Cattle Market Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report
Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 20264,984 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 4,984 | 6,473 | 5,995 |
| Feeder cattle | 4,984 | 6,473 | 5,995 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: A nice line up of feeders again this week
- → Feeder heifers: Heifers 600 to 699 lbs mostly steady
- ▲ Feeder steers: steers 650 to 949 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher except 800 to 849 lbs not well compared
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369 | 369 | 4 | 595.00 | $595.00 | $2,196 | -10.00 |
| 448 | 448 | 4 | 515.00 | $515.00 | $2,307 | — |
| 473–478 | 476 | 45 | 550.00–553.00 | $551.74 | $2,626 | +6.74 |
| 503–521 | 515 | 59 | 520.00–539.00 | $526.29 | $2,710 | +24.79 |
| 559–589 | 582 | 163 | 490.00–516.00 | $494.69 | $2,879 | -1.97 |
| 601–649 | 631 | 283 | 434.00–477.00 | $455.62 | $2,875 | -18.38 |
| 661–687 | 667 | 266 | 421.00–440.50 | $434.68 | $2,899 | +3.23 |
| 709–745 | 715 | 224 | 388.00–420.00 | $409.60 | $2,929 | +12.86 |
| 749 | 749 | 11 | 375.00 | $375.00 | $2,809 | -21.74 |
| 750–798 | 774 | 623 | 368.00–402.50 | $389.03 | $3,011 | +4.07 |
| 800–829 | 809 | 134 | 360.00–373.25 | $369.61 | $2,990 | +3.48 |
| 852–895 | 872 | 744 | 340.00–366.75 | $355.28 | $3,098 | -1.77 |
| 900–924 | 911 | 201 | 346.00–354.25 | $350.15 | $3,190 | +5.86 |
| 963–998 | 982 | 345 | 324.50–346.00 | $338.19 | $3,321 | +1.62 |
| 997 | 997 | 64 | 317.00 | $317.00 | $3,160 | -19.57 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011–1013 | 1013 | 66 | 311.00–323.50 | $322.18 | $3,264 | +0.46 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586–594 | 587 | 45 | 447.50–467.50 | $464.80 | $2,728 | +19.80 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366 | 366 | 7 | 615.00 | $615.00 | $2,251 | — |
| 433 | 433 | 15 | 517.50 | $517.50 | $2,241 | -11.18 |
| 460–463 | 463 | 26 | 470.00–482.50 | $480.59 | $2,225 | — |
| 510–547 | 523 | 86 | 431.00–477.50 | $465.20 | $2,433 | +1.68 |
| 555–569 | 563 | 47 | 425.00–447.50 | $437.99 | $2,466 | +0.62 |
| 600–645 | 626 | 22 | 380.00–386.00 | $383.99 | $2,404 | -26.86 |
| 609–643 | 629 | 178 | 400.00–430.00 | $418.70 | $2,634 | +7.85 |
| 652–683 | 672 | 262 | 383.00–406.00 | $390.39 | $2,623 | -2.71 |
| 708–741 | 723 | 191 | 368.00–392.00 | $383.44 | $2,772 | +12.83 |
| 731 | 731 | 14 | 364.00 | $364.00 | $2,661 | -6.61 |
| 758–790 | 770 | 123 | 346.00–368.50 | $361.24 | $2,782 | +13.98 |
| 799 | 799 | 18 | 324.00 | $324.00 | $2,589 | -53.19 |
| 803–828 | 813 | 65 | 323.00–325.00 | $323.85 | $2,633 | -18.67 |
| 880 | 880 | 62 | 321.00 | $321.00 | $2,825 | -19.50 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755–783 | 761 | 86 | 3,050.00–3,230.00 | $3,189.09 | +129.09 |
| 806 | 806 | 35 | 3,350.00 | $3,350.00 | +318.69 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527–543 | 537 | 63 | 402.50–423.00 | $417.77 | $2,243 | -9.73 |
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.
Compared to last week: steers 650 to 949 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher except 800 to 849 lbs not well compared, 950 to 999 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 600 to 699 lbs mostly steady, 700 to 749 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. A nice line up of feeders again this week. Several backgrounded strings as well as loads and packages of home raised cattle on offer, including a few replacement heifers. Similar to recent weeks, light fleshed cattle for backgrounding and replacement heifers see very good demand, finishing type cattle see good to very good demand depending on flesh. A mostly mild winter has made it fairly easy for cattle to gain and some cattle are carrying quite a bit of flesh. A few inches of snow mixed with temps in the 40's and 50's this week have made yards muddy again, most cattle showed some tag from these conditions. An active market with mostly order buyers in the seats again this week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, March 11.