Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Good demand for this offering of yearling steers and heifers off grass. The flesh condition was light and attractive, overall. The market was very active, especially on the longer strings which featured full loads and multiple load lots. The market was under pressure as the futures contracts have been under pressure since the last auction. Next feeder cattle sale will be Oct 6, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.62/cwt on 677 head.

Average price

$168.62

677 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	849	168.75	1,432	662
Medium and Large 1-2	796	162.66	1,295	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about $137 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 sale677 hd

168.62

—

ND average2 barns · 1,113 hd

167.76

+0.86

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

20 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	—	934	175.22/cwt	172.75–175.75	1,637	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	160.21/cwt	158.00–162.50	1,567	55
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	163.80/cwt	162.25–167.50	1,682	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	169.27/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,418	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,530	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	171.90/cwt	168.50–173.10	1,685	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	878	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	954	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	166.21/cwt	162.00–167.25	1,466	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	946	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,470	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,021	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	162.97/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,507	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,256	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	180.55/cwt	174.25–181.75	1,293	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	174.28/cwt	174.00–178.50	1,342	83

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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