Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances to 20.00 higher on 350-400 lbs, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher on 550-600 lbs. Yearling steers not tested, yearling heifers sold with higher undertones on a light offering. Very good demand for this large calf offering, many buyers on the seats actively and aggressively bidding. A rally in the Live Cattle contracts, with Oct just above 189.00 and April back up to 190.00, along with cash fed cattle at 192.00 created a very active market at the auction. Yearling operators are wanting to get these light cattle bought while they are available and are willing to chase the market quiet a long ways to secure the cattle they need. Cattle feeders are feeling optimistic as well as the futures are following the cash markets higher. Flesh condition was a tick heavier at times, but there was great interest in those heavier calves that could reach finished weights by April. Next reported sale will be Oct 31, 2024 expecting 5,000 calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.97/cwt on 904 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −185.43 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$308.97

904 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.43

vs ND average

+9.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	308.97	1,722	904

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

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 sale904 hd

308.97

—

ND average3 barns · 1,344 hd

308.53

+0.43

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

+9.93

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−185.43

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

37 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	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,690	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	258.17/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,701	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	312.99/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,493	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	589	290.52/cwt	278.50–294.50	1,711	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	368.33/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,341	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	1,109.28/head	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,109	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	321.99/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,700	402
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	340.90/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,480	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	300.11/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,411	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	321.03/cwt	308.00–336.50	1,374	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	259.74/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,621	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	277.03/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,468	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,183	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	271.57/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,833	301
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	274.87/cwt	273.50–280.00	1,960	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	442.17/cwt	422.50–463.00	1,481	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	403.56/cwt	399.00–409.00	1,570	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	379.50/cwt	364.00–394.50	1,609	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	338.04/cwt	314.00–352.50	1,626	301
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	357.76/cwt	339.00–364.00	1,299	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	251.25/cwt	251.25–251.25	1,794	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	270.23/cwt	265.75–276.00	1,586	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	241.74/cwt	240.00–243.50	2,110	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	298.08/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,845	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	432	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	368.40/cwt	349.00–382.50	1,223	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	301.08/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,740	381

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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