Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 750-800 lbs 3.00 lower, 850-900 lbs 8.00 lower, 950-1000lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs 2.00 higher, 750-800 lbs 1.00 lower, 800-850 lbs 4.00 higher, 850-900 lbs 7.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on today's offering of feeder steers and heifers. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for October 14, 2020 expecting 3500 new crop calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.51/cwt on 720 head.

Average price

$133.51

720 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	825	134.85	1,112	627
Large 1	1,039	125.31	1,302	74
Medium and Large 1-2	610	121.37	740	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $372 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 sale720 hd

133.51

—

ND average2 barns · 974 hd

132.40

+1.12

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	—	1,016	130.48/cwt	125.50–131.75	1,326	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,073	120.30/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,291	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,033	126.18/cwt	123.50–126.75	1,303	63
Steers	Large 1	—	1,083	125.99/cwt	113.50–127.75	1,364	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.11/cwt	137.00–143.50	966	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	137.23/cwt	133.50–139.50	1,135	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	142.85/cwt	140.00–144.25	1,130	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	143.98/cwt	135.25–147.25	1,202	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	166.14/cwt	165.00–167.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.38/cwt	135.50–140.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.12/cwt	133.50–145.00	1,077	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	128.60/cwt	122.00–129.75	1,249	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	144.10/cwt	144.00–144.50	960	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	134.86/cwt	132.50–136.75	1,194	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	142.35/cwt	135.50–145.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.49/cwt	121.00–135.50	800	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	131.93/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,222	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	142.57/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,042	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	831	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.34/cwt	123.00–124.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	134.03/cwt	128.50–141.75	1,174	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.24/cwt	141.00–146.00	811	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	140.61/cwt	139.75–142.00	997	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	132.03/cwt	131.50–132.75	1,264	28

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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