Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower with instances of 5.00 to 6.00 lower, except 700-750 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, instances of 7.00-8.00 lower. Very good demand remains for light weight and fleshed cattle to make yearlings of as the supply of this class is rather limited. More moderate demand for feeding type cattle as so many of these class have been offered for sale since the first of the year. The cash fat market has been sluggish as daily kill totals have been problematic. Live Cattle futures posted a recovery earlier in the week but still have not reached the heights that many were betting on. This week's offering saw a few full loads, but many more smaller strings and packages. Flesh condition ranged from light to moderate plus, buyers are very critical of too much flesh as cost of gains have risen with the rising corn price.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.18/cwt on 1,208 head.

Average price

$174.18

1,208 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	176.89	1,137	1,078
Medium and Large 1-2	667	159.61	1,064	69
Large 1	1,008	142.75	1,439	61

One grade step is worth $34.14/cwt here — about −$301 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 sale1,208 hd

174.18

—

ND average3 barns · 5,476 hd

175.39

−1.21

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

44 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 1Fleshy	—	479	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	597	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	887	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	159.06/cwt	155.50–160.25	986	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	152.35/cwt	152.35–152.35	1,333	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	890	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	200.67/cwt	200.00–201.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	156.11/cwt	154.50–157.50	1,191	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	167.78/cwt	167.25–169.25	1,200	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	882	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	176.76/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,108	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	192.64/cwt	190.25–197.00	1,019	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	187.55/cwt	180.00–194.25	1,071	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	169.73/cwt	167.75–170.50	1,168	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	206.94/cwt	201.00–210.25	985	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	230.64/cwt	228.00–234.00	870	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	218.55/cwt	203.00–222.00	968	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	793	146.04/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,158	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	739	170.58/cwt	158.00–197.00	1,261	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,126	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	151.10/cwt	151.10–151.10	1,284	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.45/cwt	150.00–164.75	921	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,047	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,269	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	855	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.84/cwt	176.00–183.00	674	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	592	4
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,008	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,439	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,184	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.02/cwt	139.50–158.25	1,024	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.01/cwt	161.00–174.00	801	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.59/cwt	170.00–183.00	761	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.01/cwt	156.00–172.75	868	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	142.63/cwt	140.75–145.75	1,050	94

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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