Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-600 lbs and 700-800 lbs traded steady to 1.00 higher.; 600-650 lbs 7.00 higher; 650-700 lbs 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-600 lbs 2.00 - 5.00 lower; 650-750 lbs 9.00 lower. Moderate to good demand seen on today's offering. Quality was mostly attractive with many weaned calves in light to moderate flesh. The next feeder calf sale is scheduled for December 19, 2019.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.39/cwt on 2,026 head.

Average price

$154.39

2,026 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	154.94	963	1,925
Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.94	760	101

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $203 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 sale2,026 hd

154.39

—

ND average3 barns · 6,047 hd

153.84

+0.55

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

23 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	—	758	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.69/cwt	148.50–149.00	702	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.86/cwt	153.00–166.00	666	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.95/cwt	123.50–131.00	853	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.28/cwt	131.50–139.50	778	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	127.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	914	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	181.02/cwt	172.00–183.50	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	143.18/cwt	142.75–144.00	1,168	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.85/cwt	152.50–167.00	795	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	144.32/cwt	138.00–147.75	1,103	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	142.86/cwt	138.00–155.00	769	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	143.76/cwt	135.50–148.25	1,045	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	172.14/cwt	165.50–179.25	888	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.71/cwt	142.75–158.50	956	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.22/cwt	139.50–153.00	991	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	157.35/cwt	148.00–163.00	916	610
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	141.92/cwt	136.00–147.00	756	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	135.54/cwt	131.75–137.00	855	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.71/cwt	145.50–146.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	18

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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