Sale reports / North Dakota / Stockmen's Livestock Exchange / 2022-10-20

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Oct 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099
Receipts
3,573 head
1,212 vs last sale 2,361 344 vs year ago 3,917 · 8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher, except 500-550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers too limited to make a comparison. Very good demand for this nice offering of high quality calves. Several long strings in the offering, including full loads and multiple load lots. The flesh condition ranged from light to moderate overall. Many of the calf consignments were fully preconditioned, yet there were many that were only carrying one round of shots. There were plenty of buyers for the calves that needed one, or both rounds of shots, as the quality and flesh condition of the cattle was very attractive. Very good demand for the few sets of yearlings, the market was very active as few of these cattle are available. The fall marketing season is fully underway now as cow/calf producers begin pulling their calves from summer pastures. Special feeder cattle sale again next week, Oct. 27, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $210.44/cwt on 2,165 head.
Average price
$210.44
2,165 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$22.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.71
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553211.361,1702,063
Medium and Large 1-2497196.3397546
Medium 1542188.491,02256
One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $148 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 sale2,165 hd
210.44
ND average3 barns · 4,125 hd
201.74
+8.71
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

38 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy445182.00/cwt182.00–182.008109
HeifersMedium 1453173.00/cwt173.00–173.007848
HeifersMedium 1535175.00/cwt175.00–175.0093612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430190.00/cwt190.00–190.0081711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full811171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3874
HeifersLarge 11,139163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,86225
SteersMedium and Large 1428237.58/cwt227.00–247.751,017176
SteersMedium and Large 1528213.89/cwt196.00–224.001,129324
SteersMedium and Large 1667196.41/cwt180.00–202.251,310170
SteersMedium and Large 1371245.26/cwt244.00–246.009108
SteersMedium and Large 1476224.67/cwt203.00–234.501,069385
SteersMedium and Large 1574206.46/cwt193.00–219.751,185540
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476202.00/cwt202.00–202.009629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550170.50/cwt170.50–170.509385
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy628183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,15217
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy513193.50/cwt193.50–193.5099325
SteersMedium and Large 1342256.00/cwt256.00–256.0087615
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned720189.25/cwt189.25–189.251,36336
SteersMedium 1493183.00/cwt183.00–183.0090215
SteersMedium 1560190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,06741
HeifersMedium and Large 1608175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,06420
HeifersMedium and Large 1371209.00/cwt209.00–209.007754
SteersMedium and Large 1622200.38/cwt185.00–206.001,246340
SteersMedium and Large 1-2321221.00/cwt221.00–221.007096
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy595187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1135
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy677179.83/cwt176.00–183.001,21713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365195.95/cwt194.50–197.5071525
HeifersMedium and Large 1897171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,53413
SteersMedium and Large 1Full882173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,5309
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534193.65/cwt188.00–197.001,03426
HeifersMedium and Large 1654170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1125
HeifersMedium and Large 1921170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,56615
HeifersMedium and Large 1523189.29/cwt182.00–193.75990255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494171.00/cwt171.00–171.008455
HeifersMedium and Large 1577178.87/cwt173.00–183.501,03289
HeifersMedium and Large 1320219.50/cwt219.50–219.5070211
HeifersMedium and Large 1427205.86/cwt191.00–214.00879146
HeifersMedium and Large 1474193.47/cwt188.50–201.0091763

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.