Northern Livestock Video/Internet Auction

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights

163 lots covering 57,944 head for delivery across Current, Jan, Jan-Feb, Feb, Feb-Mar, Mar, Mar-Apr, Apr, Apr-May, May to 3 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Northern Livestock video auction held the Annual Diamond ring sale today. Demand was good to very good for moderate to heavy offerings. The best demand was seen for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings. Later delivery heavyweight calves sold on good demand this sale as buyers look to later marketing months for higher profitability. Strong demand was seen for both NHTC and All Natural cattle that were 3rd party verified. Demand for replacement cattle was moderate to good.

Current delivery

54 lots · 15,997 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	600	165.50/cwt	165.50	North Central	175
Steers	Large 1None	650–700	650	178.00/cwt	178.00	North Central	90
Steers	Large 1None	800–850	805	160.06/cwt	157.00–163.00	North Central	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	400–450	415	212.00/cwt	212.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00	North Central	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	720	165.00/cwt	165.00	West	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	810	166.23/cwt	163.25–170.50	North Central	501
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	166.50/cwt	166.50	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	179.50/cwt	179.50	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	183.95/cwt	182.00–186.00	North Central	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	187.50/cwt	187.50	North Central	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	530	180.50/cwt	180.50	North Central	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	900–950	910	146.00/cwt	146.00	North Central	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	550	175.98/cwt	172.00–181.50	North Central	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	500–550	500	176.86/cwt	170.50–184.50	North Central	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	800	167.50/cwt	167.50	South Central	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	750	168.00/cwt	168.00	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	730	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	North Central	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00	North Central	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	827	169.98/cwt	169.00–171.25	North Central	485
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	600–650	625	177.00/cwt	177.00	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	770	147.50/cwt	147.50	North Central	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	475	189.00/cwt	189.00	North Central	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	152.50/cwt	152.50	North Central	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	669	162.06/cwt	158.00–164.50	North Central	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	170.00/cwt	170.00	North Central	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	625	162.77/cwt	160.50–164.50	North Central	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	708	158.44/cwt	153.50–160.50	North Central	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	508	180.02/cwt	179.00–181.00	North Central	410
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	153.00/cwt	153.00	North Central	550
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	800	143.50/cwt	143.50	North Central	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	770	164.50/cwt	164.50	North Central	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	161.00/cwt	161.00	North Central	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	650	159.50/cwt	159.50	North Central	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	855	167.00/cwt	167.00	North Central	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	628	164.37/cwt	163.50–165.00	North Central	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	770	166.32/cwt	159.50–170.00	North Central	516
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	713	173.57/cwt	169.00–180.00	North Central	663
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	914	158.19/cwt	154.00–159.50	North Central	708
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	162.91/cwt	162.50–163.00	North Central	752
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	668	181.23/cwt	174.50–193.00	North Central	1,070
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	618	189.87/cwt	183.00–196.50	North Central	1,087
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	582	197.58/cwt	191.00–210.00	North Central	1,970
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	830	144.00/cwt	144.00	North Central	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	600–650	615	184.26/cwt	184.00–184.50	North Central	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	680	175.22/cwt	174.00–177.00	North Central	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	194.00/cwt	194.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	North Central	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	194.91/cwt	193.00–195.50	North Central	355
Steers	Large 1Split Loads	1000–1050	1,000	153.00/cwt	153.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	573	189.02/cwt	184.00–193.50	North Central	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	500–550	500	199.50/cwt	199.50	North Central	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	550–600	560	187.83/cwt	182.50–192.50	North Central	105

Jan delivery

11 lots · 3,644 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	158.00/cwt	158.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	780	172.00/cwt	172.00	North Central	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	821	163.50/cwt	163.50	North Central	819
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	914	158.21/cwt	156.50–159.00	North Central	852
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	825	154.00/cwt	154.00	West	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	700	154.50/cwt	154.50	North Central	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	640	181.00/cwt	181.00	North Central	330
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	650–700	675	186.50/cwt	186.50	North Central	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	800	161.00/cwt	161.00	North Central	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	680	174.00/cwt	174.00	North Central	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	719	180.74/cwt	177.00–191.00	North Central	344

Jan-Feb delivery

5 lots · 1,011 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	654	158.29/cwt	156.50–160.00	North Central	525
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	156.00/cwt	156.00	North Central	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00	North Central	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	159.50/cwt	159.50	North Central	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	161.00/cwt	161.00	North Central	80

Feb delivery

27 lots · 11,801 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	680	157.50/cwt	157.50	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	530	179.00/cwt	179.00	North Central	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	590	168.53/cwt	168.00–169.00	North Central	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	151.00/cwt	151.00	North Central	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	630	164.00/cwt	164.00	North Central	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	803	153.64/cwt	152.00–155.00	North Central	981
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	706	155.48/cwt	154.00–156.50	North Central	1,291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	750	147.50/cwt	147.50	West	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	680	178.50/cwt	178.50	North Central	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	565	197.82/cwt	194.00–199.50	North Central	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	721	170.39/cwt	167.00–173.50	North Central	520
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	823	164.05/cwt	163.75–167.00	North Central	813
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	910	158.05/cwt	155.50–159.50	North Central	913
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	775	169.56/cwt	162.50–170.50	North Central	1,485
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	861	160.64/cwt	157.50–164.00	North Central	1,832
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	145.89/cwt	145.50–147.00	North Central	1,208
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	800	159.00/cwt	159.00	North Central	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	158.00/cwt	158.00	West	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	480	217.50/cwt	217.50	North Central	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	168.00/cwt	168.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	155.00/cwt	155.00	North Central	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	687	168.00/cwt	168.00	North Central	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	814	170.86/cwt	170.00–171.50	North Central	440
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,300	2,450.00/cwt	2,450.00	North Central	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00	North Central	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,300	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00	North Central	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00	North Central	50

Feb-Mar delivery

9 lots · 1,915 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	146.50/cwt	146.50	West	490
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	152.68/cwt	151.50–154.00	North Central	550
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	700–750	700	143.00/cwt	143.00	North Central	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	890	160.00/cwt	160.00	North Central	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	825	152.00/cwt	152.00	North Central	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	160.00/cwt	160.00	North Central	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	159.00/cwt	159.00	North Central	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	169.70/cwt	168.00–171.50	West	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	750–800	750	155.00/cwt	155.00	North Central	50

Mar delivery

29 lots · 6,667 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	732	157.55/cwt	156.00–159.00	North Central	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	176.50/cwt	176.50	North Central	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	146.00/cwt	146.00	West	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	565	181.17/cwt	172.00–190.50	North Central	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	757	155.28/cwt	154.00–156.00	North Central	401
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	155.10/cwt	155.00–156.00	North Central	668
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	193.00/cwt	193.00	North Central	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	716	185.37/cwt	183.50–189.00	North Central	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	757	173.82/cwt	169.00–185.00	North Central	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	580	197.00/cwt	197.00	North Central	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	860	163.32/cwt	162.50–164.50	North Central	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	808	165.35/cwt	159.50–166.50	North Central	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	145.25/cwt	145.25	North Central	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	173.00/cwt	173.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	165.00/cwt	165.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	168.00/cwt	168.00	North Central	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	635	184.00/cwt	184.00	North Central	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	159.00/cwt	159.00	North Central	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	146.00/cwt	146.00	North Central	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	670	173.00/cwt	173.00	North Central	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	725	159.00/cwt	159.00	North Central	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	752	155.04/cwt	151.00–156.00	North Central	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	900	166.00/cwt	166.00	North Central	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00	North Central	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	202.50/cwt	202.50	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	168.00/cwt	168.00	North Central	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	176.00/cwt	176.00	North Central	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	203.50/cwt	203.50	North Central	400
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,150	1,400.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,425.00	North Central	192

Mar-Apr delivery

9 lots · 5,965 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	168.00/cwt	168.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	149.00/cwt	149.00	North Central	550
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	156.75/cwt	156.50–157.00	North Central	780
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	809	153.13/cwt	149.00–154.25	North Central	1,585
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	188.50/cwt	188.50	North Central	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	865	165.79/cwt	164.00–167.50	North Central	2,065
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	183.00/cwt	183.00	North Central	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	155.00/cwt	155.00	North Central	430
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	725	151.50/cwt	151.50	North Central	80

Apr delivery

11 lots · 8,577 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	151.00/cwt	151.00	North Central	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	149.00/cwt	149.00	West	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	162.00/cwt	162.00	North Central	385
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	815	154.32/cwt	153.75–155.00	North Central	1,390
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	675	173.00/cwt	173.00	North Central	1,475
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	165.00/cwt	165.00	North Central	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	775	179.00/cwt	179.00	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	920	160.19/cwt	159.50–163.00	North Central	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	189.20/cwt	186.00–197.00	North Central	3,990
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	675	173.00/cwt	173.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	157.50/cwt	157.50	North Central	300

Apr-May delivery

6 lots · 1,119 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	156.50/cwt	156.50	North Central	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	730	154.25/cwt	154.00–154.50	North Central	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	153.50/cwt	153.50	North Central	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00	North Central	486
Steers	Large 1None	900–950	925	155.00/cwt	155.00	North Central	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	690	193.50/cwt	193.50	North Central	88

May delivery

2 lots · 1,248 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	925	163.00/cwt	163.00	North Central	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	700	194.75/cwt	191.00–196.00	North Central	1,020

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
North Central	CO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
South Central	KS, MO, NM, OK, TX
West	AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA

Source: USDA AMS · Billings, MT. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.

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