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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 28

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

4,302 head

▼ 1,915 vs last sale 6,217▼ 1,821 vs year ago 6,123 · −29.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 500 to 549 and 600 to 699 lbs lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower on 500 to 549 lbs, 550 to 599 lbs not well compared, 700 to 899 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher on 750 to 799 lbs. Best test on heifers 500 to 549 lbs, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady with instances 20.00 lower on 500 to 549 lbs, 550 to 599 lbs not well compared, 650 to 699 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Another large offering of home raised cattle this week which was met with good to very good demand. Many loads and packages to choose from, all long time weaned and vaccinated. Flesh ranged from moderate to heavy again this week, slightly more flesh overall than last week. Despite the artic weather last week, cattle still looked eye appealing and stress free. An active market with plenty of interest from both buyers and farmer feeders. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 4.

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 $496.49/cwt on 249 head. That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +8.29 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$496.49

249 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.12

vs SD average

+12.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	499.13	2,767	226
Medium and Large 1-2	526	470.56	2,475	23

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale249 hd

496.49

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SD average5 barns · 943 hd

479.37

+17.12

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

+12.39

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

+8.29

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

32 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,158	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	591.54/cwt	582.50–625.00	2,579	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	572.50/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,611	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	470.56/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,475	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	520.74/cwt	507.00–540.00	2,750	100
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	491.83/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,818	98
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	584	447.53/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,614	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	441.65/cwt	430.50–458.00	2,787	309
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	416.38/cwt	412.50–418.00	2,640	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	419.32/cwt	406.00–431.00	2,847	533
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,711	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	409.49/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,924	299
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	385.73/cwt	365.00–402.00	2,982	360
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,812	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	374.12/cwt	360.00–384.50	3,057	329
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	370.29/cwt	357.50–374.00	3,277	259
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	359.68/cwt	353.00–370.75	3,302	192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	519.54/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,881	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	527.13/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,346	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	507.58/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,401	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	455.70/cwt	447.50–464.00	2,461	165
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,218	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	419.97/cwt	401.00–432.50	2,411	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	412.38/cwt	388.00–428.00	2,573	313
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,410	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	400.29/cwt	377.50–412.50	2,690	128
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	702	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,394	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	375.41/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,733	206
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	759	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,915	67
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	366.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,860	102
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	333.62/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,752	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,901	8

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 28, 2026

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

Receipts 4,302Last week 6,217Year ago 6,123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	702	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	362	505.00–535.00	519.54
31	400–450	445	510.00–535.00	527.13
57	450–500	473	500.00–525.00	507.58
165	500–550	540	447.50–464.00	455.70
40	550–600	574	401.00–432.50	419.97
313	600–650	624	388.00–428.00	412.38
128	650–700	672	377.50–412.50	400.29
206	700–750	728	365.00–381.00	375.41
102	750–800	781	350.00–375.00	366.26
39	800–850	825	330.00–350.00	333.62
8	850–900	879	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	573	387.00	387.00
8	600–650	631	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	750–800	759	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	526	465.00–490.00	470.56
20	600–650	634	412.50–418.00	416.38
20	650–700	695	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	620.00	620.00
40	400–450	436	582.50–625.00	591.54
31	450–500	456	560.00–575.00	572.50
100	500–550	528	507.00–540.00	520.74
98	550–600	573	465.00–505.00	491.83
309	600–650	631	430.50–458.00	441.65
533	650–700	679	406.00–431.00	419.32
299	700–750	714	385.00–419.00	409.49
360	750–800	773	365.00–402.00	385.73
329	800–850	817	360.00–384.50	374.12
259	850–900	885	357.50–374.00	370.29
192	900–950	918	353.00–370.75	359.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	584	446.00–450.00	447.53
37	750–800	780	360.50	360.50

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.