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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

6,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $299.24/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,465/hd at 824 lb · 765 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.01/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 676 lb · 642 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.29/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 733 lb · 542 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,010 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 13 447.50 $447.50 $1,705 —
469–488 483 29 395.00–415.00 $405.37 $1,958 -21.18
505–524 517 46 390.00–409.00 $395.85 $2,047 +5.32
552–595 562 84 365.00–383.00 $377.51 $2,122 +9.84
608–647 619 148 342.50–366.00 $350.21 $2,168 -14.92
633 633 15 338.00 $338.00 $2,140 -27.13
663–689 678 208 324.00–341.00 $333.86 $2,264 -14.01
701–744 728 405 305.75–321.00 $315.06 $2,294 +24.56
757–796 768 284 287.50–307.00 $296.19 $2,275 -1.61
795 795 13 283.50 $283.50 $2,254 -14.30
812–825 817 30 280.00–283.00 $281.11 $2,297 -14.07
801–849 824 735 290.50–306.00 $299.98 $2,472 +4.80
864–896 875 330 277.50–293.25 $287.17 $2,513 +4.97
905–940 923 425 270.25–290.50 $279.29 $2,578 +4.51
954–995 976 473 263.25–273.25 $270.32 $2,638 +8.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 13 357.50 $357.50 $1,927 —
593–599 596 20 352.50–353.00 $352.73 $2,102 —
646 646 19 319.00 $319.00 $2,061 +2.00
663 663 19 315.00 $315.00 $2,088 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 36 258.00 $258.00 $2,632 -2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 22 281.00 $281.00 $1,751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–436 425 19 350.00–377.50 $359.41 $1,527 —
471–496 487 47 332.50–352.00 $346.05 $1,685 -6.76
517–549 534 81 334.00–352.00 $343.37 $1,834 -10.56
568–596 582 262 324.50–332.50 $327.42 $1,906 -5.84
600–644 631 323 297.00–317.00 $308.53 $1,947 -4.22
668 668 12 284.00 $284.00 $1,897 -4.27
651–688 676 630 290.00–307.00 $299.30 $2,023 +11.03
700–746 733 542 273.00–296.00 $286.29 $2,099 +0.30
755–794 770 317 269.00–286.00 $278.61 $2,145 -1.11
800–844 816 198 265.00–280.00 $275.24 $2,246 -13.76
823 823 43 285.50 $285.50 $2,350 +19.26
856–896 861 125 262.00–272.50 $269.77 $2,323 -6.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 9 317.50 $317.50 $1,489 —
549 549 20 326.00 $326.00 $1,790 —
636 636 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,736 —
686 686 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,866 —

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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.