Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the December 12, 2024 sale: Steers 400 to 500 lbs. 15 to 20 lower, Steers 500 to 600 lbs. 5 to 7 lower, Steers 600 to 700 lbs. steady to 5 higher. Heifers 400 to 500 lbs. 5 to 10 lower, Heifers 500 to 600 lbs. steady to 5 higher, Heifers 600 to 700 lbs. steady to 5 higher. Not enough yearlings for a test. Feeder cattle under 400 lbs. not enough for a test. The order buyers had very good demand. The local feeders were not present representing the small offering of under 400 lbs. feeders. The market was active. The feeder cattle continue to carry a attractive flesh condition. The majority of the feeder cattle offering were weaned. The producers have a adequate feed supply from good summer rains. The Dickinson, ND has not had a major moisture event in many months. The next USDA reported sale at Stockmen's will be January 9, 2025

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.98/cwt on 713 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −153.42 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$340.98

713 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs ND average

+14.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	343.02	1,889	633
Medium and Large 1-2	537	324.80	1,745	80

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale713 hd

340.98

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ND average3 barns · 2,982 hd

345.41

−4.43

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+14.35

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−153.42

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

26 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 and Large 1	700–750	720	287.65/cwt	278.75–291.00	2,071	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.72/cwt	341.00–371.00	1,860	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	301.28/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,708	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	314.64/cwt	310.00–320.50	1,683	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	413.42/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,765	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	318.60/cwt	310.50–320.50	2,007	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	329.11/cwt	318.50–338.00	1,912	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,483	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	360.08/cwt	337.00–370.00	1,757	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	443.49/cwt	432.50–465.00	1,672	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	295.70/cwt	284.00–311.00	2,005	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	334.88/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,768	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	336.86/cwt	312.50–361.50	1,479	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	257.26/cwt	240.50–262.25	2,084	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	287.43/cwt	282.50–297.00	1,644	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	320.51/cwt	306.00–335.00	1,548	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	328.98/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,434	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	277.89/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,865	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	280.51/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,728	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	372.55/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,427	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	248.14/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,913	18

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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