Northern Livestock Video/Internet Auction

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights

97 lots covering 14,631 head for delivery across Current, Jan, Sep, Sep-Oct, Oct, Oct-Nov, Nov, Nov-Dec, Dec 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 its Fall Preview September 14th 2026. Demand was mixed for light offerings. Demand for light weight calves was mostly moderate to good this sale as buyers showed good demand for all cattle suitable to develop into yearlings. Demand for feeder cattle destined for the feedlot was mostly light to moderate. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good, with some cattle still selling above breakeven price against the board. Demand for heifers suitable to make replacements remains good. Most sets of yearlings were located in the feedlot due to drought conditions and sold with heavy discounts to cattle out on grass. These offerings are tagged as fleshy in the report below. A larger volume of PO's were noticed this sale as lower prices led some producers to po or wean and move their cattle to the Diamond ring sale in January. Market activity was moderate to active throughout the sale with bidders participating in person, by phone, and via the internet. Calves weaned for more than 45 days were sold untagged, with most scheduled for November or later delivery. Cattle designated as "Value Added" were enrolled in two or more certification programs and verified by a third party. The premiums seen for value added cattle were historically light with some lots seeing little to no premium this sale. Cattle for current delivery are set to deliver within 14 days of the last day of the sale, or September 28th, 2026. A large volume of bred stock was seen this sale. Demand was mostly moderate. High feed and fuel costs played a factor in some ranchers decisions as they weigh the idea of herd expansion. A large number of POs were seen for bred stock this sale as a result.

Current delivery

7 lots · 1,171 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,010	4,515.00/cwt	4,500.00–4,600.00	North Central	470
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,160	4,000.00/cwt	4,000.00	West	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	810	353.00/cwt	353.00	North Central	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	985	296.00/cwt	296.00	North Central	115
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	788	4,583.33/cwt	4,500.00–4,750.00	North Central	192
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,000	3,700.00/cwt	3,700.00	North Central	150
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,160	4,250.00/cwt	4,250.00	West	48

Jan delivery

6 lots · 1,630 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	500	515.00/cwt	515.00	North Central	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	785	362.00/cwt	362.00	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	666	402.45/cwt	401.00–405.00	North Central	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	719	379.44/cwt	379.00–381.00	North Central	350
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	436.00/cwt	436.00	North Central	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	550–600	565	378.00/cwt	378.00	North Central	110

Sep delivery

7 lots · 990 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	555	418.00/cwt	418.00	West	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	478.33/cwt	474.00–482.50	North Central	430
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	415.00/cwt	415.00	North Central	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	357.00/cwt	357.00	North Central	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	910	337.00/cwt	337.00	North Central	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	925	320.00/cwt	320.00	West	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	520	398.00/cwt	398.00	West	46

Sep-Oct delivery

2 lots · 211 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium 1None	—	900	3,525.00/cwt	3,525.00	North Central	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	378.00/cwt	378.00	North Central	146

Oct delivery

29 lots · 4,690 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium 1None	—	966	3,670.67/cwt	3,625.00–3,750.00	North Central	175
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,100	4,200.00/cwt	4,200.00	North Central	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	970	306.00/cwt	306.00	North Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	866	324.44/cwt	320.00–326.00	North Central	275
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,350	3,362.50/cwt	3,150.00–3,575.00	North Central	92
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,350	4,300.00/cwt	4,300.00	North Central	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,400	2,578.85/cwt	2,250.00–2,725.00	North Central	130
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,281	2,650.00/cwt	2,650.00	North Central	130
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,350	4,075.00/cwt	4,075.00	North Central	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	560	434.00/cwt	434.00	North Central	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	404.53/cwt	404.00–405.00	North Central	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	507.00/cwt	507.00	North Central	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	422.29/cwt	418.00–429.00	North Central	396
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	415.00/cwt	410.00–417.00	North Central	480
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	550.00/cwt	550.00	North Central	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	820	361.00/cwt	361.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	525	414.00/cwt	414.00	North Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	550–600	550	399.00/cwt	399.00	North Central	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	880	346.00/cwt	346.00	North Central	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	377.46/cwt	370.00–385.00	North Central	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	466.00/cwt	466.00	North Central	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	449.91/cwt	434.00–455.00	North Central	467
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	600	462.50/cwt	462.50	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	890	355.00/cwt	355.00	North Central	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	394.00/cwt	394.00	North Central	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	815	329.00/cwt	329.00	North Central	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	826	329.98/cwt	327.00–331.00	North Central	295
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,025	3,967.48/cwt	3,950.00–4,000.00	North Central	150
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,050	3,400.00/cwt	3,400.00	North Central	45

Oct-Nov delivery

12 lots · 1,042 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,075	4,012.50/cwt	4,000.00–4,025.00	North Central	100
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	4,050.00/cwt	4,050.00	North Central	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	531	419.02/cwt	408.00–428.00	North Central	120
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,250	2,555.00/cwt	2,525.00–2,575.00	North Central	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	590	402.00/cwt	402.00	North Central	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	439.00/cwt	439.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	426.00/cwt	426.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	374.00/cwt	374.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	530	382.00/cwt	382.00	North Central	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00	North Central	90
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,050	3,525.00/cwt	3,525.00	North Central	45
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,100	4,000.00/cwt	4,000.00	West	55

Nov delivery

22 lots · 2,703 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium 1None	—	975	3,651.47/cwt	3,450.00–3,800.00	North Central	510
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,300	4,100.00/cwt	4,100.00	North Central	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,200	3,950.00/cwt	3,950.00	North Central	135
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,200	3,750.00/cwt	3,750.00	North Central	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00	North Central	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00	North Central	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00	North Central	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	397.00/cwt	397.00	North Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	483.00/cwt	483.00	North Central	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	388.00/cwt	388.00	West	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	406.00/cwt	406.00	North Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	665	400.00/cwt	400.00	North Central	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	640	415.00/cwt	415.00	North Central	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00	North Central	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00	North Central	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	471.00/cwt	471.00	North Central	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	372.50/cwt	372.50	North Central	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	650	392.00/cwt	392.00	North Central	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00	North Central	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	675	368.00/cwt	368.00	North Central	80
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,049	4,165.34/cwt	4,000.00–4,400.00	North Central	195
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,062	4,120.52/cwt	4,000.00–4,250.00	North Central	105

Nov-Dec delivery

1 lot · 50 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	3,975.00/cwt	3,975.00	North Central	50

Dec delivery

11 lots · 2,144 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	4,300.00/cwt	4,300.00	North Central	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	550–600	550	419.00/cwt	419.00	North Central	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	513.69/cwt	507.50–520.00	North Central	460
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	443.80/cwt	442.00–445.00	South Central	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	740	367.00/cwt	367.00	North Central	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	550–600	590	422.00/cwt	422.00	North Central	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	342.00/cwt	342.00	North Central	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	630	415.00/cwt	415.00	North Central	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00	South Central	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	331.00/cwt	331.00	North Central	150
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,050	4,300.00/cwt	4,300.00	North Central	120

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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