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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 3, 2026

3,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.77/cwt +17.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,637/hd at 727 lb · 293 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $377.42/cwt ≈ $2,906/hd at 770 lb · 289 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.92/cwt +15.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 633 lb · 247 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,164 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 11 600.00 $600.00 $2,088 +50.00
356–389 376 23 562.50–580.00 $576.23 $2,167 +48.45
409 409 12 542.50 $542.50 $2,219 +26.16
466–477 471 79 526.00–547.50 $537.25 $2,530 +11.56
501–549 539 95 489.00–520.00 $493.80 $2,662 -3.06
552–558 555 188 481.00–505.00 $497.02 $2,758 +35.74
604–649 633 247 421.00–445.00 $438.92 $2,778 +13.17
652–678 656 82 422.50–427.50 $427.15 $2,802 +10.02
701–742 722 81 362.00–391.00 $377.55 $2,726 -23.53
756–795 770 289 366.50–386.50 $377.42 $2,906 —
806–833 816 243 353.00–378.00 $373.85 $3,051 +2.87
859–897 878 219 328.00–356.75 $348.43 $3,059 +21.43
923 923 62 340.00 $340.00 $3,138 -0.91
983 983 59 331.75 $331.75 $3,261 -4.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1031 1022 120 336.25–338.75 $337.49 $3,449 +3.84
1071–1080 1076 180 336.25 $336.25 $3,618 +21.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,959 —
457–497 484 15 452.00–480.00 $460.82 $2,230 +10.82
513–514 514 10 470.00–472.50 $471.25 $2,422 +23.86
578–594 585 63 430.00–459.00 $441.76 $2,584 +23.76
610 610 8 387.00 $387.00 $2,361 —
734 734 17 344.00 $344.00 $2,525 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–318 317 13 500.00–510.00 $504.62 $1,600 +6.94
358–398 377 21 470.00–500.00 $488.09 $1,840 +3.37
427–433 431 11 485.00–505.00 $490.40 $2,114 +32.36
458–493 481 57 427.50–455.00 $443.69 $2,134 -9.41
500–548 515 50 405.00–432.00 $425.40 $2,191 -15.30
562 562 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,220 -19.08
554–579 571 106 415.00–427.50 $419.74 $2,397 +5.66
601–645 633 127 381.00–405.00 $389.12 $2,463 +16.62
678–688 681 93 370.00–387.00 $377.84 $2,573 +7.22
700–749 727 293 354.00–368.00 $362.77 $2,637 +17.78
804–838 820 208 317.50–335.00 $325.77 $2,671 +11.28
878 878 33 320.00 $320.00 $2,810 ±0.00
924 924 13 302.00 $302.00 $2,790 -2.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 13 450.00 $450.00 $1,814 —
690 690 11 326.00 $326.00 $2,249 —

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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.