Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs 20.00 lower, 450-600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 600-650 lbs fully 10.00 lower with instances to 20.00 lower, over 650 lbs firm. Heifer calves under 400 lbs 20.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Good demand for this very large offering of high quality steer and heifer calves. Many long strings, including full loads and part loads, flesh condition remains attractive overall. The calf market was not as active this week, a few less buyers than last week and there wasn't the urgency to buy cattle as the sheer volume of cattle being sold across the region is starting to plug holes. Buyers were more selective in general, and were willing to chase the market a little when the quality was outstanding, but overall the bidding wasn't as quick. CME Live Cattle futures for the winter and summer months continue to trade dollars behind the current cash fed cattle market is having an affect on the feeder cattle market. Next reported sale will be Thursday Nov 7, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.85/cwt on 1,338 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −188.54 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$305.85

1,338 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.14

vs ND average

+5.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	305.85	1,688	1,338

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 sale1,338 hd

305.85

—

ND average3 barns · 2,352 hd

305.72

+0.14

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+5.16

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−188.54

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

40 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
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	383	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	414	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,148	9
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	14
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	441	324.45/cwt	318.00–333.00	1,431	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	318.08/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,355	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	295.31/cwt	286.00–310.50	1,415	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,500	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	280.70/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,726	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	254.50/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,547	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	299.97/cwt	273.00–309.50	1,716	709
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	415.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,272	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,217	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	259	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	356.95/cwt	352.00–359.00	1,646	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	313.25/cwt	313.25–313.25	1,748	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	277.76/cwt	264.00–291.75	1,825	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	266.35/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,521	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	338.67/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,612	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	359.13/cwt	340.00–374.00	1,573	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	592	268.25/cwt	268.25–268.25	1,588	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,732	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	318.17/cwt	301.00–330.00	1,658	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	292.21/cwt	285.00–299.50	1,566	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	282.25/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,502	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	336.60/cwt	314.00–346.00	1,239	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	357.36/cwt	331.00–375.00	1,369	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	341.31/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,140	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	484	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,360	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,214	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	300.82/cwt	300.50–301.00	1,543	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	352	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,436	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	398	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	497	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,551	7

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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