Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 950 to 999 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher, 1000 to 1049 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 1050 to 1099 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Best test on heifers 650 to 699 lbs 3.00 higher. A nice offering of feeder cattle today featuring a little bit of everything, including cattle to finish, fall calves, light cattle for backgrounding or grass and replacement heifers. A wide range of flesh, running from light to some heavy. Most cattle were average to attractive quality. An active market seen for this offering despite volatility seen on the futures complex at the end of last week . Buyers remain optimistic and are determined to have cattle to feed and market this fall. Friday brought another widespread round of rain to the area. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, June 3.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.00/cwt on 63 head, down $8.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −17.64 against this barn's trailing median of $496.64.

Average price

$479.00

▼ 8.35 vs prior sale

63 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−18.58

vs SD average

+18.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	479.00	2,797	63

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 sale63 hd

479.00

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SD average3 barns · 238 hd

497.58

−18.58

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+18.63

This barn, trailing median25 sales

496.64

−17.64

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

24 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,946	16
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	326.60/cwt	319.75–330.00	3,322	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	336.25/cwt	327.75–346.00	3,272	526
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	348.77/cwt	346.00–354.50	3,264	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	419.14/cwt	412.00–430.00	3,030	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	375.03/cwt	374.50–377.00	3,195	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	390.61/cwt	389.50–391.00	2,758	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	3,208	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,199	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	413.66/cwt	397.00–423.00	3,181	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,797	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	460.27/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,840	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	942	3,027.66/head	2,975.00–3,075.00	3,028	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,351	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	320.59/cwt	316.50–329.75	3,462	365
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	403.50/cwt	388.00–411.00	2,699	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	344.39/cwt	341.00–349.00	2,821	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	340.58/cwt	326.50–346.00	2,939	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,511	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	423.39/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,583	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	437.55/cwt	432.00–439.00	2,538	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,766	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,283	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	669	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,659	11

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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