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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

2,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.54/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $3,252/hd at 987 lb · 441 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.96/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $3,051/hd at 933 lb · 298 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $489.28/cwt ≈ $2,769/hd at 566 lb · 257 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,705

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,101
466 466 31 549.00 $549.00 $2,558
521–548 538 42 417.50–495.00 $468.70 $2,522 +32.70
551–557 fancy 554 182 503.00 $503.00 $2,787
595 595 75 456.00 $456.00 $2,713
633–636 634 196 426.00–451.00 $446.89 $2,833
688 688 13 406.00 $406.00 $2,793
713–746 735 163 381.00–410.00 $386.91 $2,844
798 798 84 372.50 $372.50 $2,973
806–832 822 82 347.00–363.50 $352.47 $2,897 -22.03
855 855 5 351.00 $351.00 $3,001 -21.67
922–946 925 68 343.00–361.00 $358.83 $3,319 +3.52
985 985 37 337.00 $337.00 $3,319 -9.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 51 306.00 $306.00 $3,458 -10.47
1156 1156 52 306.00 $306.00 $3,537
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 7 475.00 $475.00 $1,890
490 490 31 498.00 $498.00 $2,440
517 517 19 400.00 $400.00 $2,068
553 553 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,378 +39.00
699 699 15 385.00 $385.00 $2,691 -3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,357 -30.00
390–398 392 20 465.00–480.00 $475.44 $1,864
444–448 446 58 455.00–465.00 $460.37 $2,053
463–479 477 37 400.00–462.50 $441.54 $2,106 +24.04
479 479 42 515.00 $515.00 $2,467 +97.50
524 524 78 415.00 $415.00 $2,175
543 543 106 486.00 $486.00 $2,639
551–561 556 13 385.00–390.00 $387.71 $2,156
631–635 633 41 372.00–386.00 $377.78 $2,391
671–696 692 89 356.00–365.00 $357.47 $2,474
710–735 728 130 352.50–362.50 $357.28 $2,601 -10.72
823–844 842 66 331.00–340.00 $339.07 $2,855 -11.40
886–898 895 33 314.00–324.50 $322.30 $2,885 -21.70
902–948 933 298 310.00–329.75 $326.96 $3,051 +18.66
960–993 981 205 307.00–329.75 $323.84 $3,177 -4.05
985–997 992 236 334.50 $334.50 $3,318 +6.61
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1044 1029 14 297.00–306.00 $302.13 $3,109 +5.04
1064–1087 1083 21 295.00–305.00 $296.87 $3,215
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 6 372.00 $372.00 $2,035

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 505.00 $505.00 $1,848
410 410 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,968
464 464 18 442.50 $442.50 $2,053
516 516 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,116
609 609 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,223

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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.