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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

10,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.35/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 719 lb · 994 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.54/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 574 lb · 782 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.84/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 624 lb · 744 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,643 6,891 10,718
Feeder cattle 10,643 6,891 10,718

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 700 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, however the best remains on those light enough in weight and flesh to background on this summer's grass. As the Feeder Cattle contracts for the fall marketing period are about 20.00 higher than the current month there is a great amount of optimism amongst the backgrounders hoping that they can have another banner year. Cattle feeders aren't quite as optimistic as they have struggled with profitability all winter, yet cash fat cattle in 190.00 topped at 190.00 this week, which is where many cattle have breakeven prices at.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,315 +17.61
364 thin fleshed 364 7 404.00 $404.00 $1,471 —
362–377 368 51 395.00–422.50 $407.34 $1,499 +11.51
406 fancy 406 12 422.00 $422.00 $1,713 —
411–441 434 163 365.00–402.50 $387.44 $1,681 -8.51
452–459 fancy 456 178 395.00–404.00 $400.29 $1,825 —
451–499 481 203 337.50–385.00 $353.73 $1,701 -1.01
505–549 527 326 322.50–372.50 $351.89 $1,854 +9.59
548 548 12 326.00 $326.00 $1,786 -16.30
551–599 573 565 310.00–345.50 $327.94 $1,879 +3.83
600–649 622 529 297.00–330.00 $313.12 $1,948 +16.74
626 thin fleshed 626 40 325.50 $325.50 $2,038 —
649 649 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,882 -6.38
652–698 672 708 270.00–311.00 $296.89 $1,995 +14.33
715 thin fleshed 715 3 282.00 $282.00 $2,016 —
700–749 722 551 259.00–294.00 $281.22 $2,030 +2.80
754–799 783 481 254.00–274.50 $264.51 $2,071 +6.21
803–837 814 273 254.75–265.75 $259.12 $2,109 +7.34
844 844 32 232.00 $232.00 $1,958 -2.76
872–894 877 79 233.00–255.50 $251.82 $2,208 +6.28
939 939 60 241.25 $241.25 $2,265 +20.25
969 969 9 238.00 $238.00 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 13 379.00 $379.00 $1,505 —
421–441 435 37 345.00–382.50 $362.91 $1,579 +16.12
481–485 483 13 272.50–312.50 $287.81 $1,390 +0.95
502–547 516 67 280.00–349.50 $316.02 $1,631 —
552–597 585 98 277.50–316.00 $293.33 $1,716 -2.39
625–647 636 20 259.00–286.00 $272.27 $1,732 +4.88
685–699 688 47 255.00–279.00 $267.23 $1,839 —
774 774 15 257.25 $257.25 $1,991 +27.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 4 390.00 $390.00 $932 —
345–349 348 20 340.00–350.00 $341.98 $1,190 +0.67
359 fancy 359 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,274 —
350–399 379 88 302.50–355.00 $333.40 $1,264 -7.78
400–449 425 168 315.00–345.00 $329.73 $1,401 -1.11
469 thin fleshed 469 23 346.00 $346.00 $1,623 —
451–498 471 462 298.00–335.00 $321.27 $1,513 -3.26
504 thin fleshed 504 9 316.00 $316.00 $1,593 —
502–549 523 518 282.00–311.50 $302.23 $1,581 +3.02
553–599 574 782 270.00–308.50 $292.54 $1,679 +6.04
600–648 624 744 253.00–294.50 $277.84 $1,734 +6.35
662–688 671 48 267.00–270.00 $268.71 $1,803 +10.73
654–696 676 394 246.00–273.00 $264.11 $1,785 +6.13
697 fancy 697 50 283.00 $283.00 $1,973 —
708–736 711 45 255.00–262.00 $261.20 $1,857 +12.50
701–749 719 730 242.00–262.75 $254.96 $1,833 +6.26
720 fancy 720 219 260.00 $260.00 $1,872 —
760–792 769 51 227.00–245.00 $231.47 $1,780 -9.96
788 788 50 243.00 $243.00 $1,915 +17.78
803–848 818 76 223.00–232.00 $228.15 $1,866 +0.15
822 822 66 231.00 $231.00 $1,899 +3.00
878 878 30 219.00–223.75 $222.33 $1,952 +3.61
909 909 5 192.50 $192.50 $1,750 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,303 —
432 432 9 307.50 $307.50 $1,328 +8.50
473–497 483 37 265.00–290.00 $280.91 $1,357 -1.74
518–528 524 31 260.00–275.00 $271.03 $1,420 +41.03
558–596 581 15 268.00–282.00 $273.38 $1,588 —
609–636 627 29 245.00–266.00 $256.19 $1,606 —
664–697 684 32 205.00–259.25 $234.92 $1,607 +17.52
740–745 742 12 224.00–238.00 $229.86 $1,706 -3.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,494 —
618 618 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,777 —
799 799 8 254.00 $254.00 $2,029 —

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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.