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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

5,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.86/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,409/hd at 575 lb · 536 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.81/cwt -8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,871/hd at 770 lb · 474 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.75/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,608/hd at 673 lb · 468 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,214

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 670.00 $670.00 $2,211 +59.21
376–389 382 18 590.00–625.00 $598.02 $2,284 +26.06
416 416 14 570.00 $570.00 $2,371 -2.72
454–491 477 120 500.00–560.00 $539.76 $2,575 +1.66
502–544 525 216 462.50–543.00 $514.42 $2,701 +6.30
550 fancy 550 6 495.00 $495.00 $2,722
553–598 576 24 390.00–422.50 $405.61 $2,336 -64.26
558–598 581 285 420.00–477.00 $457.74 $2,659 -12.13
601–649 624 407 417.50–457.50 $436.92 $2,726 -10.59
648 648 10 371.00 $371.00 $2,404 -76.51
651–699 678 395 390.50–450.00 $415.56 $2,817 +1.08
686–690 688 17 356.00–378.00 $365.09 $2,512 -49.39
700–747 726 317 372.00–408.00 $389.14 $2,825 -4.85
751–798 770 474 351.50–382.00 $372.81 $2,871 -9.21
801–842 825 312 338.50–363.00 $352.39 $2,907 -11.30
864–870 866 222 346.50–347.50 $346.60 $3,002 -2.90
925–931 927 56 337.00–339.00 $337.82 $3,132 +2.32
999 999 8 312.50 $312.50 $3,122
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–476 469 11 460.00–475.00 $466.70 $2,189 -33.30
574 574 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,440 +32.50
683–685 684 11 370.00–375.00 $372.28 $2,546 -5.87

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 5 555.00 $555.00 $1,682 -13.86
387 387 14 505.00 $505.00 $1,954 -54.20
426 426 27 510.00 $510.00 $2,173 -17.33
452–499 481 192 454.00–524.00 $485.88 $2,337 +1.70
501 fancy 501 18 495.00 $495.00 $2,480 +20.00
505–544 523 148 435.00–471.00 $458.84 $2,400 +1.65
555–597 575 526 380.00–441.00 $420.74 $2,419 -5.22
587 587 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,878 -105.96
600–642 623 289 370.00–427.50 $402.35 $2,507 -5.17
649 649 7 382.50 $382.50 $2,482 -25.02
653–677 657 101 388.00–408.50 $405.36 $2,663 +17.30
651–693 677 367 364.00–430.00 $382.90 $2,592 -5.16
711–716 712 71 369.00–384.00 $381.87 $2,719 -1.59
701–735 716 68 360.00–373.00 $366.23 $2,622 -17.23
765–792 772 94 328.00–354.00 $345.19 $2,665 +4.39
802–839 808 158 327.50–341.00 $334.88 $2,706 +0.19
855 855 69 331.00 $331.00 $2,830 +24.03
944 944 11 306.00 $306.00 $2,889 -1.00
988 988 7 320.00 $320.00 $3,162 +19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–475 473 19 425.00–445.00 $437.69 $2,070 +27.69
525 525 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,969
574–591 582 28 341.00–347.50 $343.20 $1,997 -46.80
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,882
520 520 26 380.00 $380.00 $1,976
613 613 8 332.50 $332.50 $2,038
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,910 ±0.00

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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.