Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers were of different weights from last week, not enough to compare, yearling heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for yearlings as the supply of true grass yearlings dwindles rapidly. The flesh condition on the yearlings was very attractive. Good demand for this first good sized offering of spring born calves. There were some long strings, including nearly full load lots of these high quality calves. Preconditioning status varied as about half of the consignments were lacking their fall booster shots. The market was active on these calves, regardless of their vaccine program as there were plenty of buyers wanting to buy these light calves. Flesh condition on calves varied from light fleshed to moderate plus. Next Thursday expecting 3,000 spring calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.07/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$180.07

803 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	182.21	1,230	691
Medium and Large 1-2	626	167.80	1,050	104
Large 1	1,098	158.00	1,735	2thin
Large 1-2	818	153.50	1,256	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale803 hd

180.07

—

ND average2 barns · 1,244 hd

177.23

+2.84

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

50 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 1-2	—	610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,285	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	215.33/cwt	192.00–222.00	1,111	83
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	534	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	169.16/cwt	168.50–169.50	1,480	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	179.71/cwt	179.50–179.75	1,486	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	226.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	941	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	212.53/cwt	202.00–228.00	1,035	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	175.18/cwt	172.00–176.50	1,188	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	179.25/cwt	178.50–179.75	1,260	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	169.67/cwt	169.50–170.00	1,125	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	196.69/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,133	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	204.31/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,240	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	170.48/cwt	169.50–172.00	979	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	163.05/cwt	162.50–163.50	1,613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	938	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,098	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	805	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,015	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.59/cwt	184.00–193.00	906	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,348	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	202.13/cwt	200.00–206.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	649	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,120	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,058	161.73/cwt	157.75–165.00	1,711	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	818	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	182.12/cwt	176.50–186.00	1,311	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	176.14/cwt	170.25–182.75	1,340	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,171	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,251	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	196.52/cwt	185.00–204.50	839	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,158	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	178.80/cwt	170.00–182.50	926	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	163.14/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,517	27

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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