North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 4
● As filed58 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2100

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Counts as USDA filed them
North Dakota reported 58 priced lines covering 6,442 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 7,969 head.

North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 4, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)
Receipts 7,969Last week 12,865Year ago 10,422

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was very uneven this week as the futures contracts were under extreme pressure again. Best demand remains for those light cattle to make yearlings of, as buyers of these cattle have more options to market them at different time periods compared to those bound for finishing yards. More weaned calves in the offering this week, these cattle are highly sought after if they are in light enough flesh condition. It's been tough to keep weaned cattle green as the lack of winter weather has made it very easy for calves to put on some flesh. Temps right up around 60 degrees, cooler this coming week but still above average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10716212.50212.50
67586229.00–245.00239.29
17388277.00–331.00296.38
46482247.50–261.00253.83
10324310.00–321.00315.45
92512227.50–265.00248.62
80623220.00–239.00233.03
11764205.00205.00
8696217.00217.00
59434270.00–316.00290.45
23886194.50194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16337331.00331.00
501529262.50–304.50288.08
139768217.00–230.50225.98
556575249.00–289.00269.55
375677226.00–252.75244.40
23880186.00–221.00199.25
108372305.00–382.00352.62
241428290.00–344.75328.45
155714220.00–246.00234.04
553621231.00–270.00257.77
503471271.00–330.50307.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7641239.00239.00
62948189.50189.50
64870182.50182.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7695209.00209.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9498245.00245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10514305.00–307.50306.73
6485305.00305.00
46556293.00293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5524278.00278.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
601,006196.00196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
379622217.00–235.00225.58
74684200.00–223.00214.61
30334240.00–277.00251.01
12929193.50–200.00196.71
23376280.00–294.00286.55
184416257.00–292.00279.65
18708204.00–213.00206.48
6853199.00199.00
35818205.50205.50
389572232.00–256.50247.62
372476249.00–285.00262.97
6980190.00190.00
372520245.00–274.00259.02
71,039178.50178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
70798178.75178.75
15694191.00191.00
15531243.50243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39633205.00–211.00209.01
53524224.00–235.00228.27
5362230.00230.00
31339275.00275.00
8694191.00191.00
266568211.00–229.50222.11
65416230.00–257.00239.98
55480228.00–247.00233.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44422293.00293.00
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.
Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Dakota barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.