North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

6,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $437.01/cwt -29.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 576 lb · 981 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.71/cwt -11.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 617 lb · 928 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $474.17/cwt -21.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,463/hd at 519 lb · 827 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,650	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	328	41	495.00–620.00	$559.36	$1,835	-100.71
352–393	385	121	485.00–600.00	$562.68	$2,166	-19.92
402–410 thin fleshed	408	30	580.00–595.00	$592.05	$2,416	-17.95
404–449	434	122	480.00–570.00	$509.29	$2,210	-22.62
452–495	476	571	442.00–515.00	$486.72	$2,317	-31.15
501–541	519	816	440.00–489.00	$474.98	$2,465	-21.25
549	549	11	414.00	$414.00	$2,273	-82.23
557 value added	557	20	451.00	$451.00	$2,512	—
550–598	576	961	403.00–464.00	$436.72	$2,516	-26.85
601–620 value added	605	199	426.00–440.00	$435.67	$2,636	—
616 fancy	616	8	411.00	$411.00	$2,532	—
602–633	617	33	403.00–412.00	$407.52	$2,514	-32.81
601–649	621	688	372.50–450.00	$427.92	$2,657	-12.41
656–687	678	142	388.00–415.00	$402.81	$2,731	-12.91
712–732	725	47	340.00–380.00	$371.72	$2,695	-33.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–393	391	11	500.00–540.00	$529.25	$2,069	-20.75
404–444	421	43	440.00–475.00	$460.02	$1,937	-5.20
453–496	465	73	410.00–455.00	$443.91	$2,064	-10.11
502–549	529	167	395.00–450.00	$426.00	$2,254	-34.00
596	596	34	408.00	$408.00	$2,432	-10.19
601–646	620	61	350.00–412.00	$373.90	$2,318	-18.23

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1159	1159	8	311.00	$311.00	$3,604	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–333	326	45	440.00–550.00	$504.42	$1,644	-75.58
351–395	381	127	432.00–475.00	$454.36	$1,731	-58.69
402–449	425	262	400.00–482.50	$447.62	$1,902	-28.20
432 fancy	432	15	435.00	$435.00	$1,879	-64.00
463	463	6	385.00	$385.00	$1,783	-68.76
453–499	482	416	382.50–450.00	$423.99	$2,044	-29.77
505–549	525	602	375.00–445.00	$413.37	$2,170	-12.22
550–597	575	452	336.50–417.00	$384.59	$2,211	-17.81
602–641	621	103	335.00–382.50	$367.22	$2,280	-24.74
668	668	5	362.00	$362.00	$2,418	-22.51
789	789	9	341.00	$341.00	$2,690	-2.52
841	841	5	336.00	$336.00	$2,826	-6.00
875	875	17	282.50	$282.50	$2,472	—
866–891	880	14	320.00–322.00	$321.16	$2,826	—
929–949	933	33	315.00–332.00	$329.68	$3,076	-1.08
981–994	986	76	298.00–313.00	$303.97	$2,997	-23.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–349	336	15	435.00–490.00	$460.24	$1,546	—
392	392	11	395.00	$395.00	$1,548	-55.78
411–445	428	50	380.00–435.00	$404.68	$1,732	-25.82
484	484	70	365.00	$365.00	$1,767	-27.66
520–547	537	64	345.00–365.00	$356.47	$1,914	-29.67
556–594	576	19	330.00–353.00	$340.52	$1,961	-34.15
752	752	9	335.00	$335.00	$2,519	—
864	864	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,506	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1067	1067	8	285.00	$285.00	$3,041	-18.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	5	395.00	$395.00	$2,208	+20.00

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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.