North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, May 18
● As filed30 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2100
May 4May 18latest

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
North Dakota reported 30 priced lines covering 1,070 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 1,787 head.

North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 18, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)
Receipts 1,787Last week 6,171Year ago 0

Only 1 reported auction this week, no reported auctions a week ago to offer a comparison. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, however the best demand remains centered on light cattle to go to grass, and for replacement quality heifers. Lower cash fed cattle market, 258.00-261.00, and a CME cattle futures complex falling sharply has cattle feeders feeling more apprehensive about the road ahead.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6350–400373537.50537.50
3400–450420515.00515.00
39450–500473491.00–520.00509.10
69500–550520440.00–487.50467.33
24550–600584428.00–432.50430.74
131600–650628410.00–446.00422.68
40650–700665382.00–402.00397.37
95700–750718367.00–379.00376.13
9850–900870320.00320.00
6950–1000986319.00319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46650–700680396.00–430.00423.99
54700–750728372.00–400.00392.97
10750–800797370.00370.00
6800–850812346.00346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
34450–500453521.00521.00
66550–600565463.00463.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3300–350345585.00585.00
8350–400352582.50–610.00592.83
24400–450444550.00–576.00565.62
8450–500472565.00565.00
79500–550526496.00–550.00523.44
54550–600570481.00–517.50502.40
89600–650620434.00–475.00457.43
4650–700669434.00434.00
129700–750712387.00–430.00417.25
10750–800759371.00–385.00380.76
5800–850822362.00362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8550–600556465.00465.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61000–10501,022325.00325.00
51050–11001,054317.00317.00
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.