Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 400-450 lbs 8.00 higher; 450-500 lbs 5.00 lower; 500-550 lbs along with 600-700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. 550-600 and 700-750 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450 lbs 6.00 lower; 450-600 lbs 3.00 - 5.00 higher; 600-650 lbs 1.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on today's offering of feeder steers and heifers. Quality was mostly attractive with the feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for November 12 , 2020 expecting a large run of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.80/cwt on 2,127 head.

Average price

$153.80

2,127 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	153.92	907	2,076
Medium and Large 1-2	506	149.02	754	51

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about $153 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 sale2,127 hd

153.80

—

ND average3 barns · 5,069 hd

153.68

+0.13

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

25 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	—	1,041	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,216	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	148.69/cwt	141.00–159.00	577	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	146.05/cwt	140.00–157.00	637	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.50/cwt	141.00–158.00	703	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.40/cwt	125.00–139.50	768	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	148.53/cwt	139.00–153.25	915	420
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.29/cwt	131.50–138.00	634	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.93/cwt	136.00–138.50	723	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.81/cwt	137.50–151.50	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	151.37/cwt	144.75–158.00	872	564
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	173.81/cwt	166.00–180.00	843	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	144.40/cwt	139.75–150.00	1,028	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	184.57/cwt	177.00–193.00	748	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.58/cwt	154.00–171.60	847	375
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	145.76/cwt	136.00–150.50	972	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.56/cwt	127.00–132.50	810	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.44/cwt	137.00–157.00	754	322

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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