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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

4,435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $456.50/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,198/hd at 481 lb · 508 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $465.15/cwt -12.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,670/hd at 574 lb · 498 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $505.65/cwt -14.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,579/hd at 510 lb · 358 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,435

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–373 366 44 620.00–660.00 $649.82 $2,378
401–443 425 97 570.00–607.50 $584.35 $2,483 +20.93
459–498 469 168 510.00–558.00 $543.25 $2,548 +2.56
502–537 510 358 472.50–533.00 $505.65 $2,579 -14.91
555–595 574 498 412.50–497.50 $465.15 $2,670 -12.85
600–646 630 112 427.00–449.00 $438.52 $2,763 -6.48
650 unweaned 650 25 430.50 $430.50 $2,798
730 unweaned 730 13 394.00 $394.00 $2,876
736–749 743 14 379.00–382.00 $380.27 $2,825 -12.54
791–797 792 73 371.00–381.50 $380.20 $3,011
827–845 837 194 384.00–391.50 $386.71 $3,237 -4.13
860–896 879 177 370.75–395.25 $382.21 $3,360 +10.93
942–946 944 113 375.00 $375.00 $3,540 +12.87
950–985 963 304 362.50–375.00 $371.62 $3,579 +8.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 9 510.00 $510.00 $1,591
377 377 23 575.00 $575.00 $2,168
419–439 423 41 550.00–555.00 $551.14 $2,331
492–497 495 33 420.00–477.50 $460.20 $2,278
680 680 21 398.00 $398.00 $2,706 +3.00
857 857 11 366.50 $366.50 $3,141
910–911 910 29 342.00–346.00 $345.31 $3,142
972–983 974 34 324.00–339.00 $336.33 $3,276
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1007 1004 126 365.00 $365.00 $3,665
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1044 1030 34 318.00–324.00 $319.89 $3,295

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,611 -45.49
382–396 392 99 490.00–527.50 $522.02 $2,046
409–426 417 46 470.00–515.00 $494.54 $2,062 -21.25
455–486 481 386 434.00–459.00 $443.70 $2,134 -13.80
483 483 122 497.00 $497.00 $2,401 +39.50
500–545 529 192 380.00–446.00 $414.53 $2,193 -7.82
554–589 568 166 390.00–457.50 $406.88 $2,311
643 unweaned 643 26 350.00 $350.00 $2,250
716–725 721 38 358.00–367.00 $362.00 $2,610 +3.00
750–787 778 46 352.00–363.50 $356.29 $2,772 +16.29
785 785 60 331.00 $331.00 $2,598 -9.00
803–812 805 122 354.50–378.00 $357.32 $2,876 +3.95
869–895 887 313 345.00–365.25 $361.25 $3,204 +8.16
940–944 942 110 356.50–359.00 $357.57 $3,368 +10.83
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1032 1019 17 295.00–316.00 $302.51 $3,083 +23.51
1050 1050 14 282.50 $282.50 $2,966
1069–1074 1073 17 306.00–311.00 $307.17 $3,296 +18.17
1141 1141 51 258.50 $258.50 $2,949 -48.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 12 368.00 $368.00 $2,521
735 735 20 344.00 $344.00 $2,528
884 884 23 300.00 $300.00 $2,652

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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.