Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales for a trend comparison. Very limited offering of yearlings and the first run of a few spring calves. Good demand for yearlings, good demand for calves that were preconditioned, however demand dropped off considerably on those calves without shots and for those calves that were not weaned. Most all of the run were in light to moderate flesh.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.64/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$140.64

249 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	143.93	1,020	162
Medium and Large 1-2	635	134.50	854	87

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $166 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 sale249 hd

140.64

—

ND average2 barns · 389 hd

141.83

−1.19

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

29 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	824	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	124.12/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	126.01/cwt	121.00–128.00	780	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.10/cwt	126.00–128.00	857	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	694	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	120.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	687	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,239	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	131.34/cwt	123.00–136.50	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.79/cwt	142.00–143.00	828	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	144.79/cwt	141.50–146.50	1,019	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	641	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	132.53/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,031	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	134.07/cwt	132.00–135.00	728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	129.04/cwt	127.00–130.00	779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,005	18

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

Wed Oct 16, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	140.00–147.00	143.44
10	—	923	121.00–125.50	124.12
15	—	737	126.00	126.00
31	—	619	121.00–128.00	126.01
32	—	674	126.00–128.00	127.10
33	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	775	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	111.00	111.00
5	—	582	125.00	125.00
13	—	639	115.00–122.00	120.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	687	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	147.00	147.00
6	—	783	146.00	146.00
8	—	501	147.00	147.00
9	—	895	145.25	145.25
15	—	843	147.00	147.00
15	—	923	123.00–136.50	131.34
24	—	580	142.00–143.00	142.79
53	—	704	141.50–146.50	144.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	149.00	149.00
19	—	675	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	130.00	130.00
7	—	730	135.00	135.00
8	—	471	139.00	139.00
12	—	778	131.00–135.50	132.53
16	—	543	132.00–135.00	134.07
19	—	604	127.00–130.00	129.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	710	141.50	141.50

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