Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 850 to 899 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, 900 to 1049 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Best test on heifers 700 to 749 lbs mostly steady, 750 to 799 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Loads and strings of big, finishing type cattle and replacement heifers made up the majority of today's offering. Mostly good demand for finishing cattle, good to very good demand for replacements. More flesh overall on the cattle this week, most cattle in moderate to heavy flesh condition. Quality similar to last week with many attractive cattle to choose from. An active market with mostly order buyers attending the sale, farmers are either calving or in the field. Some pressure on the market this week caused by the uncertainty of the futures complex. A very warm day today but temps are forecasted back to the 50's for the end of the week with chances of rain. These wide swings in temperature are hard on cattle, especially baby calves. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $505.82/cwt on 35 head, down $14.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +9.18 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$505.82

▼ 14.76 vs prior sale

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.73

vs SD average

+26.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	505.82	2,754	35

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

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 sale35 hd

505.82

—

SD average4 barns · 362 hd

497.09

+8.73

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+26.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

+9.18

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	Large 1	500–550	509	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,061	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	636	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,417	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,938	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	400.61/cwt	397.00–413.50	2,664	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	415.11/cwt	413.00–424.00	2,814	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	337.20/cwt	330.00–341.75	3,288	577
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	373.47/cwt	363.00–381.00	3,036	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	3,062	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	395.03/cwt	383.00–404.00	3,002	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	332.34/cwt	321.50–338.25	3,367	456
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	358.44/cwt	348.00–361.00	3,179	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,625	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	403.74/cwt	401.50–412.00	2,923	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	904	3,240.00/head	3,240.00–3,240.00	3,240	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	872	3,095.67/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,096	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	448.65/cwt	446.00–459.00	2,831	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	346.49/cwt	338.75–361.25	3,229	363
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	741	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,436	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,904	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	386.59/cwt	368.00–395.00	2,741	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	494.96/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	513.06/cwt	507.50–532.50	2,750	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	362.04/cwt	349.00–367.00	2,824	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	412.31/cwt	404.00–421.00	2,598	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,913	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	433.17/cwt	428.00–452.50	2,460	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	789	2,936.23/head	2,820.00–3,000.00	2,936	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	810	2,964.13/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,964	116

How this sale compares

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