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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

3,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $297.46/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,454/hd at 825 lb · 466 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.07/cwt +11.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 672 lb · 322 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $369.99/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,148/hd at 581 lb · 281 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,311

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,788 +25.00
416–438 422 24 431.00–455.00 $442.18 $1,866 -3.70
480–487 485 22 385.00–425.00 $404.24 $1,961 -8.23
512–548 522 171 357.00–400.00 $365.13 $1,906 -26.76
561–599 580 267 335.00–384.00 $369.87 $2,145 +7.90
580–597 fancy 592 14 370.00–378.00 $372.24 $2,204 -9.92
610–637 624 117 322.00–369.00 $352.05 $2,197 +2.10
653–696 679 228 307.50–344.00 $329.39 $2,237 -4.19
708 fancy 708 35 338.00 $338.00 $2,393
704–742 715 150 312.50–333.50 $326.04 $2,331 +3.23
756–783 767 203 280.00–318.25 $309.58 $2,374 +3.27
808–849 825 466 285.00–306.00 $297.46 $2,454 +8.15
880 880 3 274.00 $274.00 $2,411 -16.07
884 884 18 263.00 $263.00 $2,325 -27.07
929 929 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,322 -25.86
951–986 970 30 254.50–255.00 $254.73 $2,471
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,688 +25.00
469 469 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,759 +2.75
507–532 524 16 350.00–379.00 $358.77 $1,880 +16.27
621 621 17 286.00 $286.00 $1,776 -41.50
700 700 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,960 -2.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 5 252.00 $252.00 $2,565

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 10 420.00 $420.00 $1,399
373–399 392 28 392.50–422.50 $404.43 $1,585 -25.83
430–446 434 73 365.00–405.00 $393.96 $1,710 +1.75
460–499 480 63 325.00–375.00 $356.93 $1,713 -13.98
518–541 537 87 332.00–361.00 $339.06 $1,821 -3.98
563–599 583 159 317.50–340.00 $331.70 $1,934 -0.11
588 588 26 334.00 $334.00 $1,964 +2.19
600–633 623 59 322.00–329.00 $323.94 $2,018 +16.37
605–646 627 140 310.00–326.50 $320.03 $2,007 +12.46
656–698 670 294 299.50–321.75 $312.12 $2,091 +9.80
690–693 691 28 300.00–357.00 $334.55 $2,312 +34.55
701–714 706 26 282.50–300.00 $290.15 $2,048 +0.86
704–737 726 147 305.00–307.50 $305.72 $2,220 +24.84
773–775 774 36 273.50–317.00 $304.89 $2,360 +20.84
765–791 783 95 255.00–277.50 $270.53 $2,118 +4.53
804–810 807 14 256.50–267.50 $262.02 $2,115 +5.53
827 827 15 269.00 $269.00 $2,225 -2.50
852 852 65 280.00 $280.00 $2,386 +39.83
939 939 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,263
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–547 527 13 322.50–325.00 $323.80 $1,706
623–639 629 19 282.50–285.00 $283.44 $1,783
741–745 743 21 250.00–267.00 $258.93 $1,924

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 9 326.00 $326.00 $1,936 -38.00
671 671 43 311.00 $311.00 $2,087
837 837 12 263.00 $263.00 $2,201

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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.