Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 550 to 599 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 600 to 749 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 6.00 higher on 700 to 749 lbs, 750 to 799 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, 800 to 849 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Best test on heifers 500 to 599 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 649 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 650 to 699 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Another large offering of home raised cattle this week with many loads, some multiple loads, and many packages. Very good demand for light cattle suitable for grass programs, especially those selling in loads, good to very good demand for feeding type cattle. Flesh varied quite a bit, from light to some heavy flesh at times. Quality similar to last week with many attractive cattle to choose from. An active market with both buyers and farmer feeders competing for cattle. Very cold temps and windchills for the next few days with an extreme cold watch starting tomorrow evening. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, January 28.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $499.22/cwt on 470 head, up $4.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +2.58 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$499.22

▲ 4.73 vs prior sale

470 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$58.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs SD average

+33.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	503.29	2,845	437
Medium and Large 1-2	578	445.27	2,574	33

One grade step is worth $58.02/cwt here — about $271 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 sale470 hd

499.22

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SD average7 barns · 3,409 hd

494.63

+4.58

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+33.89

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

+2.58

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

39 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	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	334.44/cwt	327.00–337.50	2,726	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	288.96/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,835	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	434.22/cwt	415.00–454.00	2,518	429
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	482.14/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,276	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,372	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	427.83/cwt	414.00–440.50	2,858	550
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	589.84/cwt	565.00–605.00	2,519	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	426.50/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,508	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	380.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,934	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	396.37/cwt	373.00–413.00	2,878	742
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	549.45/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,890	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	559	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,840	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	497.69/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,369	19
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	3,151	58
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,094	309.25/cwt	309.25–309.25	3,383	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	351.92/cwt	339.50–365.50	3,086	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	480.69/cwt	450.00–502.50	2,812	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,266	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	465.70/cwt	440.00–484.00	2,459	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	616	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,757	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	545.44/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,645	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	441.31/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,763	476
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	348.81/cwt	344.00–358.00	2,675	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	391.60/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,632	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	492.03/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,042	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	342.30/cwt	340.00–343.50	3,180	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	368.14/cwt	354.00–382.00	3,011	362
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	3,178	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	408.91/cwt	387.00–432.00	2,592	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	379.30/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,723	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	738	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,716	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	621	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,583	26

How this sale compares

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.

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