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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

1,988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $303.01/cwt ≈ $2,815/hd at 929 lb · 236 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $322.48/cwt -18.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 791 lb · 80 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.85/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,210/hd at 664 lb · 72 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,988

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1019 1012 949 282.00–294.75 $293.07 $2,966 +8.37
1065–1074 1069 110 270.50–283.50 $276.91 $2,960 -3.56
1122 1122 48 247.75 $247.75 $2,780 -28.00
1283 1283 25 235.00 $235.00 $3,015
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–591 581 25 393.50–402.50 $395.75 $2,299 +13.25
603 thin fleshed 603 25 400.00 $400.00 $2,412
601–609 605 8 375.00–376.00 $375.50 $2,272 -6.44
731 731 25 356.00 $356.00 $2,602 +13.80
754–793 791 80 322.00–330.00 $322.48 $2,551 -18.67
819–825 821 44 319.00–324.00 $322.74 $2,650 -8.26
927–945 929 236 293.50–305.00 $303.01 $2,815
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–699 695 11 330.00–342.50 $335.64 $2,333

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 10 394.00 $394.00 $1,998 +14.40
611–647 624 60 345.00–358.00 $353.04 $2,203 -17.21
655–690 664 72 325.00–345.00 $332.85 $2,210 +2.85
746 746 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,350 +8.94
759–763 761 11 316.00–317.50 $316.82 $2,411 +5.93
806–809 809 54 295.00–311.00 $309.82 $2,506 -4.18
886–890 888 63 288.50–294.00 $291.37 $2,587
900 900 66 293.00 $293.00 $2,637
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019 1019 6 239.00 $239.00 $2,435
1089 1089 49 225.50 $225.50 $2,456
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 6 332.00 $332.00 $1,949

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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.