Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Steers 400-500 lbs. 10-15 higher, Steers 500-600 5-10 higher, Steers over 600 lbs. 5 higher. Heifers 400-500 5-10 lower, Heifers 500-600 lbs. 5-10 higher. Steers under 400 lbs. steady to 5 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs. 5-8 lower. The order buyers demand was very good. The local feeders were few in attendance, most of the light weight feeders went to the order buyers. The market activity was active from start to finish. The quality of the feeder cattle continues to be very attractive. The flesh condition is moderate. This sale had a good number of weaned calves carrying a fleshy condition. The next USDA reported sale at Stockmen's is December, 12.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.04/cwt on 588 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −154.36 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$340.04

588 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.73

vs ND average

+14.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	340.04	1,861	588

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 sale588 hd

340.04

—

ND average3 barns · 2,789 hd

337.31

+2.73

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+14.67

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−154.36

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
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	963	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,335	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	325.91/cwt	324.00–328.50	1,695	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	393.61/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,842	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,905	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	831	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,069	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	437.74/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,725	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	282.63/cwt	279.00–283.75	1,713	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	244.39/cwt	243.00–250.50	1,870	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	312.67/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,657	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	351.72/cwt	336.00–368.00	1,822	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,080	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	297.90/cwt	291.50–305.75	1,996	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,056	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	630	304.75/cwt	304.75–304.75	1,920	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	486.06/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	334.81/cwt	327.00–348.00	1,456	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	246.00/cwt	238.00–249.50	1,749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.55/cwt	281.00–309.00	1,698	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	348.89/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,329	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	331.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,562	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	322.28/cwt	304.00–333.00	1,882	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	375.49/cwt	362.00–402.00	1,799	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	315.15/cwt	301.50–320.00	1,967	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	404.87/cwt	397.00–411.00	1,741	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	275.63/cwt	265.50–281.00	1,990	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,106	17

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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