North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 8
● As filed62 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2100

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Counts as USDA filed them
North Dakota reported 62 priced lines covering 7,507 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 9,293 head.

North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 8, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)
Receipts 9,293Last week 7,385Year ago 13,946

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 8.00 to 12.00 higher, over 650 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for feeder cattle this week, especially those light enough in weight and flesh to make yearlings of and run on summer grass. The cattle futures contracts stopped their plummet, which is adding great support to the feeder cattle market. Cash fed cattle up to 175.00 again this week, also helping to support prices at the auction. Many yearlings that were purchased last fall have a breakeven price closer to 200.00, leaving those cattle feeders with a loss and not making them want to give more for the bigger, heavier, weaned calves that must go straight to finishing yards.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13449311.00311.00
5385315.00315.00
90530269.50–290.00278.89
31730220.00–225.00223.71
150635240.00–265.50252.74
12848209.00209.00
14465305.00305.00
15568250.00–257.50253.90
111690230.00–250.00245.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96917212.00–227.50222.96
839574272.00–308.00296.94
414621260.00–289.00275.51
7349350.00350.00
802668245.00–280.00266.50
244477308.00–345.00327.82
7390354.00354.00
122807226.00–232.00229.45
136425324.50–359.00342.48
66868214.50–230.50225.26
282731230.00–254.50248.77
500764219.00–256.00243.45
307530292.00–320.00306.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8742227.00227.00
9832200.00200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8521304.00304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16425375.00375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65504327.00327.00
113612285.00–300.00291.28
92653287.50287.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21645254.25254.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
611,060148.50148.50
141,204139.50139.50
101,500124.00124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72611263.50–267.50265.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25428271.00–277.50273.81
68519250.00–266.00261.28
50490247.50–265.00257.17
70589227.50–255.00250.02
22691215.00–219.00218.09
43638226.00226.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101,068160.50160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
394572253.00–285.00270.18
383527267.00–295.00281.89
71912201.50201.50
260731215.00–236.00226.05
138672224.00–247.50234.04
100766195.00–215.00210.39
35826193.00–200.00198.78
448627238.50–265.00249.22
66379292.50–319.00308.23
61425292.50–313.00303.13
11868199.50199.50
229474272.50–304.00292.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42476298.00–300.00298.66
53526299.00–300.00299.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
79673242.50–246.25243.91
18779219.00219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6654248.00248.00
45525272.00–300.00287.33
15410282.50–330.00307.49
6481320.00320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7488277.50277.50
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.