Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; over 800 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances to 7.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate for the feeder cattle sale, with good demand for heavier cattle, especially those sold in full loads. The next feeder cattle sale will be January 12, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.77/cwt on 1,874 head.

Average price

$197.77

1,874 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.31/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	643	200.45	1,288	1,608
Medium and Large 1-2	626	182.01	1,139	142
Large 1	806	181.14	1,460	124

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale1,874 hd

197.77

—

ND average3 barns · 5,335 hd

194.93

+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

51 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	—	833	162.47/cwt	159.50–165.00	1,353	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	177.45/cwt	176.00–178.25	1,308	50
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	830	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	786	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,393	64
Steers	Large 1	—	773	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,407	33
Steers	Large 1	—	629	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,189	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	221.10/cwt	211.00–226.50	1,059	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	188.56/cwt	184.50–188.75	1,461	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	199.93/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,250	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	178.10/cwt	178.10–178.10	1,590	59
Steers	Large 1	—	875	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,564	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	238.53/cwt	231.00–241.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	171.37/cwt	164.00–177.25	1,604	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	209.58/cwt	208.00–210.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	193.11/cwt	180.50–206.00	1,296	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,156	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	180.18/cwt	177.75–183.00	1,468	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	245.08/cwt	223.00–249.50	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	237.91/cwt	230.00–255.00	904	45
Heifers	Large 1	—	812	165.99/cwt	162.50–166.25	1,348	71
Heifers	Large 1	—	692	164.96/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,142	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,123	153.39/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,723	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,031	141.14/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,455	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	907	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,020	114.45/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,167	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	184.99/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,073	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	200.34/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,062	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	167.35/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,135	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	163.13/cwt	162.00–164.00	917	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	164.78/cwt	159.50–166.75	1,287	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	187.37/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,360	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	198.02/cwt	191.00–205.00	966	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,169	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	180.97/cwt	176.00–190.00	957	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	191.45/cwt	181.00–194.00	929	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.81/cwt	170.00–173.00	700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	223.45/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,160	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	182.78/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,146	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	204.88/cwt	196.00–213.50	1,192	242
Heifers	Large 1	—	581	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	170.22/cwt	162.00–175.00	889	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.99/cwt	159.00–162.00	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	740	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	181.62/cwt	175.00–185.50	1,053	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	176.10/cwt	171.00–181.50	1,108	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	145.42/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,271	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	170.21/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,231	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	174.51/cwt	171.00–177.00	806	34

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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