North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

9,870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $202.56/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 628 lb · 868 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.24/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 572 lb · 660 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $194.26/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 669 lb · 639 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,870	10,912	9,883
Feeder cattle	9,870	10,912	9,883

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 600-750 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 750 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, except 600-650 lbs 2.00 higher. Moderate to good demand this week, snow at midweek across the state caused some consignment cancellations along with putting some pressure on the market. This tough winter being experienced across the plains has had a definite impact on the feeder cattle market as it has caused poor feed efficiency and increased operating cost as so much time and fuel is required to get snow moved and feeding pens cleaned out. Cash fed cattle market has slipped lower as well as packers continue to hold the leverage as it's been difficult to get cattle to plants and some shifts were missed last week with the storm in Nebraska.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–398	380	38	195.00–231.00	$211.75	$805	-3.85
419–444	435	87	197.50–223.00	$215.09	$936	-14.19
453–498	478	247	205.00–242.00	$222.40	$1,063	-0.63
500–548	530	442	191.00–226.50	$213.53	$1,132	-4.46
551–599	577	539	196.50–221.50	$211.72	$1,222	-0.21
607 fancy	607	33	213.00	$213.00	$1,293	-1.00
603–649	629	815	185.00–217.00	$202.74	$1,275	+1.95
639	639	20	178.00	$178.00	$1,137	-22.79
650–699	669	639	179.50–206.00	$194.26	$1,300	+4.85
701–746	720	606	178.00–192.75	$187.94	$1,353	+6.03
753–795	768	416	169.50–184.00	$176.62	$1,356	+0.20
804–837	824	400	158.00–179.50	$173.80	$1,432	+0.75
847	847	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,287	-21.05
853–873	866	183	164.00–175.50	$171.31	$1,484	+26.31
906–940	921	146	161.00–170.00	$168.43	$1,551	-0.47
999	999	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	8	190.00	$190.00	$766	+19.00
455–499	478	75	170.00–221.00	$202.62	$969	+2.03
513–528	523	21	165.00–200.50	$191.96	$1,004	-2.40
575–585	581	22	185.00–193.00	$189.75	$1,102	+1.83
630–642	640	32	180.50–188.00	$181.89	$1,164	+1.68
653–692	677	41	180.00–185.00	$182.97	$1,239	—
720–735	728	21	162.00–171.00	$166.76	$1,214	+1.96
756–790	775	14	147.00–152.00	$149.09	$1,155	—
941	941	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,374	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1034	1024	23	158.00–159.00	$158.34	$1,621	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
804	804	5	158.50	$158.50	$1,274	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	7	196.00	$196.00	$623	+6.00
365–397	386	67	180.00–190.00	$186.18	$719	-3.13
404–444	416	143	183.00–210.00	$194.55	$809	+2.59
454–499	474	291	179.00–207.00	$192.81	$914	+2.66
501–548	526	316	176.50–201.00	$190.01	$999	-2.27
551–599	572	660	171.00–197.00	$186.24	$1,065	-0.02
602–644	621	461	161.00–190.00	$178.00	$1,105	+1.87
652–694	669	357	154.00–177.00	$169.98	$1,137	-4.96
695	695	16	181.50	$181.50	$1,261	+6.56
701	701	70	177.00	$177.00	$1,241	+6.77
703–741	706	152	157.00–173.50	$170.80	$1,206	+0.57
752–798	771	99	146.00–168.00	$155.73	$1,201	-6.39
805–843	840	63	151.00–159.00	$158.14	$1,328	+2.14
896–899	897	29	148.00–153.00	$151.79	$1,362	-7.21
903–908	906	9	141.00–144.00	$142.00	$1,287	—
953–978	961	6	140.00–147.00	$142.37	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–433	429	22	165.00–177.50	$171.31	$735	-1.82
452–481	469	12	168.00–174.00	$170.41	$799	+1.60
511–544	525	30	176.00–180.50	$177.99	$934	-0.77
564	564	26	163.00–176.00	$166.50	$939	-1.56
611–627	618	14	130.00–155.00	$140.87	$871	-0.94
674–678	675	27	142.00–158.00	$145.57	$983	-7.43
703–743	727	37	151.00–154.00	$152.62	$1,110	+23.12
776	776	7	137.00	$137.00	$1,063	—
804	804	9	131.00	$131.00	$1,053	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1021	1021	9	131.00	$131.00	$1,338	—
1055–1085	1059	34	133.00–148.00	$145.74	$1,543	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
911	911	13	145.50	$145.50	$1,326	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	10	88.00	$88.00	$505	—
943	943	17	89.00	$89.00	$839	—

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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.