Sale reports / North Dakota / West Fargo Stockyards / 2020-02-19

West Fargo Stockyards

Name: West Fargo Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · West Fargo, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 19

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2096

← Feb 5Feb 19Feb 26 →

Receipts

1,450 head

▲ 962 vs last sale 488▲ 1,450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Last reported sale occurred two weeks ago and cattle numbers were much smaller than todays larger offering. A comparison is not being made, however a definite higher undertone noted in all classes of steers and heifers. A number of larger consignments resulted in double drafts of both steers and heifers going through the ring. Buyers eagerly bid to obtain these uniform loads of high quality calves. Active bidding occurred through out the session. Flesh conditions were mostly moderate. Quality ranged from plain for many of the smaller consignments sold later in the day to high quality attractive calves for the larger consignments .

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 $152.02/cwt on 651 head.

Average price

$152.02

651 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$5.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

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	625	156.60	978	91
Medium and Large 1	724	151.28	1,096	560

One grade step is worth $5.32/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale651 hd

152.02

—

ND average4 barns · 5,301 hd

149.47

+2.55

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	183.41/cwt	180.50–184.00	741	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	827	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	183.75/cwt	183.75–183.75	967	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	171.58/cwt	166.00–177.00	988	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	167.90/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,043	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	150.24/cwt	144.00–153.50	1,029	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	158.29/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,087	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	152.45/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,085	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,046	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	142.06/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,101	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,067	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	141.55/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,147	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,061	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,139	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	357	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	648	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	153.15/cwt	151.50–156.50	708	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	151.97/cwt	149.50–156.00	780	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	147.61/cwt	146.50–148.75	835	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	144.91/cwt	140.50–146.50	893	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	134.20/cwt	130.50–136.50	843	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	130.40/cwt	129.00–132.00	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	137.11/cwt	136.00–139.50	930	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	123.37/cwt	120.50–128.00	891	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	136.66/cwt	133.00–139.25	998	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,054	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,091	5

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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Receipts 1,450Last week 488Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	793	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	810	137.50–143.50	141.55
187	—	712	151.00–155.00	152.45
15	—	526	183.75	183.75
29	—	621	161.00–170.00	167.90
30	—	888	128.25	128.25
37	—	687	157.00–161.50	158.29
62	—	576	166.00–177.00	171.58
84	—	775	142.00–142.50	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	155.00	155.00
3	—	810	131.00	131.00
5	—	494	167.50	167.50
18	—	404	180.50–184.00	183.41
56	—	685	144.00–153.50	150.24
6	—	747	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	118.00	118.00
4	—	375	180.50	180.50
5	—	974	112.00	112.00
8	—	404	160.50	160.50
8	—	513	149.50–156.00	151.97
12	—	770	123.00	123.00
25	—	462	151.50–156.50	153.15
68	—	730	133.00–139.25	136.66
71	—	566	146.50–148.75	147.61
93	—	678	136.00–139.50	137.11
140	—	616	140.50–146.50	144.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	722	120.50–128.00	123.37
14	—	677	129.00–132.00	130.40
30	—	628	130.50–136.50	134.20
4	—	468	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	165.50	165.50

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.