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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 4

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Receipts

4,984 head

▼ 1,489 vs last sale 6,473▼ 1,011 vs year ago 5,995 · −16.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 650 to 949 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher except 800 to 849 lbs not well compared, 950 to 999 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 600 to 699 lbs mostly steady, 700 to 749 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. A nice line up of feeders again this week. Several backgrounded strings as well as loads and packages of home raised cattle on offer, including a few replacement heifers. Similar to recent weeks, light fleshed cattle for backgrounding and replacement heifers see very good demand, finishing type cattle see good to very good demand depending on flesh. A mostly mild winter has made it fairly easy for cattle to gain and some cattle are carrying quite a bit of flesh. A few inches of snow mixed with temps in the 40's and 50's this week have made yards muddy again, most cattle showed some tag from these conditions. An active market with mostly order buyers in the seats again this week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 11.

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 $496.64/cwt on 267 head. That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +8.43 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$496.64

267 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$38.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs SD average

+21.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	503.09	2,838	222
Medium and Large 1-2	587	464.80	2,728	45

One grade step is worth $38.29/cwt here — about $110 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 sale267 hd

496.64

—

SD average6 barns · 1,149 hd

498.34

−1.70

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+21.08

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

+8.43

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,196	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,307	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	551.74/cwt	550.00–553.00	2,626	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	526.29/cwt	520.00–539.00	2,710	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	494.69/cwt	490.00–516.00	2,879	163
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	464.80/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,728	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	455.62/cwt	434.00–477.00	2,875	283
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	434.68/cwt	421.00–440.50	2,899	266
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	409.60/cwt	388.00–420.00	2,929	224
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	749	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,809	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	389.03/cwt	368.00–402.50	3,011	623
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	369.61/cwt	360.00–373.25	2,990	134
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	355.28/cwt	340.00–366.75	3,098	744
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	350.15/cwt	346.00–354.25	3,190	201
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	338.19/cwt	324.50–346.00	3,321	345
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	997	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,160	64
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	322.18/cwt	311.00–323.50	3,264	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,251	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,241	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	480.59/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,225	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	465.20/cwt	431.00–477.50	2,433	86
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	417.77/cwt	402.50–423.00	2,243	63
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	437.99/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,466	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	626	383.99/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,404	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	418.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,634	178
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	390.39/cwt	383.00–406.00	2,623	262
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	383.44/cwt	368.00–392.00	2,772	191
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,661	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	761	3,189.09/head	3,050.00–3,230.00	3,189	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	361.24/cwt	346.00–368.50	2,782	123
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	799	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,589	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	806	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	323.85/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,633	65
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,825	62

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Receipts 4,984Last week 6,473Year ago 5,995

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
86	750–800	761	3,050.00–3,230.00	3,189.09
35	800–850	806	3,350.00	3,350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	626	380.00–386.00	383.99
14	700–750	731	364.00	364.00
18	750–800	799	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	615.00	615.00
15	400–450	433	517.50	517.50
26	450–500	463	470.00–482.50	480.59
86	500–550	523	431.00–477.50	465.20
47	550–600	563	425.00–447.50	437.99
178	600–650	629	400.00–430.00	418.70
262	650–700	672	383.00–406.00	390.39
191	700–750	723	368.00–392.00	383.44
123	750–800	770	346.00–368.50	361.24
65	800–850	813	323.00–325.00	323.85
62	850–900	880	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	500–550	537	402.50–423.00	417.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	595.00	595.00
4	400–450	448	515.00	515.00
45	450–500	476	550.00–553.00	551.74
59	500–550	515	520.00–539.00	526.29
163	550–600	582	490.00–516.00	494.69
283	600–650	631	434.00–477.00	455.62
266	650–700	667	421.00–440.50	434.68
224	700–750	715	388.00–420.00	409.60
623	750–800	774	368.00–402.50	389.03
134	800–850	809	360.00–373.25	369.61
744	850–900	872	340.00–366.75	355.28
201	900–950	911	346.00–354.25	350.15
345	950–1000	982	324.50–346.00	338.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	749	375.00	375.00
64	950–1000	997	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	1000–1050	1,013	311.00–323.50	322.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	550–600	587	447.50–467.50	464.80

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.