Sale reports / North Dakota / Stockmen's Livestock Exchange / 2024-04-11

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 11
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099
Receipts
5,483 head
1,268 vs last sale 4,215 1,936 vs year ago 3,547 · +54.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in a month, no recent price comparison available, steady to higher undertones prevailed. A very large offering of high quality steers and heifers, in a light, attractive, flesh condition. Many long strings, including full load lots, along with numerous smaller consignments that allowed buyers plenty of selection to make full loads. The market was incredibly active, demand was good but quickly turned very good as the cattle futures reversed their losses and swung 2.00 from their lows and closed higher. The seats were full of buyers who were feeling the pressure to get their grass cattle needs secured as there are few opportunities left as supplies are dwindling quickly. These backgrounders were aggressive in their bidding and pushed the market higher as they are betting on the market rising back up to it's levels before it took the recent 20.00 plunge. Cattle feeders are much more cautious, as they are dealing with a disappointing fat cattle market, 185.00 so far this week, and a lack luster futures market. Next feeder cattle sale will be April 25, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.49/cwt on 765 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits 162.03 against this barn's trailing median of $447.52.
Average price
$285.49
765 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.05
vs ND average
+21.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560285.491,598765
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales
481450419389median 447.5212/1801/2902/2604/0905/21
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.52, low $402.51, median $447.52 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale765 hd
285.49
ND average2 barns · 1,010 hd
286.54
−1.05
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
+21.53
This barn, trailing median16 sales
447.52
−162.03
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

43 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium 1-2850–900853228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9457
SteersMedium 1400–450438363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,5905
SteersMedium 1350–400391328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,2825
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550511371.50/cwt371.50–371.501,898101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800793233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8486
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600574265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,9625
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300299380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424335.70/cwt332.00–341.001,42312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500496286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550546310.98/cwt284.00–324.501,69818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490348.84/cwt334.00–356.001,70915
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427372.65/cwt363.00–379.001,59127
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350347344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,19415
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567333.85/cwt308.00–345.001,893294
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723253.18/cwt249.00–257.001,83073
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618318.56/cwt291.00–326.751,969530
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,26714
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450418403.23/cwt400.00–406.001,68685
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670266.50/cwt254.50–278.001,786273
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850837239.82/cwt234.00–243.502,00781
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778267.15/cwt250.00–272.502,07865
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–800768248.59/cwt242.00–255.001,909113
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616275.90/cwt264.00–280.001,700269
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500458329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,5077
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700692249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7235
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350347405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,40514
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement850–900861228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,96312
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665307.07/cwt284.00–313.002,042288
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700691265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,83141
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850822249.40/cwt247.75–251.002,050155
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900867240.97/cwt238.00–243.252,089118
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475326.73/cwt299.00–335.501,552373
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500453344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,5589
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428339.17/cwt320.00–345.001,45296
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470367.05/cwt350.00–385.001,725104
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529293.88/cwt283.00–316.001,555177
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750733267.14/cwt255.00–276.001,958257
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800771252.83/cwt247.00–256.001,94965
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750706283.17/cwt269.50–299.001,999138
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520353.32/cwt337.00–363.001,837385
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569283.25/cwt273.00–298.751,612579

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.