Sale reports / North Dakota / West Fargo Stockyards / 2019-12-04

West Fargo Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Fargo, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 4
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2096
Receipts
1,420 head
800 vs last sale 620 1,420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle two weeks ago for comparison. One consignment provided several loads, balance of the run were sold in small packages. Most calves were weaned and had double shots,

balance had received spring shots. Flesh conditions were mostly moderate. Demand moderate for small packages, good for loads. Few farmer feeders in attendance as much harvest remains under

difficult conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.26/cwt on 676 head.
Average price
$149.26
676 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$560
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$20.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.66
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607150.22911602
Medium and Large 1-2535143.8976958
Medium and Large 2-3515133.6768812thin
Medium 3270130.003514thin
One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $560 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 sale676 hd
149.26
ND average2 barns · 3,556 hd
149.92
−0.66
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

31 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2504138.00/cwt138.00–138.006966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007357
HeifersMedium 2-3320132.50/cwt132.50–132.504246
HeifersMedium and Large 1991124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,2366
HeifersMedium and Large 1690129.00/cwt129.00–129.0089017
HeifersMedium and Large 1713126.01/cwt121.50–127.2589823
HeifersMedium and Large 1476138.10/cwt135.00–143.0065730
HeifersMedium and Large 1622130.35/cwt129.00–134.0081141
HeifersMedium and Large 1582133.51/cwt132.00–135.0077753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2648120.00/cwt120.00–120.007784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466131.00/cwt131.00–131.006109
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2689114.00/cwt114.00–114.007859
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443133.10/cwt129.50–135.0059034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564125.02/cwt121.00–127.0070534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521127.72/cwt122.00–131.0066553
SteersMedium 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003514
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy726133.71/cwt133.00–135.0097123
SteersMedium and Large 1880131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,1575
SteersMedium and Large 1755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,01219
SteersMedium and Large 1726143.03/cwt141.75–144.001,03845
SteersMedium and Large 1528158.31/cwt155.00–159.7583654
SteersMedium and Large 1464161.11/cwt156.00–163.5074894
SteersMedium and Large 1617147.48/cwt141.00–152.2591096
SteersMedium and Large 1675144.16/cwt140.00–145.00973125
SteersMedium and Large 1577154.93/cwt150.00–160.00894141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2452155.00/cwt155.00–155.007015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383152.36/cwt150.00–153.505849
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509147.40/cwt141.00–151.0075020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630135.48/cwt134.00–137.0085424
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007324
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006588

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.