Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 450 - 600 lbs 1.00 - 2.00 lower; 600-750 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500-550 lbs 2.00 lower; 550-600 lbs 6.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for today's offering of calves. Quality was mostly attractive and all calves were off the cow in light to moderate flesh. Most calves had full preconditioning and those without were discounted. Next sale is scheduled for October 29, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.90/cwt on 2,019 head.

Average price

$143.90

2,019 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$6.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	144.49	880	1,838
Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.89	789	181

One grade step is worth $6.59/cwt here — about $90 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 sale2,019 hd

143.90

—

ND average2 barns · 4,225 hd

141.35

+2.55

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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	784	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	144.15/cwt	143.00–145.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	138.65/cwt	132.00–140.00	611	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.21/cwt	120.75–130.00	867	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.02/cwt	129.00–145.00	649	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.65/cwt	126.00–128.50	610	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.27/cwt	141.00–141.50	747	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.15/cwt	133.00–139.50	802	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.54/cwt	121.50–127.75	778	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.97/cwt	119.00–132.00	736	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.75/cwt	140.50–155.00	860	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.59/cwt	132.50–143.35	864	461
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	969	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.35/cwt	130.00–146.75	731	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.65/cwt	153.00–169.50	779	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.21/cwt	144.00–159.75	794	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.12/cwt	130.50–139.00	928	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	135.63/cwt	132.00–138.75	971	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	5

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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