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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

4,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $288.83/cwt +9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,510/hd at 869 lb · 486 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $303.21/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 815 lb · 402 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.33/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,234/hd at 780 lb · 354 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,262 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–355 353 11 445.00–455.00 $449.57 $1,587 —
426 426 11 420.00 $420.00 $1,789 -24.51
451–477 461 44 412.00–437.50 $426.73 $1,967 +10.96
522 522 33 407.00 $407.00 $2,125 -4.51
526 unweaned 526 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,762 —
553–579 566 101 378.00–393.00 $385.46 $2,182 +6.90
596 unweaned 596 11 339.00 $339.00 $2,020 —
609–629 624 63 348.00–370.00 $364.66 $2,275 +6.84
638 unweaned 638 16 339.00 $339.00 $2,163 —
651–654 653 23 323.00–347.00 $335.55 $2,191 -16.70
711–727 715 77 316.00–340.00 $332.58 $2,378 -13.95
756 756 9 301.00 $301.00 $2,276 -10.03
755–798 773 186 306.50–328.00 $315.05 $2,435 +4.02
800–848 815 402 297.00–309.50 $303.21 $2,471 +1.38
856–895 869 486 280.00–296.75 $288.83 $2,510 +9.38
916–923 921 248 284.50–291.75 $288.69 $2,659 +13.42
922 922 31 270.50 $270.50 $2,494 -4.77
962–995 976 204 260.00–274.75 $269.13 $2,627 +5.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1035 1018 363 265.25–273.75 $270.64 $2,755 +9.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 21 401.00 $401.00 $1,977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–408 404 13 420.00 $420.00 $1,697 +29.31
467–487 483 46 350.00–364.00 $352.65 $1,703 -13.61
505–539 526 110 330.00–359.00 $336.50 $1,770 -0.88
551–592 576 186 335.00–348.00 $345.30 $1,989 +11.48
619 unweaned 619 18 292.00 $292.00 $1,807 —
605–641 625 59 310.00–333.00 $316.93 $1,981 -2.17
650–695 670 245 313.00–326.00 $321.19 $2,152 +13.84
727 unweaned 727 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,999 —
715–748 738 165 292.00–307.00 $299.33 $2,209 +4.60
761 761 29 303.00 $303.00 $2,306 +17.85
770–798 782 325 277.00–296.00 $284.84 $2,227 -0.31
800–803 802 29 290.00–293.00 $291.03 $2,334 +15.65
831–847 839 143 274.50–276.00 $275.27 $2,310 -0.11
850–877 872 127 272.00–275.00 $272.23 $2,374 +6.59
907–919 913 59 257.50–272.50 $266.67 $2,435 +11.67
952 952 66 259.75 $259.75 $2,473 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
838–847 842 98 2,460.00–2,480.00 $2,469.44 —
866–886 882 128 2,480.00–2,540.00 $2,527.11 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 12 402.00 $402.00 $1,604 —
525 525 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,496 —
588 588 25 288.00 $288.00 $1,693 —
665 665 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,028 —
823 823 7 247.00 $247.00 $2,033 —

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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.