Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week . Feeder steers 350-400 & 700-750 lbs 3.00 higher; 400-450 lbs 11.00 lower; 450-700 lbs 5.00- 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 350-400 & 650-700 lbs 4.00 higher; 400-500 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower; 500-600 lbs 8.00-9.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for today's offering but buyer's were not pushing the market like they did last week. Feeders were in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for January 6, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.32/cwt on 1,449 head.

Average price

$185.32

1,449 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$16.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	186.27	1,120	1,367
Medium and Large 1-2	491	169.40	831	82

One grade step is worth $16.88/cwt here — about $289 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 sale1,449 hd

185.32

—

ND average3 barns · 5,174 hd

182.33

+2.99

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	172.26/cwt	164.00–175.25	1,154	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	234.32/cwt	211.00–237.50	862	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	207.38/cwt	207.25–208.00	892	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.07/cwt	169.75–177.00	900	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.09/cwt	158.00–167.00	935	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	206.10/cwt	194.00–213.00	995	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	198.25/cwt	193.50–207.25	1,025	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	174.60/cwt	164.00–182.75	1,090	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	174.78/cwt	174.25–175.50	1,264	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	829	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	755	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	183.38/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,076	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	167.64/cwt	166.50–169.50	1,313	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.08/cwt	142.00–153.85	1,028	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	180.23/cwt	171.00–182.50	669	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.99/cwt	164.00–176.75	743	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.53/cwt	162.50–183.00	818	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	193.57/cwt	193.50–194.00	600	34

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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