North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

10,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.49/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 572 lb · 1,302 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.06/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 522 lb · 983 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.49/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 526 lb · 776 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,083	7,339	11,164
Feeder cattle	10,083	7,339	11,164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, except 450-500 lbs 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher on 450-550 lbs. Good demand for steer and heifer calves, yet the market was not near as active on the light weight steers as it was a week ago. There is still great interest in buying lightweight calves, but the market cooled, especially on the lightweight steers. 190.00 cash fed cattle helped to support the feeder cattle market, but the back months at 178.00 to 180.00 is causing some concern.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279–294	286	17	400.00–420.00	$409.67	$1,172	—
305–314	311	49	405.00–424.00	$421.13	$1,310	-9.95
352 fancy	352	38	408.00	$408.00	$1,436	—
366–392	382	134	331.00–396.00	$368.99	$1,410	-30.50
425	425	11	331.00	$331.00	$1,407	-46.99
401–449	429	617	340.00–404.00	$369.37	$1,585	-8.62
456–472 thin fleshed	461	42	352.00–359.00	$356.95	$1,646	—
450–498	479	462	323.00–353.50	$339.61	$1,627	+5.38
488	488	8	302.50	$302.50	$1,476	-31.73
497	497	7	312.00	$312.00	$1,551	-22.23
503–545	520	883	282.50–331.00	$318.76	$1,658	-2.89
500–549	536	100	285.00–299.50	$292.21	$1,566	-29.44
558 thin fleshed	558	87	313.25	$313.25	$1,748	—
550–598	573	1,205	265.00–315.00	$298.80	$1,712	-2.57
586	586	10	263.00	$263.00	$1,541	-27.52
602–649	621	679	269.00–294.50	$283.21	$1,759	-2.72
638	638	32	271.50	$271.50	$1,732	-14.43
650–696	662	342	251.00–291.75	$273.55	$1,811	+15.38
711–724	717	97	260.00–264.00	$262.02	$1,879	-5.30
759–799	781	110	257.00–269.00	$260.73	$2,036	+11.15
805–835	814	24	243.00–260.00	$254.91	$2,075	-1.76
861–899	888	41	241.00–248.50	$244.31	$2,169	-10.19
969	969	6	231.00	$231.00	$2,238	-12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	19	340.00	$340.00	$1,217	-13.11
405–434	418	40	335.00–355.00	$343.48	$1,436	+5.03
475–493	487	39	300.00–312.50	$307.81	$1,499	+0.34
510–536	522	19	267.50	$267.50	$1,396	-29.54
570–585	580	48	270.00–282.00	$277.89	$1,612	+4.84
603	603	14	273.00	$273.00	$1,646	+39.07
652–698	668	34	235.00–249.00	$243.24	$1,625	+25.03
756	756	25	244.00	$244.00	$1,845	+26.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–449	441	68	318.00–333.00	$324.45	$1,431	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	7	327.00	$327.00	$1,252	—
414	414	7	327.50	$327.50	$1,356	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1039	1039	9	218.00	$218.00	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
278	278	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-75.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 fancy	305	12	398.00	$398.00	$1,214	—
303–344	324	54	331.00–357.50	$343.38	$1,113	-18.37
355–399	370	131	310.00–375.00	$337.95	$1,250	-4.20
398	398	8	294.00	$294.00	$1,170	-48.15
400–445	419	381	305.00–344.00	$325.78	$1,365	+5.72
450–498	475	418	286.00–322.50	$300.67	$1,428	+12.49
506 thin fleshed	506	47	296.50	$296.50	$1,500	—
507–517 fancy	513	59	300.50–301.00	$300.82	$1,543	—
500–549	528	670	260.00–293.50	$279.89	$1,478	+7.07
559 fancy	559	91	300.00	$300.00	$1,677	+15.57
550–584	566	307	255.00–275.00	$265.52	$1,503	+3.10
592	592	35	268.25	$268.25	$1,588	-18.25
604–649	619	166	246.00–269.50	$259.21	$1,605	-0.80
669–672	671	24	250.00–255.00	$253.34	$1,700	+1.51
709–749	723	154	247.50–258.50	$254.13	$1,837	+5.07
751–775	765	57	240.00–249.00	$247.41	$1,893	-2.98
808–842	832	300	234.00–248.50	$244.99	$2,038	+8.09
869–895	885	120	230.00–238.00	$237.01	$2,098	-1.94
993	993	30	221.50	$221.50	$2,199	-3.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–384	380	12	320.00–325.00	$322.95	$1,227	+35.45
449	449	7	282.50	$282.50	$1,268	+11.30
471–489	479	51	270.00–281.00	$278.67	$1,335	+20.23
508–547	531	65	245.00–260.00	$253.53	$1,346	—
567–580	575	31	235.00–250.00	$238.91	$1,374	+0.41
646	646	5	232.50	$232.50	$1,502	-6.50
652–665	658	23	230.00–239.00	$234.25	$1,541	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	14	292.00	$292.00	$1,241	—
484	484	36	281.00	$281.00	$1,360	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004	1004	8	222.50	$222.50	$2,234	+1.85
1067	1067	6	213.00	$213.00	$2,273	-2.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,092	—
438	438	9	262.00	$262.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
259	259	5	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.