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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 11, 2025

2,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.99/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 978 lb · 279 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.71/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,739/hd at 939 lb · 258 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $294.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,851/hd at 968 lb · 255 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,558

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1046 1033 432 283.00–286.25 $284.70 $2,941 +6.68
1050–1096 1075 241 275.25–286.25 $280.47 $3,015 +3.62
1102 1102 50 275.75 $275.75 $3,039
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–494 487 74 395.00–417.50 $401.02 $1,953 -31.48
536 536 19 392.00 $392.00 $2,101 -22.00
578 578 18 382.50 $382.50 $2,211 -2.13
616–637 620 108 371.00–385.00 $381.94 $2,368 +5.28
667 667 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,601 +34.27
693 unweaned 693 16 320.00 $320.00 $2,218
714–744 729 38 338.00–350.00 $342.20 $2,495 -0.23
763–781 774 37 336.00–346.00 $341.15 $2,641 +5.19
801 801 11 331.00 $331.00 $2,651 +12.59
860 860 5 291.00 $291.00 $2,503 -17.81
962–977 968 255 294.50 $294.50 $2,851 +5.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 11 412.50 $412.50 $1,778
649 649 7 357.00 $357.00 $2,317
780 780 20 315.00 $315.00 $2,457

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 11 385.00 $385.00 $1,648 -56.55
486–497 490 61 370.00–372.00 $370.84 $1,817
501–530 514 21 371.00–400.00 $379.60 $1,951 +13.72
554 thin fleshed 554 28 384.00 $384.00 $2,127
587–599 590 146 347.00–364.00 $355.33 $2,096 -18.13
607–608 608 20 363.50–372.50 $370.25 $2,251 +24.19
666 666 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,198 -0.64
704–749 728 59 295.00–317.00 $306.06 $2,228 -2.60
757–792 772 55 310.00–312.00 $310.89 $2,400 +15.47
830 830 12 314.00 $314.00 $2,606 +18.52
817–849 845 81 282.00–300.00 $290.12 $2,452 -5.36
928–947 939 258 274.00–292.50 $291.71 $2,739 +24.80
964–988 978 279 271.00–276.50 $271.99 $2,660 +1.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
906–943 913 147 2,670.00–2,710.00 $2,677.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–623 617 21 343.00–348.00 $344.39 $2,125

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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.