Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-600 lbs 9.00 lower; 600-650 lbs 4.00 lower; 650-800 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeders heifers 500- 600 bs fully lower; 600-650 & 800-850 lbs steady - 1.00 higher 650-700 & 750-800 lbs 4.00- 6.00 higher. 700-750 lbs 3.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate on today's offering of feeder steers and heifers. Feeders where is light to moderate flesh with many replacement heifers in the offering. Next sale is scheduled for March 11, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.03/cwt on 1,238 head.

Average price

$136.03

1,238 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.32

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	136.03	964	1,238

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,238 hd

136.03

—

ND average3 barns · 4,182 hd

135.70

+0.32

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

23 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	139.36/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,130	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	142.90/cwt	136.50–145.00	913	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	167.16/cwt	162.50–174.25	978	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	145.45/cwt	134.00–149.75	1,053	304
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	724	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,064	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	968	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	120.22/cwt	118.50–121.00	1,039	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.21/cwt	142.50–153.00	804	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.08/cwt	137.00–148.75	836	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	122.54/cwt	120.75–129.00	1,005	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	131.38/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,013	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	991	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	809	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,108	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,241	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.66/cwt	134.25–140.25	914	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.50	937	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,183	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	151.46/cwt	150.50–153.00	1,024	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	139.18/cwt	139.00–139.35	1,091	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	787	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,157	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,152	13

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.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →