Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparisons available as this was the first reported sale of the fall marketing season. Good demand for this nice offering of yearling steers and heifers, most cattle were right off grass and in an attractive, light fleshed condition. The market was active after the last two days of positive gains seen in the cattle futures complex, as Oct Live Cattle gained roughly 5.00, which is helping to ease concerns of cattle feeders. Watch local listings for the next special feeder cattle auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.72/cwt on 645 head.

Average price

$137.72

645 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	139.76	1,145	419
Medium and Large 1-2	713	137.70	982	147
Large 1	1,013	127.41	1,291	65
Medium and Large 2	600	124.57	748	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale645 hd

137.72

—

ND average1 barns · 645 hd

137.72

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · West Fargo Feeder Cattle Auction - West Fargo, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	926	110.75/cwt	110.25–112.00	1,026	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	110.40/cwt	105.00–112.25	926	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	118.13/cwt	117.00–119.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	116.87/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,074	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	905	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	118.29/cwt	117.50–118.50	1,160	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	120.74/cwt	115.50–123.00	1,059	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	913	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	126.44/cwt	120.00–128.25	975	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	999	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	781	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.29/cwt	115.00–117.00	882	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	123.78/cwt	123.75–124.00	683	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.50/cwt	115.00–131.00	793	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	726	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	127.41/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,291	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	126.02/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,220	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	147.07/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,113	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	138.77/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,124	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	148.38/cwt	146.60–150.00	993	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	136.54/cwt	133.00–138.50	1,180	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	134.37/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,243	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	873	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,091	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	877	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	148.41/cwt	139.00–152.00	870	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.77/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,016	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.92/cwt	130.00–144.00	947	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	762	8

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

West Fargo Feeder Cattle Auction - West Fargo, ND

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	926	110.25–112.00	110.75
35	—	839	105.00–112.25	110.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	114.00	114.00
7	—	824	117.00–119.00	118.13
11	—	641	132.50	132.50
21	—	919	114.00–118.00	116.87
27	—	673	134.50	134.50
55	—	981	117.50–118.50	118.29
59	—	877	115.50–123.00	120.74
74	—	725	123.00–129.00	125.96
86	—	771	120.00–128.25	126.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	116.00	116.00
11	—	843	118.50	118.50
20	—	625	120.00–129.00	125.02
21	—	765	115.00–117.00	115.29
27	—	552	123.75–124.00	123.78
73	—	658	115.00–131.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	133.25	133.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	646	110.00–114.00	112.33
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,013	122.50–128.00	127.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	146.00	146.00
9	—	613	151.00	151.00
13	—	968	121.00–127.50	126.02
51	—	757	142.00–147.50	147.07
57	—	810	134.00–141.00	138.77
74	—	669	146.60–150.00	148.38
101	—	864	133.00–138.50	136.54
105	—	925	130.00–136.50	134.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	873	125.00	125.00
14	—	735	131.75	131.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	877	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	135.00	135.00
5	—	793	135.00	135.00
7	—	993	121.00	121.00
22	—	586	139.00–152.00	148.41
25	—	722	140.50–141.00	140.77
52	—	677	130.00–144.00	139.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	116.00	116.00
8	—	582	131.00	131.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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