Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs. 5.00 higher, Steers 500 to 600 lbs. 5.00 lower, Steers 600 to 700 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, Steers 700 to 800 lbs. 5.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs. 15 higher, Heifers 500 to 600 lbs. 10.00 to 15.00 lower, Heifers 600 to 700 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough yearlings for a test. The buyer demand continues to be very good. The activity at Stockmen's continues to be active. The feeder cattle at todays sale were carrying a little more flesh then previous sales. The Dickinson, ND area continues to be dry, no measurable moisture since August. The CME Feeder and Live cattle boards continue to have some selling pressure to begin the week. The sale featured the Badlands Angus Alliance replacement heifer offerings. The top heifers were 69 heifers at 669 lbs. bringing $2550.00 a head. The next USDA sale at Stockmen's is February 13.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.17/cwt on 209 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −121.35 against this barn's trailing median of $447.52.

Average price

$326.17

209 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.32

vs ND average

+27.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	326.17	1,781	209

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.52, low $402.51, median $447.52 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 sale209 hd

326.17

—

ND average3 barns · 1,488 hd

328.49

−2.32

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

+27.31

This barn, trailing median16 sales

447.52

−121.35

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

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	750–800	778	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,108	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.34/cwt	359.00–403.00	1,830	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	306.06/cwt	272.00–317.50	1,781	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	300.35/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,856	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	2,145	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	784	2,464.68/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,465	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	708	2,323.61/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	290.97/cwt	265.00–302.50	2,223	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,194	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	670	2,434.42/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,434	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	331.23/cwt	317.00–344.00	1,779	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	338.47/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,061	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.50/cwt	295.25–308.00	2,179	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,424	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	311.06/cwt	298.50–316.00	2,041	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	347.69/cwt	344.00–372.00	2,051	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	272.06/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,967	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	292.12/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,960	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	375.25/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,944	30

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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