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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

5,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $401.04/cwt +23.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,910/hd at 726 lb · 506 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.21/cwt -6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 677 lb · 496 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.81/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,042/hd at 820 lb · 485 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,253 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348–349 348 14 600.00 $600.00 $2,088 ±0.00
375 375 5 600.00 $600.00 $2,250 +23.77
411 411 8 605.00 $605.00 $2,487 +62.50
463–486 466 78 545.00–579.00 $572.14 $2,666 +34.89
500–544 522 202 516.00–567.50 $532.31 $2,779 +38.51
537 unweaned 537 21 505.00 $505.00 $2,712 —
553–566 fancy 559 191 516.00 $516.00 $2,884 —
556–591 567 72 462.00–505.00 $486.87 $2,761 -10.15
603–644 629 445 420.00–467.00 $451.43 $2,839 +12.51
654–691 677 496 405.50–430.00 $420.21 $2,845 -6.94
700–742 725 492 377.00–414.00 $402.04 $2,915 +24.49
747 747 14 366.00 $366.00 $2,734 -11.55
754–794 778 440 360.00–383.00 $375.65 $2,923 -1.77
801–839 817 386 363.00–380.75 $374.99 $3,064 +1.14
829–844 834 99 349.00–355.00 $354.51 $2,957 -19.34
852–883 857 56 340.25–361.00 $357.56 $3,064 +9.13
916 916 45 338.50 $338.50 $3,101 -1.50
960–974 965 96 335.50–339.00 $337.68 $3,259 +5.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,172 +45.00
474–491 484 38 482.50–517.50 $501.45 $2,427 +40.63
510 510 22 508.00 $508.00 $2,591 +36.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111 1111 58 309.50 $309.50 $3,439 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–356 353 20 520.00–560.00 $545.90 $1,927 +57.81
416–444 428 65 485.00–530.00 $510.43 $2,185 +20.03
473–496 483 77 450.00–497.50 $464.21 $2,242 +20.52
500–548 531 368 438.00–483.00 $467.96 $2,485 +42.56
556–597 572 178 400.00–442.50 $423.88 $2,425 +4.14
600–644 627 307 375.00–412.00 $397.39 $2,492 +8.27
652–682 664 276 379.00–391.00 $388.79 $2,582 +10.95
716–747 724 211 350.00–375.50 $367.40 $2,660 +4.63
765–789 775 90 321.00–350.00 $341.87 $2,649 —
805–844 819 102 327.00–337.00 $333.26 $2,729 +7.49
862–898 867 136 322.00–343.00 $341.08 $2,957 +21.08
918 918 58 325.00 $325.00 $2,984 +23.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 51 310.25 $310.25 $3,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 23 483.00 $483.00 $1,898 —
491 491 9 432.50 $432.50 $2,124 —

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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.