Weekly Summary  - ( North Dakota )  - April 20, 2026

Bismarck, ND Sun Apr, 26 2026 North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 4/20/2026 Receipts: 3489 Last Week: 1927 Last Year: 7236 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with lower undertones. Good demand for light cattle to background, very good demand for replacement quality heifers, moderate to good for heavier cattle bound for finishing yards. As the cash fat cattle market slipped from it's highs of 250.00 a week ago, and reports of 244.00-246.00 came in at early week, cattle feeders approached the feeder market a little slower this week. CME cattle futures lower at midweek kept them concerned as breakeven costs are higher than the futures contracts. Good moisture across the state for the year, as North Dakota is 1 of only 2 states that aren't experiencing some level of drought. This is fact, along with the lofty feeder cattle market, is keeping interest in breeding heifers very high. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 424-439 433 575.00-620.00 596.80 63 451-485 471 530.00-585.00 560.84 41 501-546 527 510.00-540.00 526.82 72 551-592 575 475.00-542.00 510.77 64 601-623 615 451.00-470.00 456.57 35 658-671 665 412.00-463.00 426.17 50 700-730 710 402.00-435.00 420.10 79 754-789 767 375.00-391.50 386.00 40 812-822 818 367.00-376.00 370.35 25 874 874 345.00 345.00 Fleshy 258 864-893 875 365.00-379.00 376.94 100 916-944 920 324.50-365.50 349.87 8 989 989 313.50 313.50 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 572 572 475.00 475.00 20 600-644 627 415.00-455.00 431.90 3 655 655 402.50 402.50 27 742 742 377.50 377.50 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 344 344 585.00 585.00 14 385-388 387 540.00-545.00 541.06 21 431-443 435 513.50-545.00 534.31 96 461-493 483 442.50-490.00 476.71 189 512-547 527 430.00-474.00 455.32 20 551 551 507.50 507.50 Fancy 112 560-590 574 421.00-440.00 432.35 170 616-647 631 401.00-460.00 427.33 175 653-694 679 363.00-402.00 376.48 23 664-687 680 375.00-405.00 385.33 Replacement 63 703-736 717 352.00-376.00 366.22 16 710-743 722 382.50-410.00 399.39 Replacement 97 750-795 769 341.50-360.00 351.55 161 750-798 776 325.00-378.00 360.72 Replacement 144 813-845 819 336.00-347.00 342.33 136 802-838 825 330.00-367.50 345.16 Replacement 13 873-879 875 309.00-317.00 313.91 60 904 904 332.00 332.00 Replacement Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 366 366 510.00 510.00 4 401 401 510.00 510.00 Thin Fleshed 14 484-487 485 425.00-465.00 439.34 4 530 530 425.00 425.00 Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 697 697 350.00 350.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 489 489 537.50 537.50 17 615 615 452.50 452.50