Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350-400 lbs & 650-750 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher; 400-450 lbs 7.00 higher; 450-550 lbs 9.00 higher; 550-650 lbs 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers 350-400 & 550-600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher; 500-550 & 600-650 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher; 450-500- lbs 7.00 higher; 400- 450lbs 10 higher. Very good demand for today's offering with buyers aggressively bidding for the offering. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for December 16, 2021, this will be the last feeder calf sale of the year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.77/cwt on 1,892 head.

Average price

$189.77

1,892 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.69

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	190.81	1,126	1,727
Medium and Large 1-2	570	178.91	1,021	165

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $105 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 sale1,892 hd

189.77

—

ND average3 barns · 4,881 hd

183.08

+6.69

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

22 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	—	429	179.65/cwt	175.00–180.25	771	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.62/cwt	165.00–179.00	821	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.65/cwt	141.00–157.00	933	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.23/cwt	147.00–159.00	893	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	870	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.24/cwt	171.00–179.50	662	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	218.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	946	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	176.81/cwt	171.00–184.75	1,183	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	187.55/cwt	184.50–190.00	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	184.23/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,155	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	162.07/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,115	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	189.70/cwt	177.00–196.50	1,077	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,057	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.72/cwt	143.50–151.00	984	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	203.05/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,080	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	163.88/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,277	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	229.59/cwt	227.50–234.50	859	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	179.72/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,060	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	182.05/cwt	181.00–183.00	978	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	172.05/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,216	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	212.23/cwt	192.00–218.25	1,006	180

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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