Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on steers 850 to 899 and 1100 to 1149 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 950 to 999 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers not well compared. Another large offering of yearlings this week with cattle coming both out of yards and off grass. Very good demand for grass cattle, good to very good demand for lot cattle depending on flesh condition. Quality similar to last week with many attractive quality cattle to choose from and multiple loads available to fill pens. Some tag on cattle this week due to muddy pen conditions. A few consignments of calves offered today, all coming off the cow. Calves were met with moderate to good demand depending mostly on shot records and hide color, there was quite a spread in price at times. Many yards are not yet ready to take on calves and lots have become very muddy the last couple weeks. Several loads of calves available even with this limited offering. An active market on yearlings, moderate on calves. Sunshine has finally returned after the last couple weeks of cloudy, rainy conditions. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, October 7.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.00/cwt on 91 head, up $13.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −36.56 against this barn's trailing median of $496.56.

Average price

$460.00

▲ 13.65 vs prior sale

91 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.17

vs SD average

+56.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	460.00	2,585	91

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $446.35, median $496.56 across 22 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 sale91 hd

460.00

—

SD average4 barns · 911 hd

462.17

−2.17

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

+56.88

This barn, trailing median22 sales

496.56

−36.56

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

30 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	400–450	422	465.62/cwt	450.00–487.50	1,965	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,317	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,949	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,448	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	930	313.66/cwt	309.00–316.00	2,917	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	514.77/cwt	502.50–572.50	2,270	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	336.95/cwt	331.50–341.25	3,110	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,435	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	341.86/cwt	339.00–345.25	3,323	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	358.04/cwt	346.00–364.50	2,932	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	353.13/cwt	344.00–359.00	3,093	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	546.95/cwt	532.50–615.00	2,095	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,818	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,585	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,984	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,650	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,349	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	305.67/cwt	299.75–310.75	2,962	535
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	308.07/cwt	302.50–310.75	2,905	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,862	131
Heifers	Large 1Spayed	1000–1050	1,010	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,131	183
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	317.59/cwt	310.25–330.00	3,236	445
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	311.39/cwt	302.25–318.00	3,366	280
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,114	297.89/cwt	295.00–302.25	3,318	260
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,167	294.62/cwt	293.25–296.00	3,438	90
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	3,167	25

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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