Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-550 & 600-650 lbs 2.00 lower; 550-600 lbs 5.00 higher; 650-750 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher; 650-700 lbs 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on all classes today with many weaned steers and heifers . Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for January 7, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.47/cwt on 1,306 head.

Average price

$155.47

1,306 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	155.88	999	1,267
Medium and Large 1-2	630	147.38	929	28
Large 1	1,006	128.00	1,288	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.88/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale1,306 hd

155.47

—

ND average3 barns · 5,492 hd

157.72

−2.26

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,268	11
Steers	Large 1NHTC	—	1,006	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,288	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	123.47/cwt	119.50–127.50	1,035	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	148.04/cwt	145.00–150.75	1,081	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.52/cwt	164.50–185.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	130.82/cwt	128.00–134.50	886	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	687	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,017	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	150.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,016	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.76/cwt	147.00–154.50	703	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,118	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.70/cwt	129.00–130.00	947	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	129.32/cwt	123.00–131.50	1,143	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.51/cwt	141.00–153.50	804	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	133.69/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,075	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.58/cwt	137.25–149.00	828	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	153.37/cwt	147.00–157.00	977	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	161.63/cwt	158.50–168.25	950	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	172.92/cwt	167.25–182.00	913	161

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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