North Dakota  - ( Weekly Weighted Average ) - March 21, 2025

Bismarck, ND Fri Mar, 21 2025 North Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 3/17/2025 Receipts: 6041 Last Week: 6466 Last Year: 5542 Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs unevenly steady, over 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, but with the sharp rise in the CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures there was new life breathed into the finishing type cattle. The market for cattle suitable for backgrounding, whether on grass or in a grow yard, has been active all winter long and only getting more competitive as the supply of this class gets tighter. Cattle feeders have sold cattle at 210.00, writing, but many are passing those bids as the April Live Cattle futures reached up and touched 211.00 on Friday morning. The futures complex has finally awakened to the tight supplies of fed cattle, making the prospect for 200.00 plus fat cattle this summer look like a possibility, not just wishful thinking. Feeder cattle offerings continue to get lighter as cattle came earlier this year. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 362 362 480.00 480.00 52 424-448 431 420.00-460.00 445.88 42 455-496 480 405.00-420.00 412.47 153 501-536 514 365.00-406.00 391.89 162 551-586 573 374.50-397.50 382.16 Fancy 176 553-597 579 328.00-376.00 361.97 16 600 600 370.50 370.50 Fancy 384 604-649 628 337.00-365.00 349.95 364 650-698 675 309.00-345.25 333.58 491 700-740 722 303.00-334.00 322.81 446 750-794 775 295.50-327.00 306.31 6 785 785 281.00 281.00 Fleshy 218 804-846 821 269.00-297.50 289.31 123 862-873 868 262.50-291.00 290.07 200 904-941 918 262.50-277.00 275.86 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 440 440 375.00 375.00 12 487-488 488 372.00-372.50 372.25 6 512 512 342.50 342.50 28 576-596 590 301.00-327.50 316.35 6 612 612 327.50 327.50 12 716-748 724 282.50 282.50 6 788 788 271.00 271.00 10 900 900 205.00 205.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 355-384 374 420.00-435.00 430.26 67 414-446 434 375.00-406.00 392.21 177 462-494 477 346.00-385.50 370.91 179 502-547 535 334.50-368.00 343.04 349 551-597 575 306.00-350.00 331.81 15 601 601 317.50 317.50 Replacement 324 613-644 632 296.00-319.00 307.57 326 654-681 666 272.00-313.00 302.32 15 678 678 300.00 300.00 Replacement 60 704-743 717 284.00-295.00 289.29 Replacement 148 700-734 725 259.00-288.00 280.88 67 755-789 762 263.00-291.50 284.05 8 793 793 266.00 266.00 Replacement 12 803-809 806 253.00-260.00 256.49 32 820 820 271.50 271.50 Replacement 22 857-886 872 230.00-250.00 240.17 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 372 372 385.00 385.00 34 462-494 470 330.00-345.00 338.83 10 588 588 312.00 312.00 32 677-695 683 257.50-274.00 268.23 5 985 985 165.00 165.00 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 1015-1034 1026 222.00-230.00 225.16 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 353 353 385.00 385.00 7 454 454 385.00 385.00 32 560 560 364.00 364.00