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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

4,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $436.67/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,520/hd at 577 lb · 337 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.85/cwt +18.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,882/hd at 930 lb · 316 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $455.70/cwt -18.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,365/hd at 519 lb · 274 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,229

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–318 313 12 575.00–592.50 $586.58 $1,836
358–384 374 45 485.00–515.00 $505.92 $1,892 -3.85
406–439 425 108 457.50–492.50 $484.47 $2,059 -39.79
460–498 477 129 428.00–460.00 $442.76 $2,112 -39.05
480 fancy 480 35 490.00 $490.00 $2,352
501–544 519 274 437.50–465.00 $455.70 $2,365 -20.95
552–598 577 337 411.00–449.00 $436.67 $2,520 +1.55
618–627 622 109 403.00–423.00 $411.33 $2,558 -13.95
634 634 7 352.00 $352.00 $2,232 -39.16
659 659 18 362.50 $362.50 $2,389 -32.33
651–694 668 192 379.00–403.00 $397.73 $2,657 +2.90
742–748 744 125 370.00–370.50 $370.19 $2,754 -12.03
767 767 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,454 -23.01
904–933 925 86 309.00–311.75 $311.00 $2,877 -42.50
950 950 62 324.00 $324.00 $3,078 -30.04
957 957 25 280.00 $280.00 $2,680 -74.04
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1049 1026 335 288.00–316.75 $305.08 $3,130 -40.67
1040 1040 18 263.00 $263.00 $2,735 -82.75
1057–1083 1069 230 302.25–304.50 $303.93 $3,249
1069–1085 1077 108 271.50 $271.50 $2,924
1155 1155 24 240.00 $240.00 $2,772
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 15 435.00 $435.00 $1,805
505–528 521 55 405.00–415.00 $410.15 $2,137
562 562 23 397.50 $397.50 $2,234 +5.72
576 576 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,102 -26.78
773 773 11 312.00 $312.00 $2,412
901 901 49 288.00 $288.00 $2,595

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–345 335 32 505.00–527.50 $523.31 $1,753 +92.89
357–371 365 13 445.00–475.00 $461.44 $1,684 -15.47
400–435 421 148 427.50–460.00 $442.09 $1,861 -6.37
467–493 481 181 382.50–422.00 $404.92 $1,948 -16.20
506 506 106 438.00 $438.00 $2,216 +1.02
501–524 518 64 397.50–417.00 $400.32 $2,074 -36.66
565–581 572 134 372.00–405.00 $387.17 $2,215 -27.83
586 586 90 417.00 $417.00 $2,444 +2.00
623–634 625 77 312.50–321.00 $319.43 $1,996 -42.37
659–686 681 69 315.00–333.00 $328.36 $2,236 -6.40
702 702 73 362.00 $362.00 $2,541
709 709 37 343.00 $343.00 $2,432
818 818 70 318.00 $318.00 $2,601 +36.00
901–947 930 316 299.00–311.75 $309.85 $2,882 +18.49
953–995 986 190 300.00–311.00 $310.44 $3,061 +27.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 410.00 $410.00 $1,767
493 493 25 369.00 $369.00 $1,819
503–536 513 37 342.50–345.00 $343.28 $1,761
552–586 568 46 338.00–345.00 $341.30 $1,939
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1011 1003 65 290.00–311.00 $309.37 $3,103 +31.12

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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.