Northern Livestock Video/Internet Auction

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights

94 lots covering 13,007 head for delivery across Current, Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep-Oct, Oct, Oct-Nov, Nov, Nov-Dec, Dec, Dec-Jan 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 Fall Premier sale. Demand for all feeder cattle was good to very good for moderate offerings. Buyers showed mostly good to very good demand for high quality heifers suitable to enter a breeding program. Demand for heavy weight calves was moderate. Cattle weaned over 45 days were left untagged. Most of these offerings sold in November and December. The percentage of PO's was light this sale as high prices were seen. Cattle tagged as Value added were enrolled in two or more programs and had to be verified by a 3rd party. Market activity was active throughout the sale.

Current delivery

8 lots · 3,565 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00	North Central	3,000
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	700–750	745	258.00/cwt	258.00	North Central	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	880	237.50/cwt	237.50	North Central	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	850–900	850	241.00/cwt	241.00	North Central	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	1050–1100	1,075	226.50/cwt	226.50	North Central	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,000	227.50/cwt	227.50	North Central	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	695	243.00/cwt	243.00	North Central	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	750–800	750	231.00/cwt	231.00	North Central	28

Jan delivery

2 lots · 210 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	685	258.50/cwt	258.50	North Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00	North Central	130

Feb delivery

1 lot · 150 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00	North Central	150

Mar delivery

1 lot · 78 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	820	264.00/cwt	264.00	North Central	78

Sep-Oct delivery

3 lots · 414 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	270.50/cwt	270.50	North Central	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	288.00/cwt	288.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	970	235.50/cwt	235.50	North Central	240

Oct delivery

27 lots · 2,976 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	263.00/cwt	263.00	North Central	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	2,825.00/cwt	2,800.00–2,850.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	925	235.00/cwt	235.00	North Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	239.00/cwt	239.00	North Central	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	845	223.50/cwt	223.50	West	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00	North Central	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	269.00/cwt	269.00	North Central	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	575	279.00/cwt	279.00	North Central	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	287.00/cwt	287.00	North Central	60
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	2,538.46/cwt	2,500.00–2,550.00	North Central	195
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	2,800.00/cwt	2,800.00	North Central	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	297.10/cwt	288.00–307.00	North Central	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	630	273.00/cwt	273.00	North Central	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	650	275.50/cwt	275.50	North Central	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	269.50/cwt	269.50	North Central	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	286.00/cwt	286.00	North Central	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	290.45/cwt	290.00–291.00	North Central	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	235.50/cwt	235.50	North Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00	West	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	960	243.50/cwt	243.50	North Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	256.00/cwt	256.00	North Central	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	273.00/cwt	273.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	650	260.50/cwt	260.50	North Central	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	261.21/cwt	255.00–267.00	North Central	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	600	258.00/cwt	258.00	North Central	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	540	272.00/cwt	272.00	North Central	50

Oct-Nov delivery

9 lots · 864 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	280.50/cwt	280.50	North Central	94
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	2,450.00/cwt	2,450.00	North Central	120
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,075	2,500.00/cwt	2,500.00	West	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	2,150.00/cwt	2,150.00	Northeast/Upper Midwest (Great Lakes)	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	3,208.00/cwt	3,200.00–3,210.00	North Central	220
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,375	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00	North Central	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	965	239.49/cwt	239.49	North Central	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	291.00/cwt	291.00	North Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	625	286.50/cwt	286.50	North Central	95

Nov delivery

24 lots · 2,884 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00	North Central	90
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,025	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00	West	60
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	934	2,236.86/cwt	2,225.00–2,250.00	North Central	110
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,300	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00	North Central	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	2,387.50/cwt	2,325.00–2,450.00	West	160
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,100	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00	North Central	300
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,319	2,165.57/cwt	2,000.00–2,350.00	North Central	167
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,200	1,702.50/cwt	1,410.00–1,800.00	North Central	200
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,100	2,700.00/cwt	2,700.00	North Central	100
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,300	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00	North Central	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,250	2,150.00/cwt	2,150.00	West	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00	North Central	200
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,042	2,400.80/cwt	2,300.00–2,450.00	West	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	281.94/cwt	276.00–292.00	North Central	137
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	2,475.00/cwt	2,475.00	North Central	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	283.00/cwt	283.00	North Central	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	600	277.00/cwt	277.00	North Central	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	299.00/cwt	299.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	273.00/cwt	273.00	North Central	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	293.00/cwt	293.00	North Central	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00	North Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	536	269.96/cwt	261.00–277.00	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	297.00/cwt	297.00	North Central	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	262.00/cwt	262.00	North Central	45

Nov-Dec delivery

3 lots · 255 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,250	2,400.00/cwt	2,400.00	North Central	90
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,300	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	660	281.00/cwt	281.00	North Central	75

Dec delivery

15 lots · 1,503 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,050	2,672.00/cwt	2,650.00–2,685.00	North Central	70
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,229	2,743.62/cwt	2,150.00–3,000.00	North Central	202
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,350	2,400.00/cwt	2,400.00	North Central	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	560	297.00/cwt	297.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 2Split Loads	600–650	600	269.00/cwt	269.00	West	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	615	266.00/cwt	266.00	North Central	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	595	262.00/cwt	262.00	North Central	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	600–650	600	266.00/cwt	266.00	North Central	110
Steers	Medium 2Split Loads	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00	West	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	284.00/cwt	284.00	North Central	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	302.00/cwt	302.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00	North Central	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	595	288.00/cwt	288.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium 2Split Loads	600–650	600	238.63/cwt	230.00–254.00	West	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	264.00/cwt	264.00	North Central	40

Dec-Jan delivery

1 lot · 108 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	291.00/cwt	291.00	North Central	108

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
North Central	CO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
Northeast/Upper Midwest (Great Lakes)	CT, DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI
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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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