Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers are steady to firm with higher under tones. The feeder heifers under 550lbs steady with lower under tones, and over 550lbs steady to 4.00 higher with instances of 6.00 higher. Winter storms were in the area affecting the travel. The next sale is March 23rd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.85/cwt on 2,343 head.

Average price

$208.85

2,343 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$527

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	209.56	1,481	2,204
Medium and Large 1-2	574	199.85	1,146	131
Large 1	1,255	160.00	2,008	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.56/cwt here — about −$527 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 sale2,343 hd

208.85

—

ND average3 barns · 4,555 hd

209.18

−0.33

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	950	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	947	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,094	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	337	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	553	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	549	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.31/cwt	231.00–232.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	177.36/cwt	176.00–178.75	1,607	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	250.39/cwt	234.00–270.00	1,174	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	206.99/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,484	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	578	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,277	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	178.28/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,539	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	188.73/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,444	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	184.00/cwt	180.25–185.75	1,518	621
Steers	Large 1	—	1,255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	217.64/cwt	201.00–231.00	1,399	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,545	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	863	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	190.67/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,232	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	194.21/cwt	184.00–204.00	1,311	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	201.93/cwt	192.00–208.25	1,242	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	244.46/cwt	216.50–252.00	1,371	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	212.18/cwt	191.50–230.00	1,451	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	181.63/cwt	180.50–187.00	1,330	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	251.20/cwt	235.50–262.00	1,344	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	210.78/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,252	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	217.03/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,131	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	187.19/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,179	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	175.99/cwt	165.00–178.50	1,153	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	206.63/cwt	198.00–212.50	967	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,399	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	837	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,083	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,587	8

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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