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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 25, 2025

1,323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $294.40/cwt ≈ $2,850/hd at 968 lb · 341 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.94/cwt -5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,496/hd at 873 lb · 133 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.96/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,457/hd at 803 lb · 88 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,323

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
769 769 9 323.00 $323.00 $2,484 +0.52
892 892 11 302.50 $302.50 $2,698
914–918 915 62 285.00–300.00 $298.06 $2,727 -4.95
956–987 968 341 289.50–296.75 $294.40 $2,850
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 10 344.00 $344.00 $2,284
766 766 14 308.00 $308.00 $2,359
1001–1033 1013 398 280.00–294.25 $293.25 $2,971 +0.18

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646–648 647 13 329.00–331.00 $330.23 $2,137 -22.81
695 695 16 329.00 $329.00 $2,287 -3.85
715–746 734 28 319.00–323.00 $320.53 $2,353 +5.53
770 770 52 315.00 $315.00 $2,426 -1.82
801–811 803 88 305.00–309.00 $305.96 $2,457 -3.86
869–876 873 133 274.50–298.00 $285.94 $2,496 -5.43
906–948 912 79 273.00–277.00 $273.58 $2,495 -19.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 18 327.00 $327.00 $2,181
828 828 15 284.00 $284.00 $2,352

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,295

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,404
633 633 18 292.50 $292.50 $1,852

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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.