Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 750-850 lbs traded steady; 850-900 lbs 4.00 lower; 950-1000 & 1050-1100 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs 7 950-1000 lbs steady; 750-800 & 850-950 2.00 higher; 1000-1050 lbs 4.00 lower.Good to moderate demand seen on today's offering of feeder steers and heifers with many packages of tested open replacement heifers. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale scheduled for September 24, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.67/cwt on 578 head.

Average price

$129.67

578 head · 879 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	131.80	1,106	470
Large 1	1,051	120.40	1,266	108

One grade step is worth $11.40/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale578 hd

129.67

—

ND average2 barns · 853 hd

131.40

−1.73

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	Large 1	—	1,069	119.70/cwt	116.50–122.50	1,280	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,144	108.76/cwt	108.00–110.50	1,244	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	122.36/cwt	117.75–123.75	1,265	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.07/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,060	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.50	833	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	149.28/cwt	139.00–150.50	1,126	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	135.51/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,194	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	129.14/cwt	127.50–129.75	1,269	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	144.06/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,201	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	128.60/cwt	121.50–130.25	1,192	183
Steers	Large 1	—	1,077	121.54/cwt	116.75–124.50	1,309	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	140.78/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,002	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	962	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.31/cwt	124.00–130.50	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	132.58/cwt	131.50–134.50	1,082	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	125.36/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,213	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	141.83/cwt	135.50–145.75	1,024	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	136.80/cwt	136.00–140.00	928	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	131.99/cwt	128.00–132.25	1,134	115

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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