Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 500 to 549 and 600 to 699 lbs lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower on 500 to 549 lbs, 550 to 599 lbs not well compared, 700 to 899 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher on 750 to 799 lbs. Best test on heifers 500 to 549 lbs, 600 to 649 lbs and 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady with instances 20.00 lower on 500 to 549 lbs, 550 to 599 lbs not well compared, 650 to 699 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Another large offering of home raised cattle this week which was met with good to very good demand. Many loads and packages to choose from, all long time weaned and vaccinated. Flesh ranged from moderate to heavy again this week, slightly more flesh overall than last week. Despite the artic weather last week, cattle still looked eye appealing and stress free. An active market with plenty of interest from both buyers and farmer feeders. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $496.49/cwt on 249 head, down $2.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −0.14 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$496.49

▼ 2.72 vs prior sale

249 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.12

vs SD average

+12.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	499.13	2,767	226
Medium and Large 1-2	526	470.56	2,475	23

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $292 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.

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 sale249 hd

496.49

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SD average5 barns · 943 hd

479.37

+17.12

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

+12.39

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−0.14

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

32 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 1Fleshy	700–750	702	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	333.62/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,752	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	419.97/cwt	401.00–432.50	2,411	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	507.58/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,401	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	366.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,860	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,711	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	441.65/cwt	430.50–458.00	2,787	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	491.83/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,818	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	591.54/cwt	582.50–625.00	2,579	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	470.56/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,475	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	520.74/cwt	507.00–540.00	2,750	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	370.29/cwt	357.50–374.00	3,277	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	385.73/cwt	365.00–402.00	2,982	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,812	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	374.12/cwt	360.00–384.50	3,057	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	409.49/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,924	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	572.50/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,611	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	527.13/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,346	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,218	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	416.38/cwt	412.50–418.00	2,640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	359.68/cwt	353.00–370.75	3,302	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	759	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,915	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	375.41/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,733	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	412.38/cwt	388.00–428.00	2,573	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	519.54/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	447.53/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,614	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	419.32/cwt	406.00–431.00	2,847	533
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	400.29/cwt	377.50–412.50	2,690	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	455.70/cwt	447.50–464.00	2,461	165

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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