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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

5,396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.26/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $3,001/hd at 777 lb · 783 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $398.68/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 672 lb · 513 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $422.06/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,840/hd at 673 lb · 489 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,396 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 645.00 $645.00 $2,245 +45.00
363–396 380 18 602.50–625.00 $611.41 $2,323 +11.41
411–439 425 18 580.00–590.00 $587.24 $2,496 -17.76
466–488 479 64 550.00–577.50 $563.16 $2,698 -8.98
506–546 527 182 505.00–545.00 $525.83 $2,771 -6.48
559–599 586 152 449.00–490.00 $461.54 $2,705 -25.33
605–643 628 401 430.00–478.00 $447.31 $2,809 -4.12
630–631 631 22 420.00–425.00 $421.82 $2,662 -29.61
650–682 673 489 400.00–445.00 $422.06 $2,840 +1.85
703–746 727 239 384.00–407.00 $397.44 $2,889 -4.60
750–785 777 783 370.00–395.00 $386.26 $3,001 +10.61
812–838 825 234 355.00–371.25 $365.54 $3,016 -9.45
857–876 875 222 350.00–363.00 $361.09 $3,160 +3.53
905 905 7 354.00 $354.00 $3,204 +15.50
951–955 955 51 349.50–351.00 $349.62 $3,339 +11.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 545.00 $545.00 $1,788 —
473–479 474 17 525.00 $525.00 $2,488 +23.55
508–548 538 72 468.00–495.00 $485.46 $2,612 -22.54
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 19 492.00 $492.00 $2,701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 8 560.00 $560.00 $1,921 —
418–448 429 50 495.00–535.00 $511.88 $2,196 +1.45
455–481 471 82 480.00–515.00 $496.78 $2,340 +32.57
503–546 525 328 442.50–490.00 $464.57 $2,439 -3.39
552–599 579 364 406.00–456.00 $429.70 $2,488 +5.82
603–641 619 136 390.00–425.00 $410.14 $2,539 +12.75
631 631 42 438.00 $438.00 $2,764 +40.61
656–698 672 513 375.00–412.00 $398.68 $2,679 +9.89
701–743 721 310 342.00–388.00 $370.40 $2,671 +3.00
762 762 10 327.50 $327.50 $2,496 -14.37
752–785 770 132 341.00–365.00 $352.92 $2,717 +11.05
822–833 829 49 326.00–338.00 $333.30 $2,763 +0.04
970–989 987 136 304.00–317.00 $315.74 $3,116 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1174 1174 45 295.00 $295.00 $3,463 —
1182–1188 1185 150 266.00 $266.00 $3,152 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 10 520.00 $520.00 $1,648 —
358 358 6 465.00 $465.00 $1,665 -18.00
845 845 24 317.50 $317.50 $2,683 —

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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.