Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-10.00 lower, instances of 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Markets reflected the continued decline seen in financial markets.

Moderate to good demand for today's offering. Flesh conditions mostly moderate with a few moderate plus. Thin fleshed light weight calves suitable for grass were in demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.33/cwt on 518 head.

Average price

$141.33

518 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	142.58	1,054	424
Medium and Large 1-2	669	137.48	920	78
Medium and Large 2-3	710	127.13	902	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $151 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 sale518 hd

141.33

—

ND average4 barns · 5,699 hd

152.60

−11.27

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

32 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	908	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	994	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	149.60/cwt	146.00–151.25	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.00/cwt	126.50–139.25	845	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.77/cwt	130.50–145.25	770	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	125.40/cwt	121.00–127.25	905	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	127.13/cwt	125.25–130.00	873	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	158.90/cwt	158.00–161.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.30/cwt	131.00–138.25	1,097	95
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.72/cwt	125.00–138.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,162	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	124.81/cwt	120.00–126.25	1,025	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.61/cwt	136.25–139.50	908	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	158.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	934	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	155.23/cwt	150.50–158.00	983	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	148.75/cwt	143.00–150.00	989	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,092	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	142.84/cwt	140.00–147.25	1,047	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	127.98/cwt	126.50–131.00	718	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	754	16

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.

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West Fargo Feeder Cattle Auction - West Fargo, ND

Wed Feb 26, 2020

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

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Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-10.00 lower, instances of 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Markets reflected the continued decline seen in financial markets.

Moderate to good demand for today's offering. Flesh conditions mostly moderate with a few moderate plus. Thin fleshed light weight calves suitable for grass were in demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	908	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	487	158.00–161.00	158.90
4	—	575	140.00	140.00
6	—	534	140.50	140.50
9	—	725	125.00–138.00	133.72
16	—	821	120.00–126.25	124.81
27	—	660	136.25–139.50	137.61
3	—	951	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	805	131.00–138.25	136.30
12	—	1,006	115.50	115.50
38	—	590	155.00–159.00	158.27
46	—	633	150.50–158.00	155.23
56	—	665	143.00–150.00	148.75
13	—	905	131.00	131.00
21	—	858	127.25	127.25
123	—	733	140.00–147.25	142.84
3	—	538	175.00	175.00
8	—	788	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	150.00	150.00
12	—	798	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	851	116.75	116.75
16	—	455	146.00–151.25	149.60
23	—	617	126.50–139.25	137.00
34	—	571	130.50–145.25	134.77
47	—	722	121.00–127.25	125.40
53	—	687	125.25–130.00	127.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	561	126.50–131.00	127.98
5	—	811	122.00	122.00
7	—	524	130.00	130.00
11	—	472	135.00	135.00
16	—	601	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	120.00	120.00

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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