Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 950 to 999 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 1000 to 1099 lbs 20.00 to 24.00 higher. Heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for yearlings this week. Another large offering of yearlings with several long strings off grass as well as loads out of yards. Most of the heifers offered were tested opens off grass. Some moderate plus to heavy flesh on yard cattle, grass cattle in light to moderate flesh. Quality varied, from plain to attractive. An active market with a nice crowd of buyers in the seats. Much of the silage harvest is completed and bean harvest is just around the corner. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, September 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $361.90/cwt on 153 head, up $19.90 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.18 against this barn's trailing median of $395.08.

Average price

$361.90

▲ 19.90 vs prior sale

153 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.02

vs SD average

+17.72 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	361.90	2,834	153

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

29 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $425.87, low $342.00, median $395.08 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale153 hd

361.90

—

SD average3 barns · 194 hd

361.92

−0.02

National average145 barns · 7,974 hd

344.18

+17.72

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.08

−33.18

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

19 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 1	700–750	717	332.28/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,382	70
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,107	311.15/cwt	306.25–317.50	3,444	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	334.55/cwt	331.50–349.00	2,998	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	308.30/cwt	302.50–318.00	2,673	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	311.80/cwt	301.00–314.00	2,894	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	328.51/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,569	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	359.43/cwt	358.00–361.00	2,904	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	318.95/cwt	308.50–327.50	2,603	267
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	334.16/cwt	332.50–336.00	3,439	471
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	343.56/cwt	335.00–347.50	3,315	309
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,082	319.26/cwt	306.25–334.25	3,454	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	361.90/cwt	354.50–369.50	2,834	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	350.38/cwt	347.50–352.00	3,202	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	303.21/cwt	299.00–309.50	2,987	22
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	295.98/cwt	293.00–299.00	3,046	86
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	292.67/cwt	290.00–294.00	3,099	12
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,104	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	974	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	3,090	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	907	288.03/cwt	283.00–292.50	2,612	131

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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