	450–500	471	480.00–515.00	496.78
328	500–550	525	442.50–490.00	464.57
364	550–600	579	406.00–456.00	429.70
136	600–650	619	390.00–425.00	410.14
513	650–700	672	375.00–412.00	398.68
310	700–750	721	342.00–388.00	370.40
132	750–800	770	341.00–365.00	352.92
49	800–850	829	326.00–338.00	333.30
136	950–1000	987	304.00–317.00	315.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	358	465.00	465.00
24	800–850	845	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
42	600–650	631	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	645.00	645.00
18	350–400	380	602.50–625.00	611.41
18	400–450	425	580.00–590.00	587.24
64	450–500	479	550.00–577.50	563.16
182	500–550	527	505.00–545.00	525.83
152	550–600	586	449.00–490.00	461.54
401	600–650	628	430.00–478.00	447.31
489	650–700	673	400.00–445.00	422.06
239	700–750	727	384.00–407.00	397.44
783	750–800	777	370.00–395.00	386.26
234	800–850	825	355.00–371.25	365.54
222	850–900	875	350.00–363.00	361.09
7	900–950	905	354.00	354.00
51	950–1000	955	349.50–351.00	349.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	545.00	545.00
17	450–500	474	525.00	525.00
72	500–550	538	468.00–495.00	485.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	631	420.00–425.00	421.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	549	492.00	492.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.