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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

2,228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $349.51/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $3,425/hd at 980 lb · 399 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.23/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,962/hd at 884 lb · 281 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $357.71/cwt +9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $3,352/hd at 937 lb · 251 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,228 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 10 385.50 $385.50 $2,864 +8.50
813–847 841 172 370.50–385.00 $375.76 $3,160 +4.06
864–893 883 209 351.75–369.75 $360.17 $3,180 +6.76
935–938 937 251 356.25–359.00 $357.71 $3,352 +9.72
961–993 980 399 347.00–354.50 $349.51 $3,425 -2.46
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1033–1043 1037 171 337.25–340.00 $339.08 $3,516 -10.92
1051–1068 1057 227 332.00–336.00 $334.50 $3,536 —
1128 1128 55 311.00 $311.00 $3,508 +11.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1077 1077 15 317.00 $317.00 $3,414 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,641 —
759–791 780 106 357.75–370.00 $361.80 $2,822 +20.60
805–820 815 16 338.50–339.00 $338.65 $2,760 -15.51
859 859 16 326.50 $326.50 $2,805 -12.49
867–897 885 265 329.50–339.75 $335.76 $2,971 -3.23
937–941 939 18 321.00–337.75 $330.32 $3,102 -6.10
968–987 976 49 328.50–332.00 $330.03 $3,221 +0.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1016 1012 40 315.00–330.75 $326.07 $3,300 +13.07
1160–1177 1168 199 270.00 $270.00 $3,154 —

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Reading this report

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.