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Hub City Livestock Auction Market Report

Aberdeen, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

5,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $334.38/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,227/hd at 965 lb · 1,472 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $341.20/cwt -7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $3,173/hd at 930 lb · 778 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.24/cwt ≈ $2,935/hd at 928 lb · 453 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,427 2,756 6,632
Feeder cattle 5,427 2,756 6,632

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: best test on steers 900 to 1049 lbs unevenly steady. Heifers not well compared. A large offering of mostly finishing type cattle today selling in strings and loads and met with good to very good demand. Most of these cattle were average to attractive in quality, flesh ranged from moderate to heavy. A few packages offered including some light grass or backgrounding type cattle, quality on these cattle was more plain to average, and flesh condition light to moderate plus. These light cattle are easy to sell as there is such a limited number of them available this time of year. An active market with buyers willing to take multiple loads of same cut cattle at times. More uncertainty in the futures complex so far this week. Next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, June 10.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 unweaned 471 13 505.00 $505.00 $2,379 —
665 665 6 432.00 $432.00 $2,873 +34.50
751–771 758 31 400.00–414.50 $409.27 $3,102 -4.39
840–846 844 95 350.00–369.00 $362.43 $3,059 -19.07
853–854 853 36 363.00–374.50 $368.43 $3,143 -6.60
878–899 893 108 345.00–347.25 $345.94 $3,089 —
906–948 930 778 332.00–357.50 $341.20 $3,173 -7.57
953–982 965 1,472 325.25–340.25 $334.38 $3,227 -1.87
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019–1043 1028 176 314.00–328.00 $322.76 $3,318 -3.84
1050–1058 1054 117 310.00–314.00 $311.98 $3,288 -8.61
1115–1142 1135 37 292.00–293.25 $292.92 $3,325 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 thin fleshed 469 55 490.00 $490.00 $2,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 thin fleshed 340 14 480.00 $480.00 $1,632 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–528 526 49 452.00–452.50 $452.12 $2,378 -12.88
609–639 622 122 404.00–430.00 $419.28 $2,608 -4.11
671–686 676 26 371.50–386.00 $380.91 $2,575 -22.59
772–789 786 127 333.00–343.50 $337.48 $2,653 -9.52
815–830 825 110 333.00–340.50 $337.80 $2,787 -6.59
872 872 64 312.00 $312.00 $2,721 -28.58
851–894 881 263 325.00–339.50 $329.75 $2,905 -10.83
903–948 928 453 307.00–328.50 $316.24 $2,935 —
950–965 957 328 312.50–318.00 $316.60 $3,030 -13.90
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1066 1058 174 285.50 $285.50 $3,021 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 thin fleshed 415 27 425.00 $425.00 $1,764 —

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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.