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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

7,510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $431.42/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,487/hd at 577 lb · 913 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.24/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 526 lb · 892 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $383.64/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,564/hd at 668 lb · 814 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,510 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 310 14 552.50–675.00 $581.67 $1,803 +36.69
372 372 7 515.00 $515.00 $1,916 -61.78
403–449 429 196 467.50–600.00 $511.89 $2,196 +5.86
450–494 477 392 441.00–550.00 $487.03 $2,323 +5.12
500–549 526 892 422.50–489.00 $456.24 $2,400 +18.18
555 fancy 555 19 453.00 $453.00 $2,514 +7.00
552–599 577 894 392.00–449.00 $430.96 $2,487 +8.90
601–649 629 734 369.00–430.00 $402.42 $2,531 +3.39
650–696 668 799 356.00–406.00 $385.02 $2,572 -2.90
689 689 15 310.00 $310.00 $2,136 -27.14
711 711 7 341.00 $341.00 $2,425 -32.16
701–745 721 337 355.00–373.00 $366.09 $2,640 -7.07
755–790 773 261 320.00–377.50 $356.69 $2,757 +6.49
806 fancy 806 75 384.50 $384.50 $3,099 —
817–836 829 24 329.50–330.00 $329.68 $2,733 +16.68
858–878 866 81 320.00–339.00 $328.33 $2,843 —
1030–1034 1032 130 316.00 $316.00 $3,261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 550.00 $550.00 $1,986 +76.14
439 439 10 462.00 $462.00 $2,028 +32.00
489–495 492 12 417.50–432.50 $423.79 $2,085 -2.85
505–534 522 20 325.00–359.00 $342.19 $1,786 -50.09
599 599 11 397.50 $397.50 $2,381 +21.42
629–648 637 15 335.00 $335.00 $2,134 -27.71
664 664 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,424 +11.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1071 1071 12 290.00 $290.00 $3,106 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 338 20 465.00–500.00 $480.95 $1,626 +10.01
355–396 376 50 440.00–500.00 $464.51 $1,747 +3.72
407 fancy 407 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,954 —
404–449 431 235 400.00–475.00 $426.20 $1,837 -6.67
450–499 474 345 370.00–440.00 $409.48 $1,941 +0.38
516 fancy 516 31 455.00 $455.00 $2,348 —
500–549 525 612 355.00–420.00 $393.00 $2,063 +0.86
550–597 579 303 365.00–392.50 $382.65 $2,216 +13.96
600–649 624 367 345.00–390.00 $368.22 $2,298 +18.05
652–696 679 192 324.00–369.00 $352.46 $2,393 +30.46
678–696 682 95 355.00–358.00 $355.71 $2,426 +33.71
738 738 9 315.00 $315.00 $2,325 +4.08
775–796 784 67 304.00–329.00 $317.86 $2,492 —
811 811 30 302.50 $302.50 $2,453 -15.78
859 859 36 311.00 $311.00 $2,671 —
931 931 15 295.00 $295.00 $2,746 -12.00
986 986 47 299.00 $299.00 $2,948 +11.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–399 380 18 415.00–435.00 $426.00 $1,619 +25.85
447 447 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,710 -7.09
457–493 472 19 370.00–392.00 $379.53 $1,791 +19.29
511 511 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,967 +32.50
628 628 11 277.50 $277.50 $1,743 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1073 1073 11 273.00 $273.00 $2,929 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 13 475.00 $475.00 $2,313 +42.19

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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.