Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-600 lbs fully higher; 600-650 lbs 3.00 lower; 650-800 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate on todays offering of feeder steers and heifers. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for February 4, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.85/cwt on 1,188 head.

Average price

$150.85

1,188 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$17.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	151.04	1,045	1,175
Medium and Large 1-2	615	133.25	819	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about $225 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 sale1,188 hd

150.85

—

ND average3 barns · 7,095 hd

149.93

+0.91

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

26 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 1	—	475	155.33/cwt	153.50–160.50	738	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	129.70/cwt	126.50–132.00	951	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.04/cwt	134.50–144.50	866	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.55/cwt	127.50–137.50	891	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.39/cwt	142.50–156.00	856	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.37/cwt	160.00–180.25	905	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,312	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.67/cwt	139.75–145.25	1,027	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.40/cwt	143.25–162.00	981	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	130.58/cwt	125.50–132.25	1,088	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,163	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	195.51/cwt	195.00–197.00	852	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	168.74/cwt	156.75–175.25	950	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	138.76/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,077	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	817	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,140	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.31/cwt	156.00–156.50	821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.33/cwt	156.50–160.50	678	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	117.77/cwt	114.50–120.00	976	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.64/cwt	120.50–128.00	963	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	694	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,147	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.76/cwt	143.00–153.50	1,006	263

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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