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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

3,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.91/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $3,065/hd at 929 lb · 478 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.17/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 537 lb · 242 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $421.46/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,638/hd at 626 lb · 229 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,107 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–328 321 20 585.00–592.50 $590.37 $1,895 +3.79
363–391 373 22 517.50–552.50 $539.17 $2,011 +33.25
407–433 413 52 499.00–520.00 $513.64 $2,121 +29.17
466–499 480 188 467.50–501.00 $491.18 $2,358 +48.42
503–549 537 242 433.00–462.50 $446.17 $2,396 -9.53
562–595 577 176 427.00–468.00 $441.48 $2,547 +4.81
608–643 626 229 410.00–440.00 $421.46 $2,638 +10.13
656–660 658 78 401.00–404.50 $402.97 $2,652 +40.47
671 671 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,348 -47.73
701 701 32 371.00 $371.00 $2,601 —
884–899 891 73 329.75–330.00 $329.88 $2,939 —
922–941 929 478 327.75–334.00 $329.91 $3,065 +18.91
964 964 34 329.50 $329.50 $3,176 +49.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1047 1024 295 320.00–326.25 $322.19 $3,299 +17.11
1151 1151 14 279.00 $279.00 $3,211 +39.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,865 —
418 418 15 460.00 $460.00 $1,923 +25.00
477–498 486 37 427.50–440.00 $437.58 $2,127 —
504–538 519 52 400.00–422.50 $408.92 $2,122 -1.23
581–596 592 54 392.00–407.00 $396.37 $2,347 +31.37
608–646 626 106 360.00–395.00 $373.23 $2,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–331 319 26 500.00–512.50 $507.38 $1,619 -15.93
364–379 373 10 402.50–412.50 $406.40 $1,516 -55.04
408–448 429 105 427.00–462.50 $443.52 $1,903 +1.43
456–467 464 106 420.00–445.00 $439.32 $2,038 +34.40
507–546 530 141 390.00–430.00 $413.05 $2,189 +12.73
561–585 570 120 367.50–395.00 $382.10 $2,178 -5.07
605–611 609 51 349.00–379.00 $367.69 $2,239 +48.26
808 808 44 306.00 $306.00 $2,472 -12.00
926 926 57 300.00 $300.00 $2,778 -9.85
959 959 15 297.00 $297.00 $2,848 -13.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–471 460 41 400.00–402.50 $400.56 $1,843 +31.56
510–533 521 34 355.00–380.00 $366.93 $1,912 +23.65
578–585 579 21 315.00–320.00 $319.04 $1,847 -22.26
622–645 629 64 320.00–338.00 $327.83 $2,062 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 58 296.00 $296.00 $3,028 -13.37

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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.