Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

5,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $273.26/cwt -4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 933 lb · 732 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $263.14/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 976 lb · 575 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.53/cwt +26.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,516/hd at 726 lb · 426 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,175	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–443	431	15	430.00–450.00	$444.51	$1,916	—
475–494	483	43	400.00–420.00	$415.77	$2,008	—
510–529	520	81	390.00–419.00	$411.51	$2,140	+10.28
568–587	575	44	368.00–388.00	$378.56	$2,177	+4.75
604 thin fleshed	604	75	384.00	$384.00	$2,319	—
600–645	625	207	348.00–368.00	$357.82	$2,236	+17.38
660–694	676	301	338.00–359.00	$352.25	$2,381	+23.16
692	692	9	325.00	$325.00	$2,249	+21.00
709–746	726	426	338.00–350.00	$346.53	$2,516	+26.32
751–754 thin fleshed	752	156	335.25–347.00	$341.06	$2,565	—
766–793	785	146	304.00–318.50	$311.03	$2,442	+24.20
798	798	48	290.00	$290.00	$2,314	+3.17
804	804	10	279.00	$279.00	$2,243	-10.31
817–845	823	110	283.50–307.75	$301.83	$2,484	+12.52
851–878	865	73	272.50–284.00	$279.45	$2,417	-7.71
902–946	933	661	266.00–282.75	$275.27	$2,568	-3.66
938	938	71	254.50	$254.50	$2,387	-24.43
952–997	976	575	254.00–265.50	$263.14	$2,568	-10.93

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1019	1011	480	250.25–265.25	$260.79	$2,637	-5.10
1071–1098	1086	222	240.50–242.50	$241.61	$2,624	—
1103	1103	60	242.50	$242.50	$2,675	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–542	523	32	365.00–379.00	$370.11	$1,936	—
596	596	10	355.00	$355.00	$2,116	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–428	425	14	380.00–395.00	$390.69	$1,660	—
459–485	470	36	356.00–374.00	$366.26	$1,721	+10.84
519–538	529	61	330.00–342.00	$337.38	$1,785	-4.20
550–597	583	194	322.00–337.50	$333.82	$1,946	+11.10
600–646	627	100	310.00–328.00	$319.10	$2,001	+6.12
663–699	671	104	295.00–311.00	$307.35	$2,062	+2.61
706–733	724	92	288.00–302.50	$294.73	$2,134	+0.98
769–788	779	128	280.00–290.00	$285.15	$2,221	+4.28
807–844	821	247	264.00–278.25	$275.38	$2,261	+8.24
863	863	39	254.50	$254.50	$2,196	-12.40
852–888	877	146	257.50–268.50	$265.64	$2,330	-1.26
940	940	33	255.00	$255.00	$2,397	-10.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1099	1099	52	224.50	$224.50	$2,467	—
1122	1122	52	224.50	$224.50	$2,519	—
1155	1155	10	220.00	$220.00	$2,541	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	12	340.00	$340.00	$1,673	—

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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.