Northern Livestock Video/Internet Auction

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights

148 lots covering 44,557 head for delivery across Current, Jan, Jan-Feb, Feb, Feb-Mar, Mar, Mar-Apr, Apr, Apr-May, May, May-Jun, Sep to 2 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Northern Livestock Video Auction held their 30th annual Diamond Ring Ranch Sale today with just under 47,000 head on offer. Demand was very good throughout the day and improved as the sale progressed. Offerings were moderate. Demand for all classes of cattle as very good with many takers actively bidding on offerings. Cooperate packers were very active in buying offerings mostly too big to go to grass, showing very good demand as they bid against private feeders and other packers. Demand for cattle suitable to go to grass was very good as well with buyers offering strong premiums for cattle light enough or in light enough flesh to run on grass and market as yearlings. Heifers all sold on very good demand as grass buyers showed good demand for light heifers and heifers too heavy to go to grass were met with good demand from both feeding and replacement buyers. Many sets of heifers outsold their steer mates as buyers show a desire to rebuild herd numbers. Internet bidding was very active this sale with many bidders noticed from all over the country. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale with very active bidding noticed, market activity was active as a result. Value added cattle are cattle enrolled in two or more 3rd party verified programs, otherwise cattle are tagged with the program in which they are enrolled. Demand for bred cattle and pairs was mostly good.

Current delivery

31 lots · 7,336 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Large 1None	750–800	760	383.00/cwt	383.00	North Central	75
Steers	Large 1None	650–700	685	421.00/cwt	421.00	North Central	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	366.00/cwt	366.00	North Central	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	775	414.00/cwt	414.00	North Central	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	820	391.00/cwt	391.00	North Central	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	850–900	855	388.51/cwt	388.00–389.00	North Central	390
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,035	3,975.00/cwt	3,975.00	North Central	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	801	368.83/cwt	362.00–411.00	North Central	1,450
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	482.50/cwt	482.50	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	500.00/cwt	500.00	North Central	100
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,100	4,050.00/cwt	4,050.00	North Central	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	463.50/cwt	463.50	North Central	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	663	432.06/cwt	430.00–433.00	North Central	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	765	394.82/cwt	384.00–402.00	North Central	394
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	910	351.00/cwt	351.00	North Central	460
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	706	422.06/cwt	410.00–428.00	North Central	462
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	950	346.00/cwt	346.00	North Central	665
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	372.86/cwt	371.00–375.00	North Central	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	855	349.25/cwt	349.00–349.50	North Central	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	401.00/cwt	401.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	600	428.00/cwt	428.00	North Central	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	650	435.00/cwt	435.00	North Central	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	765	348.00/cwt	348.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	400–450	430	565.00/cwt	565.00	North Central	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	575	439.00/cwt	439.00	North Central	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	624	409.01/cwt	400.00–424.00	North Central	256
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,060	4,140.85/cwt	4,125.00–4,150.00	North Central	240
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,050	4,000.00/cwt	4,000.00	North Central	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	1050–1100	1,050	290.00/cwt	290.00	North Central	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	685	381.00/cwt	381.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,035	315.00/cwt	315.00	North Central	110

Jan delivery

12 lots · 1,723 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	660	428.00/cwt	428.00	West	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	653	438.60/cwt	434.00–447.00	North Central	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	621	446.99/cwt	446.50–448.00	North Central	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	718	407.37/cwt	405.00–410.00	North Central	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	805	387.00/cwt	387.00	North Central	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	760	381.00/cwt	381.00	North Central	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	490.00/cwt	490.00	North Central	90
Heifers	Large 1None	700–750	715	349.00/cwt	349.00	North Central	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	665	394.00/cwt	394.00	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	640	459.00/cwt	459.00	North Central	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	765	416.00/cwt	416.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	655	432.00/cwt	432.00	North Central	105

Jan-Feb delivery

18 lots · 2,916 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	550–600	585	432.00/cwt	432.00	North Central	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	690	415.00/cwt	415.00	West	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	500–550	545	485.00/cwt	485.00	North Central	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	669	437.70/cwt	437.00–440.00	North Central	445
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	785	378.71/cwt	367.00–393.00	North Central	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	710	414.20/cwt	408.00–420.00	North Central	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	570	458.82/cwt	446.00–470.00	North Central	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	906	348.34/cwt	348.00–348.50	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	400–450	440	588.00/cwt	588.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	525	524.00/cwt	524.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	447.00/cwt	447.00	North Central	85
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,075	4,125.00/cwt	4,125.00	North Central	45
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,125	4,100.00/cwt	4,100.00	North Central	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	571	449.13/cwt	443.00–457.00	North Central	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	611	421.89/cwt	419.00–424.00	North Central	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	411.00/cwt	411.00	West	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	490	517.00/cwt	517.00	North Central	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	770	412.00/cwt	412.00	North Central	80

Feb delivery

21 lots · 7,227 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	670	388.00/cwt	388.00	North Central	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	710	405.00/cwt	405.00	North Central	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	360.95/cwt	354.00–363.50	North Central	1,243
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	906	351.27/cwt	347.00–354.00	North Central	1,419
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	824	375.30/cwt	361.00–386.00	North Central	1,037
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	766	395.55/cwt	393.00–403.00	North Central	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	700	422.59/cwt	421.00–424.00	North Central	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	960	345.00/cwt	345.00	West	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	488.00/cwt	488.00	North Central	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	442.00/cwt	442.00	North Central	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	610	485.00/cwt	485.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	650–700	650	462.00/cwt	462.00	North Central	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	800	382.00/cwt	382.00	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	453.00/cwt	453.00	North Central	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	349.28/cwt	349.00–350.00	North Central	465
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	657	405.91/cwt	388.00–414.00	North Central	581
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	800	386.00/cwt	386.00	North Central	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	375.00/cwt	375.00	North Central	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	709	422.08/cwt	415.00–435.00	North Central	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	650	458.50/cwt	458.50	North Central	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	765	348.00/cwt	348.00	North Central	80

Feb-Mar delivery

7 lots · 1,632 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	889	356.02/cwt	352.00–356.50	North Central	627
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	925	343.50/cwt	343.50	North Central	126
Steers	Large 1None	950–1000	975	328.00/cwt	328.00	North Central	61
Steers	Large 1None	900–950	935	338.00/cwt	338.00	North Central	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	340.00/cwt	340.00	North Central	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	775	351.00/cwt	351.00	West	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	815	347.00/cwt	347.00	North Central	215

Mar delivery

21 lots · 9,139 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	760	375.50/cwt	375.50	North Central	855
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	347.00/cwt	347.00	North Central	1,035
Steers	Medium and Large 2None	800–850	825	347.00/cwt	347.00	North Central	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	825	358.00/cwt	358.00	North Central	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	730	408.00/cwt	408.00	North Central	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	351.00/cwt	351.00	North Central	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	960	333.00/cwt	333.00	North Central	575
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	856	359.12/cwt	349.00–363.00	North Central	1,124
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	915	341.36/cwt	337.00–348.00	North Central	1,666
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	950	336.00/cwt	336.00	North Central	700
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	409.00/cwt	409.00	North Central	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	724	426.85/cwt	419.00–437.00	North Central	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	813	375.40/cwt	374.00–377.00	North Central	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	352.00/cwt	352.00	West	186
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,300	4,600.00/cwt	4,600.00	North Central	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,350	4,600.00/cwt	4,600.00	North Central	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	700	387.00/cwt	387.00	North Central	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	675	404.50/cwt	404.50	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	405.25/cwt	404.00–406.50	North Central	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	335.28/cwt	335.00–336.00	North Central	415

Mar-Apr delivery

15 lots · 6,607 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	795	354.00/cwt	354.00	North Central	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	786	390.54/cwt	385.00–392.00	North Central	695
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	875	345.00/cwt	345.00	North Central	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	960	332.25/cwt	331.00–333.50	North Central	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	790	398.00/cwt	398.00	North Central	1,250
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	911	351.82/cwt	349.00–352.50	North Central	2,043
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	415.00/cwt	415.00	North Central	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,000	326.50/cwt	326.50	North Central	160
Steers	Large 1None	1050–1100	1,050	316.00/cwt	316.00	North Central	56
Steers	Large 1None	850–900	885	348.01/cwt	347.00–348.50	North Central	179
Steers	Large 1None	950–1000	970	329.74/cwt	320.00–335.50	North Central	1,083
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	370.00/cwt	370.00	North Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	820	345.00/cwt	345.00	North Central	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	382.50/cwt	382.50	North Central	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	675	399.00/cwt	399.00	North Central	160

Apr delivery

11 lots · 3,532 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	729	426.42/cwt	423.00–435.00	North Central	680
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	925	341.60/cwt	337.00–342.50	North Central	991
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,000	323.50/cwt	323.50	North Central	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	760	416.00/cwt	416.00	North Central	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	354.00/cwt	354.00	West	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	690	457.00/cwt	457.00	North Central	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	378.00/cwt	378.00	North Central	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	815	376.00/cwt	376.00	North Central	660
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	376.00/cwt	376.00	North Central	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	335.00/cwt	335.00	North Central	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 2None	750–800	790	332.00/cwt	332.00	North Central	150

Apr-May delivery

4 lots · 1,598 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	780	407.00/cwt	406.50–407.50	North Central	900
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	860	357.00/cwt	357.00	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	950	339.50/cwt	339.50	North Central	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	860	364.00/cwt	364.00	North Central	120

May delivery

6 lots · 2,237 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	340.57/cwt	340.00–341.00	North Central	1,445
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	925	339.00/cwt	339.00	North Central	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,000	324.00/cwt	324.00	North Central	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	453.00/cwt	453.00	North Central	348
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,074	5,173.42/cwt	5,000.00–5,350.00	North Central	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	400.00/cwt	400.00	North Central	80

May-Jun delivery

1 lot · 250 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	925	346.50/cwt	346.50	North Central	250

Sep delivery

1 lot · 360 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	815	424.00/cwt	424.00	North Central	360

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
North Central	CO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
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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