Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifers 750-850 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, other weights of heifers not well tested last week for comparison. Good demand for this nice offering of yearling steers and heifers right off grass, the flesh condition was light and attractive. The market was under pressure this week as new crop corn futures have climbed to nearly 7.00 a bushel. There were some light, calf weight yearlings but no spring calves this week as cow-calf producers have enough grass to graze yet without needing to sell early. The market was active, especially on the longer strings that offered full load lots. Many small consignments of tested open heifers, the quality of those was very attractive but buyers had to compete heavily to make full loads from these small bunches. Next special yearling feeder cattle sale will be Sept. 29, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.21/cwt on 830 head.

Average price

$172.21

830 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$603

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

$24.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	185.28	1,027	133
Medium and Large 1	865	170.31	1,473	653
Large 1	1,013	161.01	1,630	44

One grade step is worth $24.28/cwt here — about −$603 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 sale830 hd

172.21

—

ND average2 barns · 1,592 hd

173.40

−1.19

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

40 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	—	908	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,480	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	878	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,365	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	681	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	798	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	873	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	174.05/cwt	172.35–175.75	1,706	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	177.60/cwt	168.00–179.75	1,625	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,098	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	181.05/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,503	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	189.83/cwt	186.25–196.00	1,380	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,341	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	612	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	180.21/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,566	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,498	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	163.90/cwt	163.50–164.75	1,675	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,029	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	181.94/cwt	179.75–185.75	1,339	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	188.04/cwt	184.75–193.50	1,437	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	198.24/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,358	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	950	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	167.74/cwt	162.00–169.25	1,553	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	186.20/cwt	179.50–188.00	1,063	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	782	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,600	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	176.61/cwt	175.00–177.75	1,356	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	183.39/cwt	179.75–184.75	1,245	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,056	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,003	161.23/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,617	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	168.63/cwt	163.75–173.00	1,469	93
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,084	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	163.79/cwt	161.50–166.25	1,584	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	172.68/cwt	171.75–176.00	1,444	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	172.23/cwt	168.50–176.00	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	896	6

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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