Sale reports / North Dakota / West Fargo Stockyards / 2020-01-15

West Fargo Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Fargo, North Dakota · Wed, Jan 15
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2096
Receipts
640 head
▼ 2,010 vs last sale 2,650▲ 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher on a light test compared to last weeks larger run of steers. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower, heavier weights not tested due to much lower numbers of heavier weight heifers this week. Todays run was limited due to compacted snow and black ice on the roadways causing a number of consignments to be cancelled. Demand ranged from moderate to good. Quality ranged from plain to attractive. Few famer/feeders on the seats today due to the weather conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.96/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$154.96
227 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$565
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$52.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.68
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629157.09987183
Medium and Large 1-2559153.9086037
Medium 2-3402105.004227thin
One grade step is worth $52.09/cwt here — about $565 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 sale227 hd
154.96
—
ND average4 barns · 4,134 hd
159.64
−4.68
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—803120.00/cwt120.00–120.009643
HeifersMedium and Large 1—631135.00/cwt135.00–135.008525
HeifersMedium and Large 1—788125.00/cwt125.00–125.009856
HeifersMedium and Large 1—511140.03/cwt139.00–140.5071616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—481142.26/cwt136.50–150.0068420
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663131.29/cwt125.00–133.5087031
SteersMedium 2-3—402105.00/cwt105.00–105.004227
SteersMedium and Large 1—542170.50/cwt170.50–170.509246
SteersMedium and Large 1—422182.00/cwt182.00–182.007687
SteersMedium and Large 1—468181.41/cwt178.00–187.0084919
SteersMedium and Large 1—633154.01/cwt153.00–156.2597525
SteersMedium and Large 1—760146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,11011
SteersMedium and Large 1—562166.39/cwt155.00–172.7593537
SteersMedium and Large 1—686149.45/cwt148.00–150.001,02539
SteersMedium and Large 1—723142.61/cwt135.00–146.001,03139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—717135.00/cwt135.00–135.009684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—887125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1094
HeifersMedium and Large 2—412130.00/cwt130.00–130.005365
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—405113.00/cwt113.00–113.004583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—496169.00/cwt169.00–169.008388
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—377175.00/cwt175.00–175.006609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—575143.94/cwt140.00–146.0082812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—563139.29/cwt137.00–140.5078466
HeifersMedium and Large 2—492120.00/cwt120.00–120.005909
HeifersMedium and Large 1—440150.17/cwt149.00–152.0066139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—371135.00/cwt135.00–135.005013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—592133.00/cwt133.00–133.007876

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.