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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 4, 2025

6,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $289.00/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,812/hd at 973 lb · 848 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.41/cwt ≈ $2,604/hd at 963 lb · 570 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.56/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,482/hd at 869 lb · 550 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,219 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,994 —
476 476 6 432.50 $432.50 $2,059 —
528 528 14 414.00 $414.00 $2,186 —
571–597 586 58 381.00–397.50 $384.63 $2,254 +1.63
606 unweaned 606 15 349.00 $349.00 $2,115 —
612–616 613 18 375.00–377.50 $376.66 $2,309 +26.66
651–683 663 34 343.00–364.00 $355.73 $2,358 +5.73
693–697 696 16 332.50–333.00 $332.69 $2,316 +7.19
704–716 711 121 330.00–346.50 $342.43 $2,435 -4.01
775–794 784 163 319.50–341.50 $335.96 $2,634 +6.07
806–849 824 306 309.00–332.25 $318.41 $2,624 +18.71
851–891 877 532 293.00–312.50 $308.81 $2,708 +12.18
906–949 935 448 292.00–312.50 $300.16 $2,806 +7.31
953–998 973 830 278.75–302.00 $289.39 $2,816 +10.93
975 975 18 271.00 $271.00 $2,642 -7.46
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1049 1022 582 269.00–280.50 $278.02 $2,841 +7.70
1051–1076 1060 191 269.50–279.00 $276.85 $2,935 +22.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 28 300.00 $300.00 $2,523 —
924 924 27 278.00 $278.00 $2,569 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1083 1083 34 251.50 $251.50 $2,724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–442 431 16 430.00–450.00 $441.55 $1,903 +41.55
451 451 16 405.00–425.00 $411.25 $1,855 +38.25
535–547 540 26 357.50–374.00 $365.88 $1,976 +26.00
565–570 566 48 365.00–376.00 $373.46 $2,114 +30.66
620–636 628 114 341.00–352.50 $346.06 $2,173 +20.24
648 648 11 328.00 $328.00 $2,125 +2.18
650–671 666 149 326.00–336.00 $330.64 $2,202 +16.70
708–746 736 54 302.00–311.00 $308.66 $2,272 -3.83
780–792 789 149 280.00–296.75 $295.42 $2,331 +6.90
801–849 819 533 293.25–299.50 $295.48 $2,420 +4.35
852–886 869 550 274.50–293.00 $285.56 $2,482 -3.25
905–946 924 327 272.50–293.00 $286.81 $2,650 +13.74
927–940 935 41 266.00–268.50 $266.91 $2,496 -6.16
951–981 963 570 260.00–284.00 $270.41 $2,604 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1014 1010 150 263.50–273.00 $270.73 $2,734 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 18 289.00 $289.00 $2,098 —

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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.