Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves 500 to 599 lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower, 600 to 699 lbs and 750 to 799 lbs 7.00 to 15.00 higher, 700 to 749 lbs and 800 to 849 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers calves 500 to 599 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady, 650 to 699 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearlings not well compared. Very good demand for another large feeder cattle offering featuring a few loads of yearlings and many loads and packages of calves. Similar to last week, the majority of the calves were home raised, long time weaned and vaccinated. Many attractive calves to choose from throughout the day with most in moderate to moderate plus flesh. Despite warmer temps and thawing pens, most calves were clean and open haired. An active market with many buyers and farmer feeders in the seats, slightly less determination to own cattle than last week but still a great amount of interest. High winds predicted starting tomorrow which could impact transportation of livestock. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 21, featuring several consignments of Red Angus cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.49/cwt on 425 head, down $23.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −2.15 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$494.49

▼ 23.07 vs prior sale

425 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs SD average

+22.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	496.57	2,750	334
Large 1	549	492.00	2,701	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	485.46	2,612	72

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $466.41, median $496.64 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale425 hd

494.49

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SD average7 barns · 2,342 hd

489.17

+5.32

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+22.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−2.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,185	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	3,152	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	762	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,496	10
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,174	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,463	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	398.68/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,679	513
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	315.74/cwt	304.00–317.00	3,116	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	365.54/cwt	355.00–371.25	3,016	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	349.62/cwt	349.50–351.00	3,339	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	361.09/cwt	350.00–363.00	3,160	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	485.46/cwt	468.00–495.00	2,612	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	525.83/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,771	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	386.26/cwt	370.00–395.00	3,001	783
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	611.41/cwt	602.50–625.00	2,323	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	447.31/cwt	430.00–478.00	2,809	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	461.54/cwt	449.00–490.00	2,705	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	563.16/cwt	550.00–577.50	2,698	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	397.44/cwt	384.00–407.00	2,889	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	422.06/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,840	489
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	352.92/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,717	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	587.24/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,496	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	421.82/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,662	22
Steers	Large 1	500–550	549	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	333.30/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,763	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,489	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	429.70/cwt	406.00–456.00	2,488	364
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,683	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	511.88/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,196	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	370.40/cwt	342.00–388.00	2,671	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	631	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,764	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	464.57/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,439	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	496.78/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,340	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	410.14/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,539	136

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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