Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 400-450 lbs. 9.00 higher, Steers 450-500 lbs. 20.00 higher, Steers 500-600 lbs. 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Steers 600-625 lbs. 16.00 higher. Heifers 400-450 lbs. 20.00 higher, Heifers 450-500 lbs. 10.00 higher, Heifers 500-600 lbs. 14.00 to 17.00 higher, Heifers over 600 lbs. not enough for a test. The buyer demand was very good from start to finish. The market activity was very active. The CME feeder cattle index closed November 20 at 254.27 up 2.00 from November 14. The state off North Dakota received much needed moisture, more moisture to the northeast of Dickinson, ND. Next USDA reported sale at Stockmen's will be December,5.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.05/cwt on 777 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −162.35 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$332.05

777 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.55

vs ND average

+22.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	332.05	1,847	777

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 sale777 hd

332.05

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ND average3 barns · 1,742 hd

330.50

+1.55

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+22.79

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−162.35

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

23 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	950–1000	983	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	574	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,722	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	1,604	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	417.92/cwt	417.50–418.00	1,743	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,813	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	329.59/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,595	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	444.83/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,664	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	347.00/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,464	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	287.05/cwt	280.50–289.75	1,952	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	310.70/cwt	305.50–314.00	1,917	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	342.08/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,816	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	368.09/cwt	350.50–390.00	1,767	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	323.48/cwt	316.00–333.50	1,870	419
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	312.87/cwt	301.00–328.50	1,633	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	356.28/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,347	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	376.89/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,236	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	288.12/cwt	283.00–291.75	1,660	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	472.64/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,560	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	387.84/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,675	137

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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