Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 650 - 700 & 750-800 lbs 8.00 higher; 700-750 & 650-900 lbs 4.00 higher . Feeder heifers 550-650 lbs 1.00 higher 650-700 & 750-800 lbs 5.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on today's offering. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh with many drafts of replacement quality heifers in the offering. Next sale is scheduled for February 25 ,2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.92/cwt on 1,454 head.

Average price

$133.92

1,454 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$3.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	133.97	1,006	1,431
Medium and Large 1-2	613	130.25	798	23

One grade step is worth $3.72/cwt here — about $208 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 sale1,454 hd

133.92

—

ND average3 barns · 3,761 hd

136.38

−2.46

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	Medium and Large 1	—	398	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	153.09/cwt	152.50–154.00	819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.88/cwt	136.00–157.00	891	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	143.25/cwt	141.00–145.50	837	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	129.01/cwt	121.50–132.00	988	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	124.35/cwt	120.75–128.50	1,033	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	126.10/cwt	126.10–126.10	1,282	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.26/cwt	127.50–140.00	900	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	134.24/cwt	125.00–136.25	1,093	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	129.58/cwt	123.50–133.00	941	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	142.29/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,049	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	929	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	134.09/cwt	132.25–134.50	1,173	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	762	150.22/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,145	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.38/cwt	169.00–171.00	988	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	881	130.23/cwt	129.50–130.50	1,147	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	152.26/cwt	148.50–154.25	1,031	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	142.35/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,106	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	734	151.62/cwt	151.50–152.00	1,113	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	128.95/cwt	127.50–129.85	1,256	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	835	148.54/cwt	147.00–149.50	1,240	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.25/cwt	129.75–132.00	798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	123.99/cwt	123.75–124.00	1,056	209

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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