North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

5,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.19/cwt -3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 580 lb · 498 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.36/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 485 lb · 464 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.05/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 521 lb · 374 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,912	3,085	2,865
Feeder cattle	5,912	3,085	2,865

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Still only a light offering of spring born calves, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, few comparable sales of heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand for calves however corn harvest is in full swing across the midwest which has farmer feeders' full attention currently. Cow/calf producers hung onto their calves as long as they could but as the fall season has begun they have also begun their fall marketing. Feed supplies are very short and producers are selling right off the cow as they try to stretch their feedstocks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–346	344	13	190.00–213.00	$198.78	$684	-10.22
352–394	380	144	184.00–210.50	$196.28	$746	-7.85
404–448	425	247	154.00–211.50	$195.39	$830	-3.63
455–497	485	464	165.00–193.75	$184.36	$894	-1.69
501–547	521	374	166.00–184.25	$178.05	$928	+0.92
553–596	580	498	153.50–169.50	$164.19	$952	-3.73
600–647	617	297	159.75–174.85	$165.45	$1,021	+14.69
653–690	672	163	152.50–167.00	$157.62	$1,059	+15.62
707–718 fancy	710	116	167.00	$167.00	$1,186	—
754–790	781	211	154.25–166.00	$163.26	$1,275	—
804–833	821	46	153.50–164.50	$160.13	$1,315	—
858–893	868	99	154.25–161.50	$158.97	$1,380	+7.47
918–947	940	187	148.00–154.50	$152.34	$1,432	—
953–968	961	156	143.00–154.00	$152.46	$1,465	+16.21

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026	1026	47	145.50	$145.50	$1,493	—
1050–1087	1065	83	139.50–144.50	$143.69	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434–446	438	15	160.00–177.00	$169.38	$742	+12.31
463–495	481	27	154.00–161.00	$156.42	$752	-15.58
511–516	514	21	152.75–160.00	$156.91	$807	—
603	603	5	153.00	$153.00	$923	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–341	332	23	154.00–169.00	$161.37	$536	-19.16
332 fancy	332	8	171.00	$171.00	$568	—
351–386	363	124	151.00–192.00	$176.99	$642	+7.64
383 fancy	383	6	169.50	$169.50	$649	—
406–448	433	231	144.50–178.00	$166.04	$719	-2.50
450–498	471	369	145.00–161.50	$155.35	$732	-3.49
500–541	520	173	136.50–160.00	$148.55	$772	-13.01
550–595	564	292	138.00–157.50	$150.07	$846	+8.16
602–632	621	90	147.00–152.75	$149.96	$931	+4.46
722	722	7	142.50	$142.50	$1,029	—
807–844	815	28	140.50–146.00	$142.29	$1,160	-1.68
880–883	883	48	145.50–146.25	$146.20	$1,291	+8.79
883	883	5	122.00	$122.00	$1,077	-15.41
906–947	928	46	139.00–141.50	$139.96	$1,299	-0.15
952–996	990	46	136.00–140.00	$136.81	$1,354	+7.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	143.00	$143.00	$542	—
428–444	435	43	146.00–148.50	$147.13	$640	-5.82
497	497	18	147.50	$147.50	$733	—
586	586	5	130.50	$130.50	$765	—
899	899	6	132.00	$132.00	$1,187	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1021–1041	1033	26	130.50–139.75	$137.23	$1,418	+3.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
284	284	5	450.00	$450.00	-100.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	6	176.00	$176.00	$630	—
448	448	11	167.50	$167.50	$750	—
522	522	24	164.00	$164.00	$856	—
959	959	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,228	—

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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.