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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 18

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Receipts

3,453 head

▼ 3,316 vs last sale 6,769▲ 525 vs year ago 2,928 · +17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 600 to 950 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 5.00 lower on 650 to 749 lbs and instances up to 5.00 higher on 750 to 799 lbs and 900 to 949 lbs. Best test on heifers 650 to 749 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 5.00 higher. A lighter offering than expected due to blizzard conditions in the area today. Quite a few loads and many packages of mostly home raised cattle to choose from and met with good to very good demand, replacement heifers saw very good demand. Flesh condition similar to last week, from moderate to heavy. Market activity mostly active with most buyers attending the sale despite weather conditions. Winds are expected to continue throughout the night with much cooler temperatures expected throughout the weekend. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 25.

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 $517.68/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +29.47 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$517.68

108 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$60.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.38

vs SD average

+30.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	525.52	2,890	94
Medium and Large 1-2	560	465.02	2,604	14thin

One grade step is worth $60.50/cwt here — about $286 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 sale108 hd

517.68

—

SD average7 barns · 1,276 hd

500.29

+17.38

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+30.33

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

+29.47

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

34 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,192	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,253	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	599.87/cwt	590.00–605.00	2,573	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,656	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,547	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	524.83/cwt	522.50–528.00	2,834	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	526.15/cwt	511.00–530.00	2,941	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	465.02/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,604	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	460.15/cwt	444.00–473.00	2,881	314
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	419.15/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,670	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	425.06/cwt	399.00–431.00	2,907	225
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	407.96/cwt	394.00–419.50	2,945	217
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,767	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	393.82/cwt	378.50–403.00	3,028	471
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,826	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	370.68/cwt	361.25–383.75	3,062	281
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	356.04/cwt	353.00–362.50	3,147	122
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	353.14/cwt	344.50–366.50	3,238	326
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	935	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,151	35
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,073	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,380	100
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	472.16/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,941	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	498.08/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,426	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	441.36/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,295	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	438.65/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,448	204
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,312	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	405.46/cwt	392.00–427.00	2,534	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	656	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,493	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	406.25/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,718	168
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,422	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	395.76/cwt	386.00–406.00	2,869	227
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,683	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	824	401.83/cwt	394.00–412.00	3,311	97
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	327.95/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,850	87
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,231	292.73/cwt	291.50–294.00	3,604	41

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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Receipts 3,453Last week 6,769Year ago 2,928

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	656	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	1200–1250	1,231	291.50–294.00	292.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	411	445.00–485.00	472.16
46	450–500	487	475.00–507.50	498.08
28	500–550	520	435.00–450.00	441.36
204	550–600	558	420.00–445.00	438.65
89	600–650	625	392.00–427.00	405.46
168	650–700	669	398.00–415.00	406.25
227	700–750	725	386.00–406.00	395.76
19	750–800	780	344.00	344.00
87	850–900	869	326.00–329.00	327.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
97	800–850	824	394.00–412.00	401.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	400.00	400.00
29	650–700	698	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	580.00	580.00
12	400–450	429	590.00–605.00	599.87
30	450–500	454	585.00	585.00
45	500–550	540	522.50–528.00	524.83
49	550–600	559	511.00–530.00	526.15
314	600–650	626	444.00–473.00	460.15
225	650–700	684	399.00–431.00	425.06
217	700–750	722	394.00–419.50	407.96
471	750–800	769	378.50–403.00	393.82
281	800–850	826	361.25–383.75	370.68
122	850–900	884	353.00–362.50	356.04
326	900–950	917	344.50–366.50	353.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	555.00	555.00
5	450–500	463	550.00	550.00
14	550–600	560	455.00–475.00	465.02
33	600–650	637	416.00–422.00	419.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	376.00	376.00
10	750–800	772	366.00	366.00
35	900–950	935	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	1050–1100	1,073	315.00	315.00

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.