Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers 440-450 lbs 7.00 lower; 450-550 & 600-650 & 700-750 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 650-700 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower; 500-600 lbs steady; 600-650 lbs 5.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on all classes today. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for November 18, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.82/cwt on 2,299 head.

Average price

$168.82

2,299 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	169.46	989	2,176
Medium and Large 1-2	515	157.47	811	123

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $178 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 sale2,299 hd

168.82

—

ND average3 barns · 6,587 hd

167.33

+1.48

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.66/cwt	137.50–150.00	909	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	145.58/cwt	138.75–152.75	971	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.32/cwt	144.50–160.00	809	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.14/cwt	147.50–162.00	735	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.41/cwt	137.50–153.75	824	431
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.72/cwt	158.50–176.00	964	594
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	164.57/cwt	156.50–175.00	1,030	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	195.18/cwt	185.00–209.50	839	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.95/cwt	152.00–180.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	209.40/cwt	183.00–224.00	787	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	189.14/cwt	180.00–203.00	912	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	633	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.05/cwt	150.00–159.75	1,048	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	153.83/cwt	151.50–155.00	983	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.45/cwt	154.00–163.00	665	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	175.97/cwt	165.00–182.00	945	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	140.65/cwt	139.00–142.00	754	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.04/cwt	155.00–170.00	611	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	161.22/cwt	160.00–164.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	150.26/cwt	147.50–152.00	1,080	139

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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