Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400 - 450 & 500-550 lbs fully higher; 450-500 lbs 5.00 higher; 550-750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for this offering of very attractive spring born steer and heifer calves. Flesh condition varied from light to moderate. Next sale is scheduled for November 21,2019.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.41/cwt on 1,961 head.

Average price

$157.41

1,961 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	158.07	968	1,842
Medium and Large 1-2	551	147.17	811	119

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,961 hd

157.41

—

ND average4 barns · 8,479 hd

156.30

+1.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

24 lots · USDA AMS · Stockmen's Livestock Exchange - Dickinson, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	130.59/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,211	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.95/cwt	151.00–159.75	666	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.77/cwt	133.00–137.00	894	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	149.78/cwt	145.50–153.75	726	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	138.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	851	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.14/cwt	137.00–151.75	763	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.82/cwt	133.50–146.25	810	424
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	764	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	194.51/cwt	194.00–195.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	177.56/cwt	174.00–180.50	852	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	189.40/cwt	176.00–195.00	807	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.82/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,064	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	140.45/cwt	138.25–145.50	1,065	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	157.58/cwt	150.25–163.25	919	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.85/cwt	163.50–180.50	899	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.56/cwt	145.50–159.25	960	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	150.01/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,019	518
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	158.78/cwt	143.00–171.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	152.18/cwt	150.50–155.00	829	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.15/cwt	132.00–145.50	823	61

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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