Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers are unevenly steady . Feeder heifers are steady, except over 900lbs they are 6.00 to 8.00 lower. The sale was very active with the offering. This weeks sale was smaller sale compared to two weeks ago. The cattle were straight off the grass keeping the flesh good and attractive. The demand was very good. The next sale is October 5th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.60/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$239.60

934 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	808	241.66	1,952	755
Medium and Large 1-2	762	230.92	1,760	179

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $192 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 sale934 hd

239.60

—

ND average2 barns · 1,319 hd

239.01

+0.59

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

27 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 1	—	626	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	221.08/cwt	219.50–224.50	2,142	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	233.52/cwt	231.00–237.00	2,034	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	263.89/cwt	258.75–267.50	1,773	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	250.65/cwt	246.25–259.50	1,822	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	252.40/cwt	252.00–253.00	2,186	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,311	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	231.92/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,593	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,021	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	265.81/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,922	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	225.98/cwt	221.00–229.25	2,102	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	243.57/cwt	236.50–247.75	1,914	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	229.64/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,777	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,906	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	242.95/cwt	237.50–245.75	2,218	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	240.48/cwt	235.50–244.25	1,979	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	239.08/cwt	235.00–241.50	1,772	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	261.28/cwt	258.50–266.00	2,046	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	255.69/cwt	249.00–259.00	2,120	104

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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