Sale reports / North Dakota / West Fargo Stockyards / 2019-12-18

West Fargo Stockyards

Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · West Fargo, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 18

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2096

← Dec 4Dec 18Jan 8 →

Receipts

1,006 head

▼ 414 vs last sale 1,420▲ 1,006 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steer under 700 lbs. traded 3.00-10.00 higher; feeder steers 700-900 lbs traded 5.00-8.00

lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Todays smaller offering all were sold in small packages. Demand ranged from

moderate to good. Most all calves were weaned for some time, and most had a complete shot program. Flesh conditions of the

run ranged from light to moderate Next feeder cattle sale is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2020. Expecting a large offering for this sale.

Happy Holidays!

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 $151.19/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$151.19

236 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	156.19	826	31
Medium and Large 1	634	150.43	954	205

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale236 hd

151.19

—

ND average4 barns · 6,192 hd

152.63

−1.44

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 and Large 1-2	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	781	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	159.48/cwt	158.00–160.00	836	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	169.36/cwt	165.50–175.00	903	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	158.47/cwt	151.00–161.00	916	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	145.39/cwt	144.00–146.00	915	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	659	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	985	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	140.02/cwt	137.00–141.50	954	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	135.36/cwt	134.50–135.75	975	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	125.98/cwt	122.00–133.25	985	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,025	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	898	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	988	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	480	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	143.82/cwt	139.00–145.00	666	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	137.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	698	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	698	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	129.28/cwt	127.00–133.50	805	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	126.57/cwt	123.75–127.50	835	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	677	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	124.01/cwt	122.50–125.50	905	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	956	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	850	4

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 18, 2019

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

Receipts 1,006Last week 1,420Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steer under 700 lbs. traded 3.00-10.00 higher; feeder steers 700-900 lbs traded 5.00-8.00

lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Todays smaller offering all were sold in small packages. Demand ranged from

moderate to good. Most all calves were weaned for some time, and most had a complete shot program. Flesh conditions of the

run ranged from light to moderate Next feeder cattle sale is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2020. Expecting a large offering for this sale.

Happy Holidays!

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	825	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	771	124.00	124.00
11	—	440	145.00	145.00
12	—	660	123.75–127.50	126.57
16	—	730	122.50–125.50	124.01
20	—	623	127.00–133.50	129.28
25	—	506	131.00–141.00	137.89
38	—	463	139.00–145.00	143.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	124.00	124.00
3	—	495	131.00	131.00
13	—	647	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	110.00	110.00
6	—	613	90.00–100.00	94.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	898	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	720	134.50–135.75	135.36
3	—	460	184.00	184.00
6	—	822	124.75	124.75
11	—	782	122.00–133.25	125.98
12	—	681	137.00–141.50	140.02
13	—	629	144.00–146.00	145.39
17	—	429	182.00	182.00
29	—	533	165.50–175.00	169.36
40	—	578	151.00–161.00	158.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	495	163.50	163.50
11	—	524	158.00–160.00	159.48
3	—	403	175.00	175.00
4	—	603	137.00	137.00
6	—	590	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	659	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	114.00	114.00

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.