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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report, Aberdeen, SD

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

2,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $352.42/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $3,410/hd at 968 lb · 329 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.47/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $3,209/hd at 977 lb · 280 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $353.57/cwt -17.27 vs last sale · ≈ $3,108/hd at 879 lb · 199 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,156 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 545.00 $545.00 $1,826 —
373–382 377 15 530.00–552.50 $543.37 $2,049 —
452 452 41 535.00 $535.00 $2,418 —
498 498 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,415 —
511–531 522 18 465.00–487.50 $477.71 $2,494 —
617 617 10 411.00 $411.00 $2,536 +9.00
747 747 13 396.50 $396.50 $2,962 —
797–798 797 17 376.00–391.50 $383.30 $3,055 -13.20
819 819 14 375.00 $375.00 $3,071 -6.87
856–890 879 199 350.50–355.25 $353.57 $3,108 -17.27
915–921 917 24 350.00–354.00 $351.51 $3,223 -8.40
964 964 38 327.00 $327.00 $3,152 +1.00
952–978 968 291 348.50–358.75 $355.74 $3,444 +29.74
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1039 1016 368 341.00–354.00 $351.14 $3,568 +2.90
1087–1099 1091 162 331.00 $331.00 $3,611 -7.50
1101–1120 1111 108 329.00 $329.00 $3,655 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 7 389.00 $389.00 $2,688 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 522.50 $522.50 $1,886 —
418–431 429 35 480.00–505.00 $484.18 $2,077 —
598 598 7 401.00 $401.00 $2,398 +9.00
610 610 15 403.00 $403.00 $2,458 —
738–745 743 26 360.00–368.00 $361.83 $2,688 -11.67
789 789 7 351.50 $351.50 $2,773 —
806–828 813 47 347.00–359.50 $355.44 $2,890 —
832 832 10 331.00 $331.00 $2,754 —
863–891 868 91 321.00–341.00 $335.59 $2,913 -4.19
900–942 913 196 319.75–335.75 $334.57 $3,055 —
959–992 977 280 312.00–332.25 $328.47 $3,209 +8.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1035 1015 70 309.00–314.00 $311.32 $3,160 +35.32
1130 1130 5 288.00 $288.00 $3,254 —
1165 1165 17 257.00 $257.00 $2,994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 9 347.00 $347.00 $2,596 —

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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.