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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

2,323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $346.51/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,444/hd at 994 lb · 240 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.59/cwt -11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,983/hd at 936 lb · 206 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $355.31/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $3,287/hd at 925 lb · 131 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,323

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1048 1029 425 325.50–346.25 $342.03 $3,519 +2.95
1058–1066 1062 216 346.25 $346.25 $3,677 +11.75
1100–1130 1117 280 309.50–319.00 $316.47 $3,535 +5.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 530.00 $530.00 $1,860
537 537 12 436.00 $436.00 $2,341
759 759 51 391.50 $391.50 $2,971
849 849 61 374.50 $374.50 $3,180 -1.26
854–865 863 74 364.00–374.50 $372.67 $3,216 +12.50
912–945 925 131 353.50–355.75 $355.31 $3,287 -2.40
991–997 994 240 346.00–347.00 $346.51 $3,444 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 12 391.00 $391.00 $2,194
672 672 25 388.00 $388.00 $2,607
847 847 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,880

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,482
473 473 16 417.50 $417.50 $1,975
708–732 719 34 368.00 $368.00 $2,646
771 771 12 354.00 $354.00 $2,729 -7.80
828–833 830 117 340.00–354.00 $350.47 $2,909 +11.82
869 869 64 319.00 $319.00 $2,772 -7.50
892 892 66 344.00 $344.00 $3,068 +8.24
918–946 932 125 306.00–310.50 $308.30 $2,873 -22.02
942–943 943 81 326.00–337.25 $334.47 $3,154 +4.15
956–999 972 123 317.00–337.25 $327.89 $3,187 -2.14
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 57 292.50 $292.50 $2,940 -33.57
1004–1047 1036 56 290.00–309.00 $297.09 $3,078 -28.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 17 375.00 $375.00 $2,246
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868 868 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,734

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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.