Sale reports / North Dakota / West Fargo Stockyards / 2019-12-04

West Fargo Stockyards

Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · West Fargo, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2096

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 18 →

Receipts

1,420 head

▲ 800 vs last sale 620▲ 1,420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle two weeks ago for comparison. One consignment provided several loads, balance of the run were sold in small packages. Most calves were weaned and had double shots,

balance had received spring shots. Flesh conditions were mostly moderate. Demand moderate for small packages, good for loads. Few farmer feeders in attendance as much harvest remains under

difficult conditions.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.26/cwt on 676 head.

Average price

$149.26

676 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$20.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	150.22	911	602
Medium and Large 1-2	535	143.89	769	58
Medium and Large 2-3	515	133.67	688	12thin
Medium 3	270	130.00	351	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $560 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale676 hd

149.26

—

ND average2 barns · 3,556 hd

149.92

−0.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · West Fargo Feeder Cattle Auction - West Fargo, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	152.36/cwt	150.00–153.50	584	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	161.11/cwt	156.00–163.50	748	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	147.40/cwt	141.00–151.00	750	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	158.31/cwt	155.00–159.75	836	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	894	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	147.48/cwt	141.00–152.25	910	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	854	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	144.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	973	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	143.03/cwt	141.75–144.00	1,038	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	133.71/cwt	133.00–135.00	971	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,157	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	133.10/cwt	129.50–135.00	590	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	610	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	138.10/cwt	135.00–143.00	657	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	127.72/cwt	122.00–131.00	665	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	125.02/cwt	121.00–127.00	705	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	777	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	130.35/cwt	129.00–134.00	811	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	126.01/cwt	121.50–127.25	898	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,236	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	696	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	7

This sale against other markets

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

West Fargo Feeder Cattle Auction - West Fargo, ND

Wed Dec 4, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

Receipts 1,420Last week 620Year ago 0

Not enough feeder cattle two weeks ago for comparison. One consignment provided several loads, balance of the run were sold in small packages. Most calves were weaned and had double shots,

balance had received spring shots. Flesh conditions were mostly moderate. Demand moderate for small packages, good for loads. Few farmer feeders in attendance as much harvest remains under

difficult conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	138.00	138.00
7	—	650	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	124.75	124.75
17	—	690	129.00	129.00
23	—	713	121.50–127.25	126.01
30	—	476	135.00–143.00	138.10
41	—	622	129.00–134.00	130.35
53	—	582	132.00–135.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	120.00	120.00
9	—	466	131.00	131.00
9	—	689	114.00	114.00
34	—	443	129.50–135.00	133.10
34	—	564	121.00–127.00	125.02
53	—	521	122.00–131.00	127.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	726	133.00–135.00	133.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	131.50	131.50
19	—	755	134.00	134.00
45	—	726	141.75–144.00	143.03
54	—	528	155.00–159.75	158.31
94	—	464	156.00–163.50	161.11
96	—	617	141.00–152.25	147.48
125	—	675	140.00–145.00	144.16
141	—	577	150.00–160.00	154.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	155.00	155.00
9	—	383	150.00–153.50	152.36
20	—	509	141.00–151.00	147.40
24	—	630	134.00–137.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	121.00	121.00
8	—	470	140.00	140.00

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.