Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Very few yearlings in the offering to make an accurate trend. Today was the first sizable calf offering and calves were met with moderate to good demand with the best demand seen for a couple loads of steers. Most had full preconditioning. Quality was mostly attractive on the calves and all were off the cow in mostly light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for Oct 22, 2020 expecting 4500 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.88/cwt on 1,671 head.

Average price

$151.88

1,671 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	152.03	910	1,657
Medium and Large 1-2	563	134.97	760	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $150 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 sale1,671 hd

151.88

—

ND average3 barns · 3,107 hd

148.51

+3.37

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

22 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	697	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	770	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	124.53/cwt	123.75–125.75	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.21/cwt	155.00–173.50	706	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.78/cwt	154.50–172.25	785	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.14/cwt	157.00–165.50	617	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	155.04/cwt	142.00–160.75	712	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.74/cwt	130.00–144.50	732	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	149.57/cwt	140.50–153.00	926	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.97/cwt	131.00–138.00	760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	149.03/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,007	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.40/cwt	143.00–158.00	874	548
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	153.50/cwt	151.00–157.50	672	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.79/cwt	130.00–136.75	764	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	147.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,049	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.71/cwt	144.00–162.50	820	172

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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