Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers 500 to 600 lbs. 10.00 to15.00 higher, steers 600 to 700 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steers 700 to 800 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, steers over 800 lbs. 10.00 lower, heifers 500 to 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, heifers 600 to 700 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, heifers 700 to 800 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. The buyer demand was very good from start to finish. The market continues to be active. The sale consisted of all weaned calves, no calves of the cow. The flesh condition was attractive with the majority of the cattle carrying a attractive flesh condition. The April 2025 CME live cattle futures closed the day at 197.65 this is supporting the feeder cattle prices at the barn. The Dickinson, ND area continues to be on the dry side with no measurable moisture for months. The next USDA reported sale at Stockmen's is January 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.24/cwt on 496 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −129.15 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$365.24

496 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$34.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

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	534	366.22	1,955	482
Medium and Large 1-2	550	331.64	1,824	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.58/cwt here — about $131 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 sale496 hd

365.24

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ND average3 barns · 1,650 hd

356.86

+8.39

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+22.79

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−129.15

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

28 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	400–450	416	379.31/cwt	373.00–380.50	1,578	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	280.70/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,898	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	331.76/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,775	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	371.63/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	257.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,992	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,125	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	283.12/cwt	271.50–293.50	2,174	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	606	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,927	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,704	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	259.81/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,920	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	313.45/cwt	302.50–320.75	2,110	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	346.94/cwt	338.00–356.00	1,658	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,278	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	265.71/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,184	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	450.84/cwt	427.00–465.00	1,912	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	377.67/cwt	363.50–385.50	1,941	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	317.37/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,793	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	764	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,189	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	666	288.82/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,924	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	302.35/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,875	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	375.19/cwt	354.00–393.00	1,797	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	342.96/cwt	328.00–356.00	1,969	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	296.73/cwt	274.00–308.00	2,172	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	439.50/cwt	439.50–439.50	1,459	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	325.65/cwt	312.50–339.50	2,039	280

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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