Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 600 to 950 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 5.00 lower on 650 to 749 lbs and instances up to 5.00 higher on 750 to 799 lbs and 900 to 949 lbs. Best test on heifers 650 to 749 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 5.00 higher. A lighter offering than expected due to blizzard conditions in the area today. Quite a few loads and many packages of mostly home raised cattle to choose from and met with good to very good demand, replacement heifers saw very good demand. Flesh condition similar to last week, from moderate to heavy. Market activity mostly active with most buyers attending the sale despite weather conditions. Winds are expected to continue throughout the night with much cooler temperatures expected throughout the weekend. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, February 25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $517.68/cwt on 108 head, up $3.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +21.04 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$517.68

▲ 3.93 vs prior sale

108 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$60.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.38

vs SD average

+30.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	525.52	2,890	94
Medium and Large 1-2	560	465.02	2,604	14thin

One grade step is worth $60.50/cwt here — about $286 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 sale108 hd

517.68

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SD average7 barns · 1,276 hd

500.29

+17.38

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+30.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

+21.04

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

34 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	650–700	656	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,493	6
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,231	292.73/cwt	291.50–294.00	3,604	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	472.16/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,941	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	395.76/cwt	386.00–406.00	2,869	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	441.36/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,295	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	526.15/cwt	511.00–530.00	2,941	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	425.06/cwt	399.00–431.00	2,907	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	419.15/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,670	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	353.14/cwt	344.50–366.50	3,238	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,656	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	393.82/cwt	378.50–403.00	3,028	471
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	465.02/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,604	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	460.15/cwt	444.00–473.00	2,881	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	356.04/cwt	353.00–362.50	3,147	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	599.87/cwt	590.00–605.00	2,573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	370.68/cwt	361.25–383.75	3,062	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	824	401.83/cwt	394.00–412.00	3,311	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	438.65/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,448	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	407.96/cwt	394.00–419.50	2,945	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	524.83/cwt	522.50–528.00	2,834	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,767	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,380	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	327.95/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,850	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,422	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	405.46/cwt	392.00–427.00	2,534	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	406.25/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,718	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	498.08/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,426	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	772	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,151	35

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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