Cattle Market Pulse

Minnesota cattle prices & auction market reports

USDA market reports from 1 Minnesota auction market, most recently Monday, October 19, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.

What cattle are bringing in Minnesota

Head-weighted average across 6,180 head at the 1 Minnesota market that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 21, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026.

Minnesota cattle classes by head count, head-weighted $/cwt
Class $/cwt Avg wt (lb) ≈ $/hd est. Head Markets
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.49 750 $2,314 3,122 1
heavy 8-weight M&L 2 steers $308.89 850 $2,626 1,048 1
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.99 851 $2,698 655 1
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.00 820 $2,665 540 1
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.50 812 $2,513 480 1
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.94 718 $2,204 335 1

Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.

Minnesota markets
Market Town Last sale Head
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report (IL/IN/MI/MN/OH/KY) — Mon · Oct 19, 2026 1,353