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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

4,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $314.57/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,129/hd at 677 lb · 502 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.70/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 666 lb · 480 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $301.93/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 716 lb · 468 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,477 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 422.50 $422.50 $1,660 -17.50
426–443 433 35 405.00–407.50 $406.46 $1,760 -38.52
475–490 480 32 386.00–409.00 $392.56 $1,884 -21.51
512–529 516 43 382.00–405.00 $398.97 $2,059 -0.43
559 559 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,887 -12.85
573–599 587 203 344.00–361.00 $350.98 $2,060 +0.63
601–642 627 230 311.00–337.00 $319.84 $2,005 -12.27
641 641 15 306.00 $306.00 $1,961 -26.11
651–699 676 485 305.00–332.00 $315.15 $2,130 +4.65
696 696 17 298.00 $298.00 $2,074 +11.00
701–729 713 419 292.50–308.75 $304.03 $2,168 -0.23
744 744 49 284.00 $284.00 $2,113 -1.50
750–791 768 419 277.00–297.00 $288.60 $2,216 +10.06
803–835 821 393 272.00–285.00 $279.65 $2,296 -8.19
867–886 876 86 265.50–278.00 $273.88 $2,399 -0.50
901–925 910 136 268.25–271.50 $268.85 $2,447 -6.11
958 958 59 268.00 $268.00 $2,567 +2.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 19 365.00 $365.00 $1,719 —
513–541 528 61 345.00–362.00 $353.50 $1,866 -12.50
693 693 14 286.00 $286.00 $1,982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,370 —
409–443 426 24 337.50–357.50 $346.93 $1,478 -40.87
456–488 476 22 326.00–342.50 $331.74 $1,579 -30.53
501 501 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,503 -44.44
516–537 531 117 311.00–340.00 $324.20 $1,722 -20.24
553–595 565 145 300.00–320.00 $317.96 $1,796 -13.38
609–647 636 136 285.00–306.00 $295.71 $1,881 -14.99
649 649 10 276.00 $276.00 $1,791 -7.00
650–695 666 480 283.00–310.00 $290.70 $1,936 -0.18
701–749 720 206 259.00–283.00 $271.75 $1,957 +18.75
751–770 762 147 256.50–270.50 $262.88 $2,003 -29.12
805–831 814 177 245.00–257.25 $253.50 $2,063 -14.72
903 903 13 243.00 $243.00 $2,194 -19.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
724–729 726 124 2,175.00–2,700.00 $2,429.93 —
764–793 784 52 2,085.00–2,160.00 $2,136.09 —
811 811 74 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 17 273.00 $273.00 $1,851 -3.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.