Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 -4.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on today's offering. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is March 12, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.14/cwt on 742 head.

Average price

$143.14

742 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

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	536	154.00	825	9thin
Medium and Large 1	746	143.00	1,066	733

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about −$241 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 sale742 hd

143.14

—

ND average3 barns · 5,360 hd

148.50

−5.36

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

18 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	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.91/cwt	145.75–153.25	1,011	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	139.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,080	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,103	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	159.68/cwt	152.50–162.75	1,024	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	124.62/cwt	124.50–125.75	1,114	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	122.71/cwt	121.50–123.50	956	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.19/cwt	132.75–133.50	886	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.87/cwt	146.25–157.25	868	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.84/cwt	145.00–158.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.79/cwt	126.00–128.25	915	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.69/cwt	138.00–142.75	886	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.39/cwt	143.00–144.75	1,032	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	164.60/cwt	163.00–166.50	933	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.96/cwt	165.50–172.00	889	20

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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