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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 21

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

4,334 head

▼ 1,220 vs last sale 5,554▼ 499 vs year ago 4,833 · −10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 900 to 999 lbs mostly steady. Best test on yearling heifers 900 to 949 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Calves too lightly tested today for an accurate price trend. Today's yearling offering consisted of strings and loads with a few packages of tested open heifers thrown in. Good to very good demand for yearlings again this week. More flesh overall than seen last week on yearlings, including on grass yearlings, some heavy flesh on warmed up yard cattle. Moderate to good demand for calves. Mostly packages of calves this week. A couple weaned packages, weaned from 30 days and longer, but most calves were off the cow. Flesh varied, from light to moderate plus. Different levels of preconditioning and calves without all their shots were discounted at times. An active market on yearlings, with opportunities to buy yearlings off grass dwindling every week. A moderate to active market on calves with a few less farmer feeders in the seats than last week. Many farmers are deep into corn harvest which is progressing rapidly in the nice weather this week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, October 28.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.32/cwt on 123 head, up $10.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 22 comparable sales and sits −34.99 against this barn's trailing median of $489.31.

Average price

$454.32

▲ 10.42 vs prior sale

123 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.32

vs SD average

+15.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	454.32	2,453	123

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale123 hd

454.32

—

SD average8 barns · 9,165 hd

458.64

−4.32

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+15.05

This barn, trailing median22 sales

489.31

−34.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $435.00, median $489.31 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,103	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	544.16/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,155	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	565.93/cwt	525.00–572.50	2,349	70
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	471.96/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,006	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,299	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	484.24/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,484	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	424.59/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,293	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	449.86/cwt	423.00–457.50	2,524	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	596	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,265	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	421.67/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,648	211
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,761	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,793	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,732	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	356.74/cwt	356.50–359.00	2,993	71
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	348.42/cwt	340.00–355.75	3,094	123
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	347.74/cwt	333.00–355.75	3,210	355
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	333.49/cwt	324.00–335.25	3,272	416
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	321.49/cwt	314.50–335.25	3,279	390
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,038	306.75/cwt	306.75–306.75	3,184	58
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,060	317.96/cwt	311.75–325.00	3,370	212
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,127	293.10/cwt	289.50–296.75	3,303	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	482.68/cwt	460.00–487.50	1,839	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,647	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,922	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	462.60/cwt	420.00–492.50	2,165	105
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	422.19/cwt	419.00–435.00	2,200	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,119	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	403.52/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,296	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	351.82/cwt	337.00–370.00	2,185	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	334.62/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,436	92
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,214	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,400	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	319.68/cwt	311.00–327.50	2,653	128
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	326.56/cwt	313.50–328.00	2,874	210
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	323.25/cwt	318.50–326.50	2,997	280
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	320.16/cwt	302.50–323.25	3,067	70
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,042	311.25/cwt	311.25–311.25	3,243	116
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,060	305.03/cwt	299.00–307.00	3,233	77
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,176	261.37/cwt	260.50–262.00	3,074	244

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, SD

Wed Oct 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 4,334Last week 5,554Year ago 4,833

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	533	397.50	397.50
8	700–750	743	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	1000–1050	1,042	311.25	311.25
77	1050–1100	1,060	299.00–307.00	305.03
244	1150–1200	1,176	260.50–262.00	261.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	381	460.00–487.50	482.68
24	400–450	420	457.50	457.50
105	450–500	468	420.00–492.50	462.60
53	500–550	521	419.00–435.00	422.19
68	550–600	569	397.50–405.00	403.52
29	600–650	621	337.00–370.00	351.82
92	700–750	728	315.00–337.50	334.62
18	750–800	756	317.50	317.50
128	800–850	830	311.00–327.50	319.68
210	850–900	880	313.50–328.00	326.56
280	900–950	927	318.50–326.50	323.25
70	950–1000	958	302.50–323.25	320.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	471.96
20	500–550	540	421.00–440.00	424.59
11	550–600	596	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	342	615.00	615.00
29	350–400	396	540.00–565.00	544.16
70	400–450	415	525.00–572.50	565.93
33	450–500	486	473.00	473.00
53	500–550	513	480.00–487.50	484.24
39	550–600	561	423.00–457.50	449.86
211	600–650	628	410.00–429.00	421.67
29	650–700	686	402.50	402.50
22	700–750	707	395.00	395.00
16	750–800	759	360.00	360.00
71	800–850	839	356.50–359.00	356.74
123	850–900	888	340.00–355.75	348.42
355	900–950	923	333.00–355.75	347.74
416	950–1000	981	324.00–335.25	333.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
390	1000–1050	1,020	314.50–335.25	321.49
212	1050–1100	1,060	311.75–325.00	317.96
110	1100–1150	1,127	289.50–296.75	293.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,038	306.75	306.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.