Sale reports / South Dakota / Hub City Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Hub City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 15
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020
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

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 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +23.95 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.
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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554520.582,88698
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
538509481452median 496.6412/1702/0403/1804/2906/17
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 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 median25 sales
496.64
+23.95
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

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750737359.47/cwt357.00–364.002,64968
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700677363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,45816
HeifersLarge 11100–11501,127285.50/cwt285.50–285.503,21850
HeifersLarge 11150–12001,157285.50/cwt285.50–285.503,303150
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960319.00/cwt319.00–319.003,06260
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750726384.94/cwt373.00–393.002,795255
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000982339.76/cwt324.00–347.753,336324
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570508.96/cwt498.00–522.502,90150
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628482.91/cwt460.00–490.003,033265
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713432.20/cwt411.00–451.503,082436
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690443.38/cwt431.00–465.003,059219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,84514
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850833376.94/cwt368.50–389.003,140400
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–8508163,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,00037
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875370.30/cwt366.50–376.503,240286
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800794376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,98513
SteersLarge 11000–10501,018338.93/cwt337.50–342.503,450531
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773396.89/cwt383.00–406.503,068562
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538532.69/cwt520.00–545.002,86648
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765372.21/cwt357.00–379.002,847258
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920359.04/cwt347.00–368.753,3031,146
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550532464.78/cwt460.00–467.502,47347
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–8007682,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,95012
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900869337.68/cwt332.50–343.502,934147
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850834343.46/cwt331.00–347.002,864183
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900343.50/cwt343.50–343.503,09268
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–7507473,120.00/head3,120.00–3,120.003,12063
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589448.25/cwt435.00–450.002,640129
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650639415.09/cwt395.00–423.502,652190
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668405.61/cwt387.50–414.002,709274
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement900–9509193,320.00/head3,320.00–3,320.003,32061

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.