Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 550-900 lbs traded 3.00-7.00 lower. Other weights not well tested. Feeder heifers 450-850 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower, instances o 7.00 lower. Today's auction saw a large offering of high quality feeders. One large offering of steers resulted in five loads of uniform high quality steers for bidders in attendance. Also in the offering were a consignment of very attractive heifers which buyers actively pursued for replacements. Overall flesh conditions were mostly moderate. Demand ranged from good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.41/cwt on 1,022 head.

Average price

$135.41

1,022 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	142.66	837	28
Medium and Large 1	753	135.23	1,018	989
Medium and Large 2-3	646	130.00	840	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale1,022 hd

135.41

—

ND average4 barns · 5,390 hd

145.14

−9.73

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

35 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	—	793	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	992	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.12/cwt	147.00–152.00	716	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	118.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	863	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.65/cwt	133.75–140.75	776	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	823	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	141.80/cwt	140.25–150.00	766	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.45/cwt	147.00–157.00	934	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.21/cwt	159.00–161.00	755	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	144.31/cwt	143.00–148.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,141	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	156.53/cwt	153.00–162.00	878	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	133.14/cwt	130.75–135.50	1,009	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	117.95/cwt	117.00–118.75	1,097	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.45/cwt	138.00–146.00	959	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	126.30/cwt	123.50–129.25	1,038	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	116.76/cwt	114.50–118.50	917	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.22/cwt	122.50–128.00	729	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.69/cwt	160.00–163.50	857	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,052	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.29/cwt	122.00–130.25	846	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.53/cwt	119.50–123.00	747	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.78/cwt	117.50–121.00	814	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	770	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,086	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	376	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	171.76/cwt	171.00–173.00	890	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Receipts 1,850Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	793	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	625	147.00–157.00	149.45
19	—	471	159.00–161.00	160.21
53	—	961	118.75	118.75
72	—	561	153.00–162.00	156.53
91	—	758	130.75–135.50	133.14
148	—	930	117.00–118.75	117.95
153	—	673	138.00–146.00	142.45
233	—	822	123.50–129.25	126.30
3	—	431	162.00	162.00
26	—	530	160.00–163.50	161.69
37	—	862	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	151.00	151.00
4	—	690	121.00	121.00
10	—	522	147.00	147.00
11	—	637	143.00–148.00	144.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	176.00	176.00
18	—	518	171.00–173.00	171.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	866	114.50	114.50
35	—	477	147.00–152.00	150.12
45	—	729	116.00–122.00	118.42
50	—	564	133.75–140.75	137.65
54	—	623	128.00–135.00	132.18
55	—	540	140.25–150.00	141.80
115	—	785	114.50–118.50	116.76
119	—	670	122.00–130.25	126.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	122.50–128.00	125.22
4	—	437	146.00	146.00
4	—	741	111.00	111.00
11	—	471	127.00–132.00	129.69
22	—	615	119.50–123.00	121.53
65	—	685	117.50–121.00	118.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	770	141.00	141.00

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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