North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

8,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.40/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,580/hd at 573 lb · 1,243 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.33/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,673/hd at 624 lb · 970 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.28/cwt +37.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 574 lb · 698 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,040	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–328	316	26	590.00–610.00	$603.67	$1,908	+53.67
350–383	373	61	515.00–610.00	$550.23	$2,052	+8.61
400–448	429	310	485.00–600.00	$544.82	$2,337	+46.03
470 thin fleshed	470	21	562.50	$562.50	$2,644	—
450–499	477	316	470.00–555.00	$510.49	$2,435	+38.07
501–546	525	553	442.50–522.50	$483.91	$2,541	+29.72
555–557 fancy	557	85	480.00	$480.00	$2,674	—
552–599	574	1,158	420.00–470.00	$448.23	$2,573	-0.96
601–647	624	970	406.00–452.50	$428.33	$2,673	+15.23
650–699	676	584	365.00–420.00	$397.24	$2,685	-8.76
701–739	718	437	364.00–399.00	$385.51	$2,768	-0.25
751–799	769	167	340.00–374.00	$363.28	$2,794	+20.98
805–847	822	49	333.00–349.00	$342.57	$2,816	—
861–879	874	18	327.50–334.00	$332.22	$2,904	-2.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–394	381	31	465.00–500.00	$482.75	$1,839	—
422–447	440	42	445.00–480.00	$457.39	$2,013	—
450–496	475	42	445.00–490.00	$467.74	$2,222	+17.74
534–541	540	98	400.00–445.00	$429.25	$2,318	+14.82
562–589	585	75	397.50–409.00	$407.38	$2,383	+2.10
623–646	636	29	350.00–387.00	$371.51	$2,363	-11.15
682	682	22	359.00	$359.00	$2,448	-24.65
746	746	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,350	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–338	337	15	505.00–535.00	$506.94	$1,708	-13.06
350–397	376	108	465.00–510.00	$484.82	$1,823	-3.49
404–449	428	252	445.00–490.00	$462.95	$1,981	+17.99
464 fancy	464	23	470.00	$470.00	$2,181	—
450–499	480	371	420.00–475.00	$446.14	$2,141	+29.66
500–545	519	491	402.00–475.00	$445.88	$2,314	+49.27
556–599	574	698	361.00–452.50	$419.28	$2,407	+37.65
603–647	623	313	359.00–399.00	$383.23	$2,388	+23.49
650–677	665	175	359.00–382.50	$372.18	$2,475	+17.52
722–728	726	82	327.00–359.00	$355.99	$2,584	—
802–820	807	42	309.00–340.00	$330.04	$2,663	—
944	944	19	321.00	$321.00	$3,030	+42.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–438	429	23	420.00–432.50	$424.49	$1,821	+19.49
475–481	477	30	410.00–417.50	$411.26	$1,962	—
525–541	534	41	390.00–410.00	$398.75	$2,129	+18.75
559–597	580	72	331.00–395.00	$378.73	$2,197	—
641–649	643	19	320.00–346.00	$336.58	$2,164	—
685	685	5	317.50	$317.50	$2,175	—
725–734	727	43	270.00–310.00	$302.48	$2,199	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1038	1010	24	302.50–312.50	$306.33	$3,094	—
1088–1098	1093	10	291.00–307.50	$299.29	$3,271	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	7	420.00	$420.00	$1,487	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–435	429	17	376.00–545.00	$416.33	$1,786	—
506	506	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,328	—
570–590	578	12	392.50–404.00	$397.39	$2,297	—
621–641	635	35	320.00–360.00	$351.83	$2,234	—
726	726	8	332.50	$332.50	$2,414	—

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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.