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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 30, 2025

2,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $320.51/cwt +22.01 vs last sale · ≈ $3,163/hd at 987 lb · 261 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.67/cwt +23.97 vs last sale · ≈ $3,040/hd at 945 lb · 185 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.83/cwt +43.60 vs last sale · ≈ $3,222/hd at 937 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,130

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1042 1016 418 307.00–320.50 $315.91 $3,210 +7.58
1054–1094 1070 426 301.25–310.00 $303.65 $3,249 +10.51
1101–1112 1107 100 310.00 $310.00 $3,432 +47.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
827 827 45 350.00 $350.00 $2,894 +11.19
922–945 937 180 343.75–344.00 $343.83 $3,222 +36.83
964–999 987 261 314.75–321.00 $320.51 $3,163 +22.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 10 327.00 $327.00 $2,031

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 34 296.00 $296.00 $3,037
1040 1040 52 266.50 $266.50 $2,772
1052 1052 105 261.50–266.50 $263.98 $2,777
1097 1097 48 240.50 $240.50 $2,638
1182–1186 1185 62 240.50–242.00 $240.96 $2,855
1206 1206 46 240.50 $240.50 $2,900
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 11 321.00 $321.00 $2,003
698 698 8 342.00 $342.00 $2,387
745 745 42 335.50 $335.50 $2,499 +1.50
773 773 38 318.00 $318.00 $2,458 -6.00
930–949 945 185 304.00–322.25 $321.67 $3,040
952 952 59 322.25 $322.25 $3,068 +29.66

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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.