Sale reports / North Dakota / West Fargo Stockyards / 2020-01-15

West Fargo Stockyards

Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Feeder Cattle · West Fargo, North Dakota · Wed, Jan 15

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2096

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Receipts

640 head

▼ 2,010 vs last sale 2,650▲ 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher on a light test compared to last weeks larger run of steers. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower, heavier weights not tested due to much lower numbers of heavier weight heifers this week. Todays run was limited due to compacted snow and black ice on the roadways causing a number of consignments to be cancelled. Demand ranged from moderate to good. Quality ranged from plain to attractive. Few famer/feeders on the seats today due to the weather 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 $154.96/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$154.96

227 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$52.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	157.09	987	183
Medium and Large 1-2	559	153.90	860	37
Medium 2-3	402	105.00	422	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.09/cwt here — about $565 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 sale227 hd

154.96

—

ND average4 barns · 4,134 hd

159.64

−4.68

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	9
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	402	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	422	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	181.41/cwt	178.00–187.00	849	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	924	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	166.39/cwt	155.00–172.75	935	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	828	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	154.01/cwt	153.00–156.25	975	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	149.45/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,025	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	142.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,031	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,109	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	150.17/cwt	149.00–152.00	661	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	142.26/cwt	136.50–150.00	684	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	590	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	140.03/cwt	139.00–140.50	716	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	139.29/cwt	137.00–140.50	784	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	787	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	131.29/cwt	125.00–133.50	870	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	803	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	964	3

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 Jan 15, 2020

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Receipts 640Last week 2,650Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	135.00	135.00
6	—	788	125.00	125.00
16	—	511	139.00–140.50	140.03
20	—	481	136.50–150.00	142.26
31	—	663	125.00–133.50	131.29
66	—	563	137.00–140.50	139.29
39	—	440	149.00–152.00	150.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	130.00	130.00
9	—	492	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	115.00	115.00
3	—	405	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	135.00	135.00
4	—	510	131.00	131.00
6	—	592	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	402	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	170.50	170.50
7	—	422	182.00	182.00
19	—	468	178.00–187.00	181.41
25	—	633	153.00–156.25	154.01
11	—	760	146.00	146.00
37	—	562	155.00–172.75	166.39
39	—	686	148.00–150.00	149.45
39	—	723	135.00–146.00	142.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	135.00	135.00
4	—	887	125.00	125.00
8	—	496	169.00	169.00
9	—	377	175.00	175.00
12	—	575	140.00–146.00	143.94

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.