Weekly Summary  - ( North Dakota )  - May 18, 2026

Bismarck, ND Tue May, 26 2026 North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 5/18/2026 Receipts: 1787 Last Week: 6171 Last Year: 0 Only 1 reported auction this week, no reported auctions a week ago to offer a comparison. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, however the best demand remains centered on light cattle to go to grass, and for replacement quality heifers. Lower cash fed cattle market, 258.00-261.00, and a CME cattle futures complex falling sharply has cattle feeders feeling more apprehensive about the road ahead. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 345 345 585.00 585.00 8 352-353 352 582.50-610.00 592.83 24 436-448 444 550.00-576.00 565.62 8 472 472 565.00 565.00 79 515-549 526 496.00-550.00 523.44 54 553-598 570 481.00-517.50 502.40 89 600-646 620 434.00-475.00 457.43 4 669 669 434.00 434.00 129 701-731 712 387.00-430.00 417.25 10 756-767 759 371.00-385.00 380.76 5 822 822 362.00 362.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 556 556 465.00 465.00 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1022 1022 325.00 325.00 5 1054 1054 317.00 317.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 373 373 537.50 537.50 3 420 420 515.00 515.00 34 453 453 521.00 521.00 Spayed 39 450-481 473 491.00-520.00 509.10 69 501-549 520 440.00-487.50 467.33 66 565 565 463.00 463.00 Spayed 24 569-589 584 428.00-432.50 430.74 131 602-643 628 410.00-446.00 422.68 40 659-696 665 382.00-402.00 397.37 46 678-691 680 396.00-430.00 423.99 Replacement 95 702-745 718 367.00-379.00 376.13 54 717-748 728 372.00-400.00 392.97 Replacement 10 797 797 370.00 370.00 Replacement 6 812 812 346.00 346.00 Replacement 9 870 870 320.00 320.00 6 986 986 319.00 319.00