Hub City Livestock Auction cattle prices

Hub City Livestock Auction in Aberdeen, South Dakota runs a Wednesday feeder cattle sale. On Wed, Nov 4, 2026 it reported 2,157 head. The sale before, on Wed, Oct 28, 2026, had 6,042 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

USDA's market reporter wrote: “compared to last week with yearlings not well compared and best test on steers calves 550 to 599 lbs 20.00 to 25.00 lower on a narrow comparison. Mostly good demand seen for yearlings today.”

Prices by weight, Wed, Nov 4, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	13 hd @ $500.00	12 hd @ $441.19	$557.73
400–499 lb	17 hd @ $436.06	34 hd @ $439.61	$525.79
500–599 lb	135 hd @ $433.65	115 hd @ $401.55	$455.78
600–699 lb	198 hd @ $404.20	48 hd @ $355.59	$414.86
700–799 lb	–	11 hd @ $324.00	$371.21
800–899 lb	166 hd @ $332.18	23 hd @ $318.00	$360.53

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 526 steers averaging about 974 lb sold at $317.68 per cwt. That is about $3,094 a head (974 ÷ 100 × 317.68).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=2020&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=SD&date=2026-11-04&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in South Dakota that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: South Dakota cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.