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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

North Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 30

● As filed57 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2100

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

North Dakota reported 57 priced lines covering 9,357 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 11,164 head.

North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 30, 2023

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

Receipts 11,164Last week 3,338Year ago 10,286

Compared to last week: Much larger auction receipts this week after the winter storm that caused market cancellations last week. Steer calves under 550 lbs fully 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Much better demand for calves after the weather cleared and the cash fed cattle market continues to outperform the futures contracts. Feeder Cattle futures managed to make a 4.00 rally on Thursday which really helped to spur the feeder cattle market along. Cattle producers were left reeling early last week when the futures contracts melted down, contracts have seemed to find some firmer ground which is helping the feeder market. The calf run is in full swing, especially now that a winter storm has come to the area. The producers that don't want to wean are marketing their calves now.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
369	—	429	259.00–330.00	303.65
34	—	274	875.00–960.00	938.21
56	—	967	190.00–215.00	209.94
45	—	765	217.00–234.00	229.58
32	—	811	224.00–224.50	224.39
573	—	568	231.00–261.00	244.36
548	—	527	246.00–277.00	256.02
281	—	935	215.00–220.50	217.92
136	—	671	224.50–239.00	231.97
277	—	626	219.00–244.50	235.59
10	—	729	219.00–220.00	219.40
231	—	380	250.00–318.00	290.62
63	—	877	217.00–231.00	227.28
110	—	325	302.50–312.50	305.96
533	—	471	247.00–289.00	269.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
21	—	302	775.00–800.00	789.31
12	—	273	600.00–825.00	706.32
106	—	432	232.00–285.00	251.18
52	—	577	200.00–212.00	206.60
206	—	465	211.00–257.00	238.46
60	—	519	210.00–240.00	227.51
21	—	377	247.00–277.50	262.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,002	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	521	270.50–279.00	273.33
42	—	454	297.25	297.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	801	233.00	233.00
26	—	892	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	458	298.00–299.00	298.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	716	226.00–267.00	257.42
586	—	672	242.00–288.00	268.09
883	—	478	287.50–329.00	311.19
749	—	620	246.00–286.00	274.92
889	—	526	274.00–315.00	296.91
28	—	908	220.50–232.00	223.37
44	—	331	325.00–364.00	338.83
87	—	763	221.00–265.50	243.95
146	—	374	310.00–372.50	343.90
25	—	810	228.00	228.00
169	—	424	316.00–351.00	332.25
13	—	975	215.00–229.00	222.43
837	—	578	254.00–300.00	279.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	336	310.00–361.00	331.57
51	—	385	310.00–340.00	328.25
73	—	482	279.00–314.00	290.67
59	—	690	217.00–234.00	227.77
101	—	578	247.00–283.00	258.16
5	—	938	192.50	192.50
85	—	424	275.00–319.00	287.78
59	—	523	263.00–278.00	270.44
33	—	619	214.00–246.00	233.85
16	—	842	224.00	224.00
10	—	708	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	419	371.00	371.00
52	—	654	280.00–284.00	281.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	614	237.00	237.00

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.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Dakota barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.