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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

5,442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $282.20/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,464/hd at 873 lb · 738 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $274.78/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,566/hd at 934 lb · 691 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $295.18/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,409/hd at 816 lb · 494 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,442 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,758 -40.00
451–480 469 97 422.50–432.00 $426.55 $2,001 +42.56
526–534 533 154 380.00–402.50 $390.53 $2,082 -3.38
562–592 586 245 352.50–375.00 $367.67 $2,155 -13.53
608 608 11 320.00 $320.00 $1,946 -22.27
609–642 614 248 355.00–369.00 $365.13 $2,242 +22.86
673 673 9 326.00 $326.00 $2,194 -1.50
651–691 676 260 338.00–352.50 $347.87 $2,352 +20.37
700–727 710 332 317.00–335.25 $328.44 $2,332 +11.23
733 733 16 290.50 $290.50 $2,129 -26.71
755–799 773 229 281.00–310.00 $297.80 $2,302 -1.58
801–843 816 494 279.00–299.25 $295.18 $2,409 +0.09
851–893 873 738 270.50–288.75 $282.20 $2,464 +0.25
907–943 934 691 270.00–276.50 $274.78 $2,566 +0.57
973–995 990 187 253.00–265.50 $261.51 $2,589 -2.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 21 322.00 $322.00 $1,932 —
738 738 57 294.00 $294.00 $2,170 —
1005 1005 57 260.25 $260.25 $2,616 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 11 387.50 $387.50 $1,872 +52.50
633 633 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,962 —
642 642 10 317.00 $317.00 $2,035 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 25 360.65 $360.65 $1,403 —
462–498 492 65 349.00–373.00 $352.81 $1,736 +14.81
511–535 528 71 351.50–360.00 $353.93 $1,869 +12.76
551–592 576 32 323.00–343.00 $333.26 $1,920 +10.93
611–645 623 239 305.00–320.00 $312.75 $1,948 -0.11
644 644 7 282.00 $282.00 $1,816 -12.50
665–696 678 204 279.50–297.00 $288.27 $1,954 -7.06
703–730 713 168 276.00–293.00 $285.99 $2,039 +3.62
762–782 774 374 272.00–291.00 $279.72 $2,165 +9.35
782 782 9 256.00 $256.00 $2,002 -14.37
802 802 46 289.00 $289.00 $2,318 +35.15
810–843 834 81 255.00–270.00 $266.24 $2,220 -9.76
839 839 7 249.00 $249.00 $2,089 -27.00
857–864 861 107 274.53–279.00 $276.32 $2,379 +13.90
900–913 907 44 249.00–253.00 $250.99 $2,276 +6.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–570 568 48 299.00–315.00 $311.66 $1,770 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 33 290.00 $290.00 $1,827 —

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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.