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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Receipts

7,101 head

▲ 1,522 vs last sale 5,579▲ 1,208 vs year ago 5,893 · +20.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 700 to 749 lbs and 900 to 949 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, 800 to 899 lbs and 950 to 999 lbs mostly steady, 750 to 799 lbs not well compared. Best test on heifers 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady, 750 to 799 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Another large offering of feeder cattle this week. Similar to last week, many sold in loads and strings but there were also many packages this week. Very good demand for all classes of cattle, especially those fitting grass programs as turn out time is almost upon us. Flesh condition varied, from light to heavy with some tag on the cattle at times as yards are still muddy from the snow and rain of Easter week. Many attractive cattle again this week, including several loads of replacements heading back to the country. An active market with lots of interest in filling pens, however, buyers preferred to pick and choose through multiple loads most of the time. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 22.

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 $520.58/cwt on 98 head, up $23.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +32.37 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$520.58

▲ 23.56 vs prior sale

98 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.49

vs SD average

+32.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	520.58	2,886	98

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

520.58

—

SD average5 barns · 423 hd

506.10

+14.49

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+32.23

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

+32.37

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

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	532.69/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,866	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	508.96/cwt	498.00–522.50	2,901	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	482.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	3,033	265
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,845	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	443.38/cwt	431.00–465.00	3,059	219
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	432.20/cwt	411.00–451.50	3,082	436
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	396.89/cwt	383.00–406.50	3,068	562
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	794	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,985	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	376.94/cwt	368.50–389.00	3,140	400
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	370.30/cwt	366.50–376.50	3,240	286
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	359.04/cwt	347.00–368.75	3,303	1,146
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	339.76/cwt	324.00–347.75	3,336	324
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	338.93/cwt	337.50–342.50	3,450	531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	464.78/cwt	460.00–467.50	2,473	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	448.25/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,640	129
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	415.09/cwt	395.00–423.50	2,652	190
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	405.61/cwt	387.50–414.00	2,709	274
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,458	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	384.94/cwt	373.00–393.00	2,795	255
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	359.47/cwt	357.00–364.00	2,649	68
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	747	3,120.00/head	3,120.00–3,120.00	3,120	63
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	372.21/cwt	357.00–379.00	2,847	258
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	768	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	816	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	343.46/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,864	183
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	337.68/cwt	332.50–343.50	2,934	147
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,092	68
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	919	3,320.00/head	3,320.00–3,320.00	3,320	61
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,062	60
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,127	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	3,218	50
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,157	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	3,303	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Receipts 7,101Last week 5,579Year ago 5,893

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	677	363.00	363.00
68	700–750	737	357.00–364.00	359.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	1100–1150	1,127	285.50	285.50
150	1150–1200	1,157	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	532	460.00–467.50	464.78
129	550–600	589	435.00–450.00	448.25
190	600–650	639	395.00–423.50	415.09
274	650–700	668	387.50–414.00	405.61
255	700–750	726	373.00–393.00	384.94
258	750–800	765	357.00–379.00	372.21
183	800–850	834	331.00–347.00	343.46
147	850–900	869	332.50–343.50	337.68
68	900–950	900	343.50	343.50
60	950–1000	960	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
63	700–750	747	3,120.00	3,120.00
12	750–800	768	2,950.00	2,950.00
37	800–850	816	3,000.00	3,000.00
61	900–950	919	3,320.00	3,320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	500–550	538	520.00–545.00	532.69
50	550–600	570	498.00–522.50	508.96
265	600–650	628	460.00–490.00	482.91
219	650–700	690	431.00–465.00	443.38
436	700–750	713	411.00–451.50	432.20
562	750–800	773	383.00–406.50	396.89
400	800–850	833	368.50–389.00	376.94
286	850–900	875	366.50–376.50	370.30
1,146	900–950	920	347.00–368.75	359.04
324	950–1000	982	324.00–347.75	339.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	635	448.00	448.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	794	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
531	1000–1050	1,018	337.50–342.50	338.93

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.