North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

3,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.77/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 875 lb · 194 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.46/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 766 lb · 184 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $178.93/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 940 lb · 181 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,676	2,618	4,442
Feeder cattle	3,676	2,618	4,442

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparisons to be made as auctions last week were too limited to warrant market reporting, much larger receipts this week as spring born calves start to show up at the auctions as the fall marketing season begins. Good demand for both steer and heifer calves, yet the issue of much higher feed cost this year is weighing on the minds of cattle feeders. The cash fed cattle market continues to outperform the front month of the Live Cattle futures but the more important back months of the board aren't breaking through to make new contract highs which is tempering cattle feeders' expectations.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–333	325	12	238.50–245.00	$241.12	$784	—
399	399	22	235.00	$235.00	$938	—
410–446	418	70	220.00–238.00	$228.63	$956	—
450–498	484	113	172.00–228.00	$209.25	$1,013	—
502–539	517	101	192.00–222.00	$212.75	$1,100	—
550–593	574	178	185.00–201.00	$196.35	$1,127	—
602–627	607	124	171.00–206.00	$199.27	$1,210	—
652–690	669	114	177.00–184.25	$182.82	$1,223	-7.43
706 unweaned	706	9	175.00	$175.00	$1,236	—
700–745	733	111	177.50–188.00	$185.34	$1,359	-3.97
752	752	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,316	-11.54
800–840	829	155	178.00–187.50	$184.24	$1,527	+7.11
878–879	879	12	178.00–180.00	$179.00	$1,573	+9.50
929–942	940	181	178.00–180.00	$178.93	$1,682	+3.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	6	172.00	$172.00	$1,049	—
649	649	20	172.50	$172.50	$1,120	—
671–694	678	28	172.00–176.50	$175.18	$1,188	—
767	767	9	167.50	$167.50	$1,285	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058	1058	31	157.75–165.00	$161.73	$1,711	-7.27
1115	1115	11	163.50	$163.50	$1,823	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	14	151.00	$151.00	$806	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	8	205.00	$205.00	$713	—
352–399	380	34	187.50–211.00	$203.18	$772	—
406–436	422	45	185.00–204.50	$196.13	$828	—
461–489	472	90	163.00–193.00	$185.34	$875	+17.34
503–549	518	62	170.00–182.50	$178.80	$926	-2.70
555	555	84	211.00	$211.00	$1,171	—
554–583	572	63	168.00–172.00	$168.90	$966	—
637–647	644	27	167.00–179.00	$175.04	$1,127	+1.10
661–666 unweaned	663	12	169.50–170.00	$169.67	$1,125	—
658–693	674	61	166.50–186.00	$175.49	$1,183	-3.56
703–734	716	103	176.50–186.00	$183.50	$1,314	+2.33
750–788	766	177	169.50–182.75	$174.75	$1,339	-0.91
769	769	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,284	-8.66
805	805	7	170.50	$170.50	$1,373	+0.51
827–830	828	13	172.00–178.00	$175.69	$1,455	+5.70
854–895	875	194	161.00–170.00	$167.77	$1,468	+1.81
917–948	933	57	158.50–165.50	$163.22	$1,523	+0.82
971–991	979	30	162.50–165.25	$164.03	$1,606	+3.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	11	188.00	$188.00	$630	—
391	391	9	161.00	$161.00	$630	—
442–449	448	36	169.00–183.00	$171.69	$769	—
476	476	4	161.00	$161.00	$766	—
506	506	13	169.00	$169.00	$855	—
574	574	6	166.50	$166.50	$956	—
609–631	617	29	163.00–164.00	$163.65	$1,010	—
666	666	13	160.00	$160.00	$1,066	—
809–818	812	18	166.00	$166.00	$1,348	—
863	863	9	160.00	$160.00	$1,381	—
939	939	4	159.50	$159.50	$1,498	-2.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052–1098	1060	12	158.00	$158.00	$1,675	+11.78

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
818	818	6	153.50	$153.50	$1,256	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	9	232.00	$232.00	$761	—
367–394	381	31	210.50–238.00	$222.32	$847	—
479	479	67	212.00	$212.00	$1,015	—
501–504	502	26	176.00–186.00	$179.09	$899	—
572	572	5	168.00	$168.00	$961	—
610–644	634	7	153.00–159.00	$157.35	$998	—
843	843	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,349	—

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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.