Cattle Market Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report
Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 20266,482 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 6,482 | 3,095 | 6,442 |
| Feeder cattle | 6,482 | 3,095 | 6,442 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday
- ▼ Feeder heifers: Heifers 600 to 699 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower
- ▼ Feeder steers: best test on steers 750 to 799 lbs and 850 to 899 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower on 750 to 799 lbs
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | 326 | 9 | 580.00 | $580.00 | $1,891 | — |
| 450–493 | 477 | 71 | 520.00–560.00 | $531.40 | $2,535 | -5.55 |
| 523–548 | 538 | 113 | 495.00–530.00 | $506.06 | $2,723 | -11.44 |
| 566–586 | 581 | 130 | 456.00–485.00 | $473.74 | $2,752 | -18.83 |
| 611–637 | 631 | 283 | 451.00–470.00 | $460.46 | $2,906 | +18.94 |
| 674 | 674 | 6 | 398.00 | $398.00 | $2,683 | -23.00 |
| 654–689 | 681 | 174 | 417.50–436.00 | $428.26 | $2,916 | +7.26 |
| 703–749 | 724 | 648 | 394.00–427.00 | $405.43 | $2,935 | +2.72 |
| 754–799 | 783 | 787 | 368.00–396.00 | $381.70 | $2,989 | +20.70 |
| 801–844 | 816 | 375 | 359.00–388.25 | $368.43 | $3,006 | +11.77 |
| 850–888 | 861 | 689 | 348.00–367.50 | $360.20 | $3,101 | -0.15 |
| 917 | 917 | 38 | 326.00 | $326.00 | $2,989 | -19.47 |
| 909–934 | 926 | 325 | 347.00–358.00 | $355.13 | $3,289 | +9.66 |
| 954–964 | 959 | 125 | 324.50–346.75 | $335.59 | $3,218 | -2.91 |
| 950–994 | 960 | 240 | 310.00–320.50 | $313.68 | $3,011 | -24.82 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1022–1042 | 1039 | 63 | 316.00 | $316.00 | $3,283 | -16.52 |
| 1058 | 1058 | 38 | 313.75 | $313.75 | $3,319 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 425 | 13 | 505.00 | $505.00 | $2,146 | — |
| 518 | 518 | 4 | 480.00 | $480.00 | $2,486 | -10.00 |
| 588–591 | 589 | 18 | 437.50–440.00 | $439.02 | $2,586 | — |
| 621 | 621 | 10 | 432.50 | $432.50 | $2,686 | — |
| 770 | 770 | 17 | 353.50 | $353.50 | $2,722 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420–448 | 433 | 35 | 510.00–540.00 | $527.10 | $2,282 | — |
| 453–473 | 468 | 58 | 470.00–485.00 | $473.89 | $2,218 | +28.89 |
| 508–530 | 519 | 141 | 427.50–462.00 | $443.55 | $2,302 | -3.87 |
| 566–599 | 586 | 220 | 410.00–433.00 | $424.46 | $2,487 | -20.03 |
| 603–645 | 628 | 233 | 402.00–420.00 | $415.64 | $2,610 | -4.32 |
| 651–692 | 681 | 171 | 374.00–394.00 | $382.02 | $2,602 | -9.33 |
| 703–745 | 728 | 222 | 360.00–383.00 | $374.47 | $2,726 | +8.87 |
| 756–788 | 780 | 153 | 350.00–351.50 | $350.08 | $2,731 | -3.83 |
| 807 | 807 | 69 | 368.00 | $368.00 | $2,970 | +41.84 |
| 802–833 | 819 | 142 | 322.00–355.00 | $332.71 | $2,725 | +6.55 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708–747 | 738 | 330 | 2,900.00–3,150.00 | $3,077.16 | — |
| 773–784 | 780 | 127 | 2,875.00–2,975.00 | $2,950.03 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426 | 426 | 14 | 460.00 | $460.00 | $1,960 | — |
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: best test on steers 750 to 799 lbs and 850 to 899 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower on 750 to 799 lbs, 800 to 849 lbs and 900 to 949 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher on 800 to 849 lbs. Heifers 600 to 699 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 700 to 749 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. A very large offering of home raised and backgrounded cattle this week including quite a few home raised replacement quality heifers. Very good demand for light fleshed backgrounding or grass type cattle and replacement heifers, good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition. Many strings, loads and packages of attractive cattle available in varied flesh condition, from light to heavy. An active market with mostly order buyers in the seats with a few farmers interested in replacements. Many producers are in the thick of calving. Warm temps this week have dried out pen and yard conditions. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, April 1.