North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

10,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.34/cwt +26.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,858/hd at 675 lb · 1,121 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $471.09/cwt +20.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,731/hd at 580 lb · 1,018 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $404.14/cwt +18.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,938/hd at 727 lb · 1,012 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	10,058	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–341	338	13	630.00–665.00	$637.88	$2,156	+34.21
367–392	382	16	545.00–567.50	$558.84	$2,135	+8.61
406–440	425	27	565.00–600.00	$586.17	$2,491	+41.35
453–495	465	181	500.00–630.00	$576.09	$2,679	+65.60
503–548	525	242	475.00–535.00	$508.70	$2,671	+24.79
564 fancy	564	20	500.00	$500.00	$2,820	+20.00
551–597	580	998	412.00–510.00	$470.51	$2,729	+22.28
601 fancy	601	29	450.00	$450.00	$2,704	—
600–649	624	865	407.50–466.00	$440.41	$2,748	+12.08
634	634	5	396.00	$396.00	$2,511	-32.33
651–698	675	1,089	392.50–444.00	$424.05	$2,862	+26.81
681 unweaned	681	32	396.00–400.00	$399.13	$2,718	—
719 fancy	719	8	420.00	$420.00	$3,020	—
700–743	727	1,004	376.00–424.00	$404.01	$2,937	+18.50
753–798	774	578	350.00–405.00	$380.66	$2,946	+17.38
800–847	829	479	327.50–369.50	$353.69	$2,932	+11.12
857–891	871	209	335.00–342.00	$338.92	$2,952	+6.70
853–886	875	470	342.00–365.50	$352.51	$3,084	+20.29
922–949	938	152	330.00–339.50	$333.18	$3,125	—
959–962	961	24	323.00–327.50	$324.12	$3,115	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–482	472	33	500.00–525.00	$510.92	$2,412	+43.18
521 thin fleshed	521	49	506.00	$506.00	$2,636	—
522–539	531	24	440.00–480.00	$463.50	$2,461	+34.25
560–564	561	33	437.50	$437.50	$2,454	+30.12
607–617 thin fleshed	615	118	438.00–457.50	$454.93	$2,798	—
620	620	6	401.00	$401.00	$2,486	+29.49
659–695	683	103	384.00–390.00	$387.45	$2,646	+28.45
729–741	733	58	361.00–365.00	$362.21	$2,655	+47.21
751	751	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,553	—
941–948	943	19	245.00–300.00	$285.45	$2,692	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1028	1022	183	319.00	$319.00	$3,260	—
1050–1087	1071	23	300.00–301.00	$300.57	$3,219	—
1113	1113	17	281.00	$281.00	$3,128	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–340	330	23	530.00–600.00	$560.88	$1,851	+53.94
365–396	393	10	515.00–535.00	$516.86	$2,031	+32.04
408 unweaned	408	6	490.00	$490.00	$1,999	—
403–436	422	68	497.50–560.00	$514.61	$2,172	+51.66
459–497	475	225	455.00–500.00	$478.28	$2,272	+32.14
504–549	531	456	410.00–462.50	$441.14	$2,342	-4.74
562–580	568	62	444.00–467.50	$451.36	$2,564	+32.08
550–585 unweaned	569	20	401.00–405.00	$403.26	$2,295	—
550–599	580	467	382.50–451.00	$418.42	$2,427	-0.86
602–603	602	15	417.50–422.50	$421.17	$2,535	+37.94
608 fancy	608	148	420.00–425.00	$420.74	$2,558	—
600–648	630	471	370.00–410.00	$396.65	$2,499	+13.42
652–698	669	216	357.50–390.00	$378.45	$2,532	+6.27
679 unweaned	679	11	374.00	$374.00	$2,539	—
682–698	689	144	358.00–407.00	$379.93	$2,618	+7.75
704	704	26	400.00	$400.00	$2,816	+44.01
704–747	718	144	333.00–368.00	$353.32	$2,537	-2.67
757–763	762	62	317.50–335.00	$333.04	$2,538	—
777	777	63	381.00	$381.00	$2,960	—
805	805	26	318.50	$318.50	$2,564	-11.54
893	893	6	279.00	$279.00	$2,491	—
924–949	940	29	297.50–317.50	$309.76	$2,912	-11.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	4	485.00	$485.00	$1,547	—
457–481	478	49	450.00–460.00	$457.59	$2,187	+46.33
512–547	531	43	380.00–417.50	$404.39	$2,147	+5.64
550–568	558	17	400.00–401.00	$400.48	$2,235	+21.75
564	564	44	542.50	$542.50	$3,060	+163.77
710	710	14	315.00	$315.00	$2,236	+12.52
881	881	14	275.00	$275.00	$2,423	—
943	943	8	267.50	$267.50	$2,523	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007	1007	7	282.50	$282.50	$2,845	-23.83
1087	1087	11	277.50	$277.50	$3,016	-21.79
1103	1103	8	235.00	$235.00	$2,592	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	10	430.00	$430.00	$2,374	+32.61
701	701	19	342.50	$342.50	$2,401	+10.00

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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.