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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 400 to 500 lbs. 5 to 10 higher, Steers 500 to 600 lbs. 10 to 15 higher, Steers 600 to 700 lbs. steady to 5 lower. Heifers 400 to 500 lbs. steady to 5 lower, Heifers 500 to 600 lbs. steady, Heifers 600 to 700 lbs. steady. Not enough yearlings for a good test. The demand was very good. The order buyers had very good demand. The local feeders were present, but the sale had a small offering of feeder cattle under 400 lbs. The flesh condition continues to be very attractive. This sale had a large offering of weaned calves. This was the last USDA reported sale for 2024. The next USDA reported sale at Stockmens will be 1/09/2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.12/cwt on 859 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −147.28 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$347.12

859 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$13.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs ND average

+22.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	347.29	1,917	848
Medium and Large 1-2	500	334.00	1,670	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale859 hd

347.12

—

ND average3 barns · 2,269 hd

346.81

+0.31

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+22.77

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−147.28

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

25 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 1	300–350	346	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	249.67/cwt	244.50–252.50	1,793	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	366.75/cwt	361.50–379.00	1,401	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	266.08/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,780	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	296.39/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,710	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	284.48/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,738	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,093	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,988	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	290.84/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,940	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	298.02/cwt	290.00–305.50	1,559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	314.27/cwt	284.00–324.00	1,615	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	282.39/cwt	278.00–285.00	2,056	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.76/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,876	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	313.41/cwt	298.50–318.00	1,987	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	322.52/cwt	314.50–326.00	1,577	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	431.36/cwt	397.00–450.00	1,816	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	380.72/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,820	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	336.71/cwt	323.00–342.25	1,943	475
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	347.28/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,469	132

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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