North Dakota cattle auction prices

Name: North Dakota feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

3 sales at 3 USDA-reported barns from Oct 16 to October 22, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $442.61/cwt
4-week average: $446.35
13-week average: $444.32
4-week vs 13-week: +0.5%

52-wk low $423.43high $515.84

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $360.40/cwt
4-week average: $368.93
13-week average: $368.75
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $355.49high $421.12

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $397.88/cwt
4-week average: $397.98
13-week average: $397.45
4-week vs 13-week: +0.1%

52-wk low $364.84high $472.87

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, Dickinson	Thu Oct 22	4,447	$446.69	$351.00	$402.85	Steady (+0.5%)
Napoleon Livestock Auction, Napoleon	Thu Oct 22	1,026	$423.24	$351.12	$364.51	—
Kist Livestock Auction, Mandan	Wed Oct 21	2,181	$436.17	$385.00	$390.35	—

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All North Dakota barns

Kist Livestock Auction, Mandan · Oct 21
Napoleon Livestock Auction, Napoleon · Oct 22
Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, Dickinson · Oct 22

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 3 North Dakota barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.