Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350-450 lbs 15.00 higher; 450-500 lbs 3.00 higher; 500-550 lbs 8.00 higher; 550-650 lbs 6.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher; 500-600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Good demand seen for today's offering of feeder steers and heifers. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for October 28, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.89/cwt on 1,882 head.

Average price

$173.89

1,882 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$18.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	174.71	995	1,800
Medium and Large 1-2	526	155.91	821	82

One grade step is worth $18.79/cwt here — about $174 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 sale1,882 hd

173.89

—

ND average3 barns · 5,501 hd

172.38

+1.51

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

24 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 1Fancy	—	558	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	901	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	571	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,010	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.30/cwt	154.50–170.00	617	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.97/cwt	151.00–169.00	670	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	161.22/cwt	148.50–166.75	1,137	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	206.94/cwt	199.00–210.50	791	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,197	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	186.68/cwt	178.50–190.75	896	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	162.46/cwt	153.25–167.10	1,030	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	163.51/cwt	150.00–167.85	1,104	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	891	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.59/cwt	151.50–167.00	837	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	184.88/cwt	171.50–190.00	969	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	163.78/cwt	158.75–176.00	961	412
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.06/cwt	135.50–149.00	907	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.33/cwt	148.00–162.75	752	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.26/cwt	145.00–153.25	855	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	151.54/cwt	146.00–156.00	802	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	205.00/cwt	204.00–206.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	205.32/cwt	192.00–213.25	869	166

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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