North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

14,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $292.46/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 622 lb · 2,454 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.19/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 576 lb · 1,498 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $344.60/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 481 lb · 1,280 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,597	10,111	15,086
Feeder cattle	14,597	10,111	15,086

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady, over 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for these light steers and heifers remains. The fall run really picked up in central ND as producers in those regions have their fall work done and now are ready to capitalize on this feeder cattle market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–295	259	29	400.00–410.00	$408.65	$1,058	—
313–349	330	125	405.00–490.00	$423.70	$1,398	-4.59
353–388	376	88	380.00–420.00	$404.53	$1,521	+2.74
402–409 fancy	404	117	403.00–405.00	$403.69	$1,631	—
400–448	424	360	340.00–393.00	$368.27	$1,561	-0.83
464 fancy	464	36	370.00	$370.00	$1,717	+13.00
450–499	482	1,244	325.00–363.50	$343.86	$1,657	+5.80
500–549	528	1,103	312.50–344.00	$327.83	$1,731	+9.58
550–595	576	1,413	290.00–325.50	$310.91	$1,791	+4.05
577 fancy	577	73	321.00	$321.00	$1,852	-17.50
584	584	12	284.00	$284.00	$1,659	+12.00
611 fancy	611	44	322.50	$322.50	$1,970	—
600–646	622	2,410	280.00–311.50	$291.91	$1,816	+3.43
650–697	676	323	257.50–285.00	$275.49	$1,862	-8.09
701–748	726	364	256.00–286.00	$275.70	$2,002	+10.46
750–758	757	84	253.50–275.00	$274.33	$2,077	+19.43
810–840	839	58	251.00–265.00	$251.23	$2,108	+1.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,140	—
394	394	12	368.00	$368.00	$1,450	-12.00
441–446	443	50	320.00–330.00	$324.06	$1,436	-6.42
458–495	483	37	308.00–325.00	$318.13	$1,537	-1.37
508–549	532	92	290.00–307.50	$299.74	$1,595	-0.47
559–589	568	23	279.00–282.50	$280.10	$1,591	-4.55
623–642	633	57	267.00–275.50	$273.89	$1,734	+10.51
705	705	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,780	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	23	223.00	$223.00	$2,308	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
252–270	264	6	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,300.00	+82.00
300–340	313	5	1,000.00–1,536.00	$1,289.79	—
350	350	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–295	291	70	360.00–375.00	$362.36	$1,054	-19.35
330–334	333	13	355.00–390.00	$363.00	$1,209	-18.58
355–390	375	160	335.00–360.00	$347.53	$1,303	+7.12
400–448	428	686	307.50–340.00	$324.67	$1,390	-0.91
438 fancy	438	21	350.00	$350.00	$1,533	-12.50
452–498	473	374	300.00–331.00	$316.10	$1,495	+11.47
520–521 fancy	520	87	309.00–318.00	$312.52	$1,625	—
503–549	527	578	274.00–310.00	$295.17	$1,556	+2.90
558 fancy	558	59	290.25	$290.25	$1,620	+12.25
551–597	574	680	260.00–287.75	$276.30	$1,586	+11.30
603–645	620	284	245.00–271.00	$262.08	$1,625	+6.92
652	652	10	249.50	$249.50	$1,627	+1.07
650–685	673	186	252.50–260.50	$257.71	$1,734	+9.28
750–762	757	60	229.00–246.00	$236.68	$1,792	-10.65
779 thin fleshed	779	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,870	—
803–837	823	57	217.50–236.00	$224.88	$1,851	-10.38
868–877	873	21	226.00–238.00	$231.11	$2,018	+2.61
950	950	9	225.00	$225.00	$2,138	+5.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–388	387	18	317.50–322.50	$319.99	$1,238	-5.01
441–445	443	22	290.00–295.00	$291.14	$1,290	—
476–496	487	94	280.00–295.00	$286.38	$1,395	+28.66
517–546	532	74	250.00–276.00	$268.05	$1,426	+10.33
566–585	574	21	250.00–254.00	$250.97	$1,441	—
673	673	28	243.00	$243.00	$1,635	—
793–798	797	14	236.00–242.50	$240.65	$1,918	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
262–268	265	13	1,025.00	$1,025.00	+25.00
300	300	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	6	247.50	$247.50	$1,374	—
749	749	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,386	—

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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.