North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

6,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.28/cwt -63.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,622/hd at 837 lb · 587 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.10/cwt -27.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 870 lb · 562 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $331.07/cwt -42.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,947/hd at 890 lb · 503 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,330	6,171	0
Feeder cattle	6,330	6,171	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

First weekly auction summary of the fall marketing season, no recent reports to compare to this week. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers, as cattle feeders want to get these good, light fleshed cattle, right off grass, bought while they are available. Moderate demand for spring born calves as farmer feeders have turned their full attention to fall harvest and don't have the time necessary to start a bawling calf on feed.

→ Feeder cattle: as cattle feeders want to get these good

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–328	322	9	590.00–620.00	$596.26	$1,920	—
384–394	391	25	498.00–523.00	$516.13	$2,018	—
420–436	424	138	493.00–519.00	$507.52	$2,152	-77.48
450–498	487	248	470.00–501.50	$488.97	$2,381	-71.03
510–547	524	294	430.00–465.00	$450.58	$2,361	-86.54
593–596	596	43	403.00–413.00	$411.61	$2,453	-83.38
658	658	10	376.00	$376.00	$2,474	-74.85
722–727	723	111	356.50–367.50	$359.44	$2,599	-72.31
750–792	773	200	349.00–367.00	$362.22	$2,800	-44.81
804–845	831	329	323.00–356.00	$340.73	$2,831	-50.39
860–898	890	503	315.00–353.00	$331.07	$2,947	-42.06
911–929	914	261	312.00–337.00	$330.68	$3,022	-22.86
950–997	976	307	310.00–336.50	$323.91	$3,161	-18.69

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1021	1020	124	304.25–319.00	$311.49	$3,177	—
1054–1066	1058	204	281.00–304.25	$303.10	$3,207	—
1173	1173	6	265.00	$265.00	$3,108	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	9	410.00	$410.00	$1,841	—
762–797	778	18	315.00–330.00	$321.83	$2,504	—
844	844	7	337.50	$337.50	$2,848	—
867–893	877	16	328.00–329.00	$328.38	$2,880	—
975	975	5	303.00	$303.00	$2,954	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	3	597.50	$597.50	$1,858	—
366–376	368	36	487.50–505.00	$494.43	$1,820	—
405–433	416	22	491.00–507.50	$498.02	$2,072	—
452–495	464	92	440.00–470.00	$455.08	$2,112	-92.20
527–548	537	23	372.00–419.00	$396.06	$2,127	-95.47
644	644	7	358.00	$358.00	$2,306	-61.69
653–695	679	56	330.00–355.00	$348.58	$2,367	-48.14
706	706	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,330	-39.37
707–746	735	426	330.00–353.50	$347.27	$2,552	-22.10
751–798	771	94	310.00–339.00	$319.17	$2,461	-77.83
805–848	837	587	307.50–327.50	$313.28	$2,622	-65.17
859–899	870	562	295.00–314.50	$308.10	$2,680	-27.90
901–936	916	74	292.00–304.00	$297.55	$2,726	-72.45
950–990	960	122	279.50–310.00	$300.18	$2,882	-9.82

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006–1028	1023	97	274.50–289.00	$283.35	$2,899	—
1070–1086	1077	23	270.50–273.50	$272.19	$2,931	—
1122	1122	3	264.50	$264.50	$2,968	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
834	834	8	310.00	$310.00	$2,585	—
891	891	5	291.00	$291.00	$2,593	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
374	374	9	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.