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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 1

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Receipts

4,602 head

▼ 1,880 vs last sale 6,482▲ 4,602 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 650 to 999 lbs mostly steady except 700 to 749 lbs not well compared, instances up to 10.00 higher on 650 to 699 lbs. Best test on heifers 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady. Good to very good demand for feeder cattle again this week, very good demand for replacement heifers. Similar to last week, flesh condition varied, from light to some heavy flesh at times. Many loads, multiple loads, and packages to choose from, mostly average to attractive in quality. An active market seen for this offering. Winter weather expected for the rest of the week and into the weekend with areas seeing freezing rain, snow or both and wind. Many producers are calving and preparing for this bout of weather. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 8. Happy Easter!

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 $523.56/cwt on 64 head, up $38.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 21 comparable sales and sits +35.35 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$523.56

▲ 38.30 vs prior sale

64 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$33.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.90

vs SD average

+40.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	528.85	2,869	54
Medium and Large 1-2	508	495.00	2,515	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.85/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale64 hd

523.56

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SD average6 barns · 817 hd

502.67

+20.90

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+40.38

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

+35.35

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,380	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,833	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,515	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	545.30/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,852	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,882	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	451.39/cwt	432.00–470.00	2,839	88
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,628	7
Steers	650–700	Large 1	651	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,611	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	393.54/cwt	391.50–399.00	2,605	62
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	426.09/cwt	419.00–446.00	2,889	159
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	414.11/cwt	401.00–424.00	2,953	144
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,790	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	386.68/cwt	375.00–398.00	3,012	296
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	380.20/cwt	366.00–389.00	3,114	172
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	362.58/cwt	345.00–367.50	3,169	362
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	913	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,940	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	348.35/cwt	339.00–356.25	3,243	344
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	324.10/cwt	318.50–347.50	3,189	114
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	328.49/cwt	318.25–334.25	3,360	698
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,100	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,355	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,468	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	471.60/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,429	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,309	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	429.75/cwt	421.00–438.00	2,510	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	398.00/cwt	382.50–424.00	2,488	171
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,219	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	391.61/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,596	111
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	372.82/cwt	359.50–386.00	2,695	245
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	354.08/cwt	344.50–368.00	2,758	215
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	789	2,885.00/head	2,885.00–2,885.00	2,885	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	807	2,888.29/head	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,888	76
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	337.62/cwt	333.00–354.00	2,775	88
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	843	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,698	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	859	3,195.84/head	2,925.00–3,300.00	3,196	195
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	331.88/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,911	147
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	977	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,745	17

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Receipts 4,602Last week 6,482Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	843	320.00	320.00
17	950–1000	977	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	570.00	570.00
54	500–550	515	445.00–475.00	471.60
55	550–600	584	421.00–438.00	429.75
171	600–650	625	382.50–424.00	398.00
111	650–700	663	370.00–402.00	391.61
245	700–750	723	359.50–386.00	372.82
215	750–800	779	344.50–368.00	354.08
88	800–850	822	333.00–354.00	337.62
147	850–900	877	331.00–333.00	331.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	426.00	426.00
10	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
38	600–650	634	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
44	750–800	789	2,885.00	2,885.00
76	800–850	807	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,888.29
195	850–900	859	2,925.00–3,300.00	3,195.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	595.00	595.00
18	450–500	497	570.00	570.00
33	500–550	523	520.00–550.00	545.30
21	550–600	573	503.00	503.00
88	600–650	629	432.00–470.00	451.39
159	650–700	678	419.00–446.00	426.09
144	700–750	713	401.00–424.00	414.11
296	750–800	779	375.00–398.00	386.68
172	800–850	819	366.00–389.00	380.20
362	850–900	874	345.00–367.50	362.58
344	900–950	931	339.00–356.25	348.35
114	950–1000	984	318.50–347.50	324.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	495.00	495.00
7	600–650	649	405.00	405.00
62	650–700	662	391.50–399.00	393.54
21	700–750	742	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	651	401.00	401.00
698	1000–1050	1,023	318.25–334.25	328.49
16	1100–1150	1,100	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	900–950	913	322.00	322.00

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.