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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

6,032 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.62/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,167/hd at 772 lb · 922 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $278.04/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,575/hd at 926 lb · 665 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $274.07/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,653/hd at 968 lb · 604 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,032 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–537 532 30 394.00–407.00 $401.23 $2,135 +5.38
564–588 580 40 366.00–395.00 $373.81 $2,168 -3.70
609–647 637 144 335.00–351.00 $340.44 $2,169 +2.44
658–692 674 176 321.00–340.00 $329.09 $2,218 -4.77
696 696 4 304.00 $304.00 $2,116 -29.86
712–731 721 248 313.00–329.00 $320.21 $2,309 +5.15
764–791 773 120 298.75–310.00 $306.26 $2,367 +10.07
787–790 789 17 284.00–288.00 $286.83 $2,263 +3.33
800–849 826 325 281.00–298.75 $289.31 $2,390 -10.67
834 834 38 277.00 $277.00 $2,310 -22.98
855–888 873 550 278.00–293.00 $287.16 $2,507 -0.01
911 911 35 262.00 $262.00 $2,387 -17.29
912–936 927 630 277.25–285.50 $278.93 $2,586 -0.36
950–981 968 604 266.50–279.00 $274.07 $2,653 +3.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1046 1020 238 256.50–272.25 $265.89 $2,712 +7.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
821–827 825 39 265.00–267.50 $266.73 $2,201 —
874 874 19 270.50 $270.50 $2,364 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 39 249.00 $249.00 $2,527 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–489 478 29 353.00–360.00 $355.42 $1,699 +9.37
521–534 528 64 334.00–347.00 $341.58 $1,804 -1.79
552–582 568 37 315.00–331.00 $322.72 $1,833 -4.70
603–640 617 146 300.00–322.00 $312.98 $1,931 +4.45
652–688 659 212 293.00–311.00 $304.74 $2,008 +20.74
706 706 80 304.00 $304.00 $2,146 +17.71
713–737 725 252 291.75–295.00 $293.75 $2,130 +7.46
738 738 21 280.00 $280.00 $2,066 -6.29
751–778 770 49 261.00–266.00 $263.61 $2,030 -15.00
752–797 771 826 271.00–287.50 $280.87 $2,166 +2.26
797 797 47 294.00 $294.00 $2,343 +15.39
801–849 824 325 257.00–277.00 $267.14 $2,201 -18.36
821–840 826 41 250.00–253.00 $251.05 $2,074 -34.45
850–885 862 492 257.00–274.00 $266.90 $2,301 -2.87
921–924 923 102 265.50 $265.50 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 13 286.00 $286.00 $1,913 +14.00

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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.