Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves sold with steady to higher undertones, offering too limited last week to make full dollar comparisons. Yearling feeder steers and heifers not well compared. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves, the quality was very attractive and there were more buyers on the seats this week ready to buy. The market was very active as buyers were eager to get these cattle bought as they are carrying plenty of orders. Farmer feeders have made enough harvest progress to be able to now take on a set of calves and start them on feed. Cash fed cattle at 188.00-189.00, so far this week, is helping to lend support to the feeder market. as cattle feeders are able to sell cattle higher than the spot futures month. Next reported sale will be Oct 24, 2024 expecting 4,500 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.47/cwt on 605 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −182.92 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$311.47

605 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs ND average

+12.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	311.63	1,705	596
Medium and Large 1-2	519	301.00	1,562	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $518.31, low $463.97, median $494.40 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 sale605 hd

311.47

—

ND average2 barns · 768 hd

305.10

+6.37

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+12.14

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−182.92

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

29 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	1000–1050	1,013	219.69/cwt	215.00–222.00	2,225	9
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	408	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,289	8
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	234.59/cwt	233.00–239.50	2,041	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	360.67/cwt	344.00–367.00	1,194	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	228.99/cwt	227.50–231.00	2,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	310.61/cwt	299.00–337.00	1,292	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	285.29/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,900	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	291.21/cwt	282.50–301.75	1,817	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	295.94/cwt	278.00–309.00	1,388	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	303.60/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,752	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	406.27/cwt	406.00–407.50	1,381	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	261.10/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,499	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	279.13/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,479	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	270.60/cwt	259.50–276.00	1,954	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.77/cwt	357.00–381.00	1,597	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	382.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,446	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	245.56/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,687	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	250.85/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,565	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	318.15/cwt	305.00–334.50	1,664	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	332.78/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,265	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	337.89/cwt	325.00–353.00	1,615	272

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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