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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

5,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $402.19/cwt -7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,936/hd at 730 lb · 729 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $394.88/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,060/hd at 775 lb · 538 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $457.67/cwt +16.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,870/hd at 627 lb · 509 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,392 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 6 595.00 $595.00 $2,535 +3.46
453–478 471 48 567.00–590.00 $571.22 $2,690 -1.28
502–546 524 81 520.00–562.00 $536.31 $2,810 +15.57
551–571 563 97 489.00–520.00 $502.48 $2,829 +10.65
600–649 627 509 443.00–470.00 $457.67 $2,870 +16.02
651–689 676 294 421.00–449.00 $428.68 $2,898 +9.36
704–749 730 721 389.50–416.50 $402.51 $2,938 -6.98
739 739 8 373.00 $373.00 $2,756 -36.49
774–776 774 44 371.00–373.00 $371.27 $2,874 -14.46
760–793 775 494 386.00–404.75 $396.98 $3,077 +11.25
807 807 14 353.00 $353.00 $2,849 -21.12
801–839 820 361 363.00–384.00 $379.12 $3,109 +5.00
864 864 23 358.00 $358.00 $3,093 -12.29
859–892 875 351 369.00–373.50 $370.50 $3,242 +0.21
901–943 927 500 355.00–362.50 $356.95 $3,309 -2.73
954 954 7 334.00 $334.00 $3,186 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1030 1023 103 314.00–330.00 $321.71 $3,291 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 525.00 $525.00 $1,942 —
440 440 8 545.00 $545.00 $2,398 —
596 596 12 457.00 $457.00 $2,724 —
614–643 634 13 427.00–427.50 $427.15 $2,708 +10.77
679 679 27 405.00 $405.00 $2,750 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 517.50 $517.50 $1,853 -2.04
434 434 8 535.00 $535.00 $2,322 +7.87
463–496 490 63 470.00–515.00 $489.19 $2,397 -18.39
500–546 534 127 440.00–480.00 $462.37 $2,469 +6.67
558–599 577 183 425.00–450.00 $437.38 $2,524 +17.41
602–649 618 404 404.00–442.00 $423.72 $2,619 +11.34
658–696 679 223 375.00–412.00 $389.61 $2,645 -10.68
702–748 727 211 369.00–387.00 $376.35 $2,736 +0.94
737 737 59 415.00 $415.00 $3,059 +39.59
755–764 762 60 366.50–374.00 $368.48 $2,808 -15.52
807–823 815 133 350.00–351.50 $350.75 $2,859 +17.13
852 852 21 335.00 $335.00 $2,854 +5.00
865 865 75 360.50 $360.50 $3,118 +30.50
902 902 70 339.50 $339.50 $3,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489–494 492 16 456.00–460.00 $457.74 $2,252 —
544 544 7 412.50 $412.50 $2,244 —

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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.