Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-700 lbs traded 3.00 - 4.00 higher. 700-750 & 800-850 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. 750-800 lbs 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs 3.00 higher; 650-750 lbs 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on today's offering of feeder steers and heifers Quality was attractive with many drafts in light to moderate flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.53/cwt on 1,644 head.

Average price

$120.53

1,644 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	759	120.92	917	1,592
Medium and Large 1-2	827	108.69	899	52

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $18 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 sale1,644 hd

120.53

—

ND average3 barns · 3,141 hd

124.40

−3.87

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

27 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 1Fancy	—	771	130.71/cwt	127.50–133.75	1,008	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	103.75/cwt	103.75–103.75	989	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	931	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	126.48/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,023	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	115.51/cwt	114.75–118.00	1,056	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.58/cwt	125.25–138.50	1,005	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.07/cwt	149.00–166.00	893	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	138.40/cwt	135.50–141.50	1,006	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	144.56/cwt	140.25–145.50	956	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.15/cwt	141.50–145.00	915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	908	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,032	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	903	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	109.19/cwt	106.00–114.00	957	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	120.75/cwt	111.00–123.75	884	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	116.80/cwt	115.25–117.50	894	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.94/cwt	120.00–131.50	874	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	115.31/cwt	113.00–116.50	959	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	878	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	771	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.29/cwt	137.50–142.00	859	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	908	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	976	55

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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