Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 750-800 lbs 4.00 lower; 850-900 lbs 8.00 higher; 950-1000lbs 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs 1.00 lower; 750-800 lbs 1.00 higher; 850-900 lbs 5.00 lower; 950-1000 lbs 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on today's offering with many packages of tested open heifers in the offering. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for October 8, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.22/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$136.22

466 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	137.93	997	426
Medium and Large 1-2	887	118.60	1,052	35
Large 1	1,036	114.00	1,181	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale466 hd

136.22

—

ND average2 barns · 758 hd

134.81

+1.42

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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	129.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,306	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,036	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	139.97/cwt	134.00–144.00	956	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	133.38/cwt	130.50–146.25	1,078	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	139.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,094	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	127.89/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,237	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	159.16/cwt	158.75–162.00	812	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	145.22/cwt	139.00–148.50	1,123	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	142.50/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,237	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	137.73/cwt	131.50–138.25	1,329	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	115.35/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,005	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,136	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,306	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,171	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	144.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	845	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.72/cwt	143.00–153.50	702	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	139.56/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,019	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	126.57/cwt	121.00–132.50	1,105	70

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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