North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

10,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.73/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 727 lb · 834 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.13/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 678 lb · 703 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.53/cwt ≈ $1,066/hd at 625 lb · 651 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,544	2,887	2,676
Feeder cattle	10,544	2,887	2,676

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher, heifers under 750 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 750 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights and classes this week. As the cash fed cattle market jumped up to 125.00, cattle feeders and backgrounders were willing to chase the market higher. Extreme drought continues to grip the entire state as spring moisture has not arrived, cattle producers are adjusting their numbers already as many heifers that would normally be held back for replacements are being offered at the auction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368 fancy	368	3	214.00	$214.00	$788	—
371–398	374	49	192.00–208.00	$194.08	$726	-22.92
407–443	423	17	198.00–206.00	$200.12	$847	+17.71
456–498	471	194	190.00–196.00	$192.18	$905	+3.56
503–549	528	99	172.00–188.75	$181.76	$960	+4.41
551–598	571	227	164.00–193.00	$177.57	$1,014	+17.90
608 fancy	608	58	188.25	$188.25	$1,145	—
600–649	627	593	156.00–176.50	$168.80	$1,058	—
653–698	678	703	146.00–169.50	$160.13	$1,086	+7.32
715 fancy	715	86	169.00	$169.00	$1,208	—
701–746	728	748	145.00–160.85	$154.20	$1,123	+3.23
753–797	769	496	139.00–160.85	$150.46	$1,157	+7.33
800–847	820	318	135.00–147.00	$143.16	$1,174	+5.69
855–897	869	194	132.00–143.25	$139.39	$1,211	—
907–946	926	66	125.00–137.50	$132.41	$1,226	-0.60
956–969	959	85	128.00–134.85	$133.38	$1,279	+13.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	7	170.00	$170.00	$672	—
485	485	5	176.00	$176.00	$854	+4.00
545	545	5	169.00	$169.00	$921	—
592	592	8	167.50	$167.50	$992	—
619–633	625	19	154.00–155.00	$154.57	$966	—
663–695	673	58	146.00–154.00	$151.30	$1,018	—
712	712	6	137.00	$137.00	$975	—
763	763	6	126.00	$126.00	$961	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029	1029	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,266	—
1158	1158	8	113.00	$113.00	$1,309	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–382	380	10	175.00–184.00	$183.15	$696	+19.15
401–436	414	32	164.00–174.00	$166.10	$688	—
463–494	480	137	155.00–170.00	$165.36	$794	+3.17
516–549	540	202	150.00–167.75	$162.35	$877	+5.51
551–598	575	365	143.00–165.10	$156.87	$902	+5.62
603–643	617	412	138.25–153.50	$149.82	$924	+3.03
652–699	672	486	133.00–148.00	$142.98	$961	+4.33
687	687	16	139.00	$139.00	$955	+0.35
705–744	716	126	136.50–143.00	$141.08	$1,010	+9.90
700–748	727	373	129.50–141.00	$137.10	$997	+5.92
754–799	770	270	123.00–134.75	$130.99	$1,009	+0.43
760–791	782	92	134.75–144.50	$137.43	$1,075	+6.87
804–842	825	71	128.75–133.00	$130.56	$1,077	+2.07
800–848	830	278	119.00–132.25	$128.88	$1,070	+0.39
853–886	876	268	119.00–128.75	$128.06	$1,122	+9.02
934	934	10	121.50	$121.50	$1,135	-3.50
945	945	8	119.50	$119.50	$1,129	-5.50
957	957	7	118.00	$118.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	5	150.00	$150.00	$666	—
516	516	10	145.00	$145.00	$748	—
631–642	637	14	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$844	—
694	694	8	118.00	$118.00	$819	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198	1198	9	112.00	$112.00	$1,342	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	6	219.00	$219.00	$791	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	11	87.00	$87.00	$532	—
815	815	5	65.00	$65.00	$530	—

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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.