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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

2,764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $398.59/cwt -8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 624 lb · 525 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $389.12/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,603/hd at 669 lb · 308 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.34/cwt -64.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 585 lb · 190 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,764 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–444 418 41 450.00–470.00 $456.12 $1,907 -83.30
454 454 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,952 -98.00
455–499 475 66 437.50–482.50 $455.39 $2,163 -72.61
500–545 528 130 440.00–470.00 $454.57 $2,400 -25.03
566 fancy 566 45 450.00 $450.00 $2,547 —
574 574 14 365.00 $365.00 $2,095 -90.27
552–594 579 116 400.00–430.00 $416.35 $2,411 -38.92
614 fancy 614 24 426.00 $426.00 $2,616 —
601–642 622 457 380.00–415.00 $400.05 $2,488 -6.64
643–647 645 44 362.50–372.50 $368.42 $2,376 -38.27
650–693 669 308 370.00–399.00 $389.12 $2,603 -5.08
702–718 711 158 366.00–380.50 $377.93 $2,687 -9.55
753–776 759 138 356.00–380.50 $376.73 $2,859 —
826 826 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,808 —
889 889 19 309.00 $309.00 $2,747 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1036–1043 1040 116 317.00 $317.00 $3,297 -31.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,683 -65.00
514–537 523 37 392.50–412.50 $406.79 $2,128 -36.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–387 374 19 440.00–470.00 $450.38 $1,684 -2.12
401–448 427 50 430.00–462.50 $435.38 $1,859 -17.54
457–487 475 41 400.00–437.50 $418.08 $1,986 +2.26
502–541 519 106 367.50–397.50 $382.73 $1,986 -29.60
524 524 10 355.00 $355.00 $1,860 -57.33
568–594 583 148 337.00–380.00 $352.64 $2,056 -80.87
587–593 591 42 415.00–477.50 $455.32 $2,691 +21.81
613–623 621 87 330.00–375.00 $366.83 $2,278 +31.60
636 636 29 380.00 $380.00 $2,417 +44.77
657–682 680 94 351.50–380.00 $354.14 $2,408 -42.86
737 737 24 331.00 $331.00 $2,439 -20.00
764–793 783 53 323.00–337.00 $332.36 $2,602 +6.36
838 838 38 288.00 $288.00 $2,413 -53.32
857–861 860 83 304.00–308.00 $307.38 $2,643 —
893 893 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,500 —
907 907 35 277.00 $277.00 $2,512 -58.75
980 980 59 272.00 $272.00 $2,666 -59.09
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 65 270.00 $270.00 $2,708 -53.53
1033–1049 1045 16 273.50–281.00 $275.35 $2,877 -24.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 14 315.00 $315.00 $1,978 -0.50
654–694 681 15 325.00–335.00 $328.20 $2,235 -10.80

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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.