Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers are steady to 3.00 higher except the 750lbs to 800lbs Steers are 2.00 lower. The feeder heifers this week are steady to 3.00 to 4.00 dollars higher except 650lbs to 700lbs are 3.00 to 4.00 dollars lower. Light weight cattle showed moderate to good demand for grass cattle, and moderate demand for heavier feedlot cattle. The weather continues to put pressure on the market. next sale is February 2nd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.55/cwt on 1,353 head.

Average price

$200.55

1,353 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$47.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	494	206.28	1,019	55
Medium and Large 1	648	200.47	1,299	1,293
Medium 1	804	158.50	1,274	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.78/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale1,353 hd

200.55

—

ND average3 barns · 4,882 hd

195.07

+5.48

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

26 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	Large 1	—	1,055	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,561	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	198.54/cwt	197.00–199.50	939	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.52/cwt	184.00–210.00	811	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	169.67/cwt	161.00–173.50	1,196	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	168.73/cwt	154.00–175.25	1,129	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	209.94/cwt	170.00–221.00	997	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	190.15/cwt	187.50–191.50	1,356	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	211.41/cwt	196.50–221.00	1,226	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	176.18/cwt	173.50–178.25	1,351	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	210.58/cwt	188.00–217.00	1,325	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	213.14/cwt	191.00–226.50	1,119	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	193.05/cwt	179.50–198.00	1,307	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	192.00/cwt	176.50–198.00	1,010	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	185.06/cwt	171.00–190.25	1,031	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	231.86/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,101	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	175.84/cwt	161.00–182.25	1,090	252
Steers	Medium 1	—	804	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,173	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,549	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	752	16

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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