Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Good to very good demand for this nice offering of high quality, long time weaned and preconditioned steers and heifers. Flesh condition light to moderate as cattle have had to endure some really harsh, severely cold weather. The market was very active now that the weather has moderated some and allowed cattle feeders to get caught up and ready to receive more cattle. Next feeder cattle sale will be next week, Jan. 19, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.48/cwt on 1,122 head.

Average price

$186.48

1,122 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$532

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$47.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	187.15	1,131	1,099
Medium and Large 1-2	588	168.00	988	12thin
Large 1	1,192	139.50	1,663	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.65/cwt here — about −$532 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 sale1,122 hd

186.48

—

ND average3 barns · 3,790 hd

181.57

+4.91

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

34 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	—	833	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,312	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,192	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	191.01/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,007	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	188.44/cwt	179.00–191.25	1,072	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	168.35/cwt	164.00–170.50	1,202	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	200.52/cwt	189.00–214.00	936	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	219.58/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,140	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	191.64/cwt	184.00–194.50	1,391	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,416	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	209.44/cwt	192.50–214.00	1,405	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	214.65/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,215	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	227.44/cwt	218.00–236.50	1,092	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.62/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,285	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	178.32/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,100	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,153	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	250.48/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,062	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	667	191.81/cwt	190.50–194.00	1,279	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	781	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,421	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	176.99/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	883	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,455	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,227	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	173.06/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,265	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	170.91/cwt	166.50–175.50	1,160	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	204.28/cwt	191.00–211.00	866	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	182.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,129	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	182.70/cwt	168.25–206.00	1,334	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,244	13

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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