Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 500-600 lbs 8.00 higher; 600-700 lbs 3.00 higher; 700-800 lbs 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-700 lbs 4.00 - 11.00 higher; 750-800 lbs 2.00 higher. Moderate to good demand seen on today's offering. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for January 30, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.34/cwt on 1,622 head.

Average price

$150.34

1,622 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

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

$1.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	152.15	887	27
Medium and Large 1	743	150.31	1,117	1,595

One grade step is worth $1.84/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale1,622 hd

150.34

—

ND average4 barns · 6,260 hd

157.48

−7.15

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

26 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	154.54/cwt	145.50–157.75	1,042	203
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.82/cwt	145.00–153.50	772	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.70/cwt	167.00–182.00	734	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	128.36/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,065	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.96/cwt	156.50–159.00	746	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	175.29/cwt	172.00–178.50	999	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.62/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,020	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	143.75/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,169	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.40/cwt	141.00–155.75	1,090	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	187.55/cwt	178.50–191.50	923	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	180.28/cwt	174.00–181.75	977	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	145.11/cwt	142.50–148.50	984	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	153.99/cwt	145.00–157.50	875	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	144.91/cwt	137.75–151.50	1,135	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	138.50/cwt	137.25–139.25	1,205	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	134.93/cwt	131.25–136.50	994	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	134.62/cwt	134.50–135.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.94/cwt	132.00–141.00	799	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	133.44/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,046	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	148.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	930	82

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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