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USDA ND Weekly Auction Summary


USDA ND Weekly Auction Summary                     05/09 13:00
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North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/04/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            6171           1212    507       
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers sold with higher undertones.  Very good 
demand for all weights and classes of steers and heifers.  The market was very 
active as cash fed cattle reached 260.00 this week, creating even more optimism 
in the marketplace.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     492-492        492     525-525        525                
36     636-636        636     445-445        445                
5      680-680        680     325-325        325                
10     772-772        772     320-320        320                
5      813-813        813     355-355        355                

DAIRY STEERS  -  Large  3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      835-835        835     260-260        260                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
22     478-481        479     545-550        547.28             
118    514-549        538     435-510        491.53             
83     551-589        569     435-476        457.09             
321    601-649        624     402-450        419.69             
241    650-684        666     382.5-422.5    396.72             
241    705-749        735     354-381        369.37             
352    751-799        763     347-371        362.78             
50     769-769        769     397-397        397                Replacement 
4      824-824        824     340-340        340                
68     800-847        827     357-409        378.45             Replacement 
12     852-852        852     336-336        336                
51     924-924        924     370-370        370                Replacement 
20     925-936        933     322-330        324.38             
6      963-963        963     310-310        310                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      432-432        432     460-460        460                
25     536-538        537     425-455        438.23             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      422-422        422     585-585        585                
22     471-471        471     560-560        560                
92     500-534        525     502.5-555      537.12             
93     558-595        584     480-502        494.99             
207    600-635        608     455-500        494.62             
411    652-696        672     420-472.5      450.85             
448    725-748        736     394-444        431.75             
453    761-798        774     382.5-419      407.03             
232    803-841        816     370-400        391.12             
654    852-890        865     349-380.5      373.13             
318    905-935        920     345.5-370      353.54             
71     962-998        967     335-343.75     342.6              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
22     520-530        526     489-495        492.84             
6      598-598        598     471-471        471                
10     648-648        648     441-441        441                
26     690-690        690     406-406        406                
40     712-747        733     388-396        391.11
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