Sale reports / North Dakota / Stockmen's Livestock Exchange / 2021-03-25

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 25
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099
Receipts
2,821 head
21 vs last sale 2,800 1,237 vs year ago 1,584 · +78.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago. Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-7.00 higher. Good demand seen on today's offering of steers and heifers. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for April 8, 2021, expecting 4000 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.06/cwt on 1,000 head.
Average price
$133.06
1,000 head · 729 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.81
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1729133.069701,000
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 sale1,000 hd
133.06
ND average3 barns · 3,304 hd
138.87
−5.81
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

18 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1471147.40/cwt141.00–155.0069413
HeifersMedium and Large 1618141.50/cwt138.50–145.0087430
HeifersMedium and Large 1711131.70/cwt129.00–134.0093634
HeifersMedium and Large 1521149.72/cwt140.50–154.0078045
HeifersMedium and Large 1578147.78/cwt145.00–163.0085485
HeifersMedium and Large 1756125.51/cwt124.25–127.00949203
HeifersMedium and Large 1671138.66/cwt131.00–142.00930233
HeifersMedium and Large 1833127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,058357
SteersMedium and Large 1762141.42/cwt139.75–143.001,07855
SteersMedium and Large 1630160.17/cwt148.00–164.501,00958
SteersMedium and Large 1968128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,24463
SteersMedium and Large 1880134.55/cwt134.00–135.501,184114
SteersMedium and Large 1808138.76/cwt134.25–141.101,121138
SteersMedium and Large 1717149.15/cwt142.75–151.851,069200
SteersMedium and Large 1486153.85/cwt152.00–156.5074812
SteersMedium and Large 1668150.98/cwt146.50–155.001,00913
SteersMedium and Large 1575178.45/cwt177.00–179.001,02629
SteersMedium and Large 1518175.99/cwt169.00–187.5091232

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.