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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

6,891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.26/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 775 lb · 613 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.05/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 681 lb · 543 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $324.83/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,841/hd at 567 lb · 464 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,891 6,633 2,765
Feeder cattle 6,891 6,633 2,765

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady, with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, best demand remains on those light cattle to background as yearlings as the fall months of the Feeder Cattle futures are 20.00 premium to the front month. Cash fed cattle sales reached up to 186.00 this week, this helped to add support to the feeder market as cattle feeders are needing the cash market to climb to 190.00 to ensure profitability.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–329 327 27 390.00–418.00 $402.39 $1,316 +12.39
359–374 367 24 385.00–405.00 $395.83 $1,453 +8.14
400–447 425 168 379.50–407.00 $395.95 $1,683 +7.28
454–498 482 183 340.00–365.00 $354.74 $1,710 -7.65
507–546 520 251 320.00–354.00 $342.30 $1,780 +0.87
562 fancy 562 21 340.00 $340.00 $1,911 -2.00
552–596 567 443 306.00–334.00 $324.11 $1,838 +11.35
608–644 630 242 282.00–310.00 $296.38 $1,867 -6.20
633 fancy 633 40 315.00 $315.00 $1,994 —
652–696 677 327 270.00–300.00 $282.56 $1,913 -0.05
687 687 11 278.00 $278.00 $1,910 -4.61
714 714 9 257.00 $257.00 $1,835 -9.06
702–746 730 345 265.00–285.00 $278.42 $2,032 +12.36
763–765 fancy 764 10 270.00–274.00 $271.60 $2,075 —
763–768 765 11 241.00–248.00 $244.19 $1,868 -14.17
753–792 775 592 243.50–277.50 $258.30 $2,002 -0.06
808–848 828 358 249.50–257.25 $251.78 $2,085 +5.52
821–846 836 17 230.00–238.00 $234.76 $1,963 -11.50
857–861 860 34 237.00–247.00 $245.54 $2,112 +12.10
906 906 13 221.00 $221.00 $2,002 -11.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–432 423 21 330.00–355.00 $346.79 $1,467 +11.66
458–459 458 16 270.00–300.00 $286.86 $1,314 -36.21
560–578 566 18 293.00–301.00 $295.72 $1,674 +9.66
640 640 23 265.00–270.00 $267.39 $1,711 -0.65
768 768 18 230.00 $230.00 $1,766 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1036 1026 12 201.00–210.00 $206.21 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
288 288 8 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–339 336 29 325.00–345.50 $341.31 $1,147 —
383–387 385 13 335.00–345.00 $341.18 $1,314 -5.42
400–448 425 122 314.00–350.00 $330.84 $1,406 +3.06
451–494 466 108 295.00–332.50 $324.53 $1,512 +13.08
501–549 531 400 282.50–309.00 $299.21 $1,589 -6.35
551–597 578 229 270.00–300.00 $286.50 $1,656 +3.09
604–646 626 363 259.00–281.50 $271.49 $1,700 -5.51
657–693 681 475 241.00–268.00 $257.98 $1,757 -0.68
666–694 682 63 265.00–272.00 $268.58 $1,832 +9.92
684 684 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,648 -17.66
709–743 733 229 246.00–251.00 $248.70 $1,823 +0.70
704–744 741 182 245.00–256.50 $247.48 $1,834 -0.52
753–781 758 221 233.00–243.00 $241.43 $1,830 +7.17
772–792 783 63 220.00–230.00 $225.22 $1,763 -9.04
800–816 807 54 230.00–236.00 $231.15 $1,865 +17.29
817 817 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,863 +14.14
850–867 859 54 212.00–227.00 $218.72 $1,879 —
914 914 19 200.00 $200.00 $1,828 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 326 12 290.00–335.00 $305.43 $996 —
353 353 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,147 +15.97
435 435 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,301 -2.04
471–494 484 24 255.00–295.00 $282.65 $1,368 -2.28
487 thin fleshed 487 11 313.00 $313.00 $1,524 —
500 500 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 -48.72
604 thin fleshed 604 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,655 —
680–694 686 23 215.00–221.00 $217.40 $1,491 -22.23
716 716 22 233.00 $233.00 $1,668 —
858 858 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,630 —
983 983 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,907 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
281 281 11 885.00 $885.00 —

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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.