Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This sale was much larger then last week. Steers 500 lbs. to 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, Steers 600 lbs. to 700 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher, Steers 700 lbs. to 800 lbs. 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Heifers 500 lbs. to 600 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Heifers 600 lbs. to 700 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Heifers 700 lbs. to 800 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough yearlings for a good test. The demand is very good especially on feeder cattle that can be turned onto grass. The market continues to be active with the order buyers having plenty of orders to fill. The feeder cattle are in a attractive flesh condition for the buyers, no feeder cattle carrying to much flesh in the offering. The feeder cattle market at Stockmen's continues to move higher following the CME feeder cattle boards. The August 2025 CME Live Cattle board closed the day at 201.825, the CME feeder cattle index closed March 19 at 285.94. The Live cattle boards are lagging behind. A Colorado low brought moisture to the central plains missing North Dakota, the entire state of North Dakota is experiencing a drought. The next USDA reported sale at Stockmen's will be March 27.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.53/cwt on 252 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −116.87 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$377.53

252 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.12

vs ND average

+20.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	377.53	2,128	252

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 sale252 hd

377.53

—

ND average3 barns · 525 hd

374.41

+3.12

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+20.37

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−116.87

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 1Fancy	600–650	600	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,223	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	379.71/cwt	374.50–386.50	2,183	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,215	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	396.92/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,723	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	820	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,226	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	311.60/cwt	295.50–327.00	2,374	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	370.67/cwt	346.00–385.50	1,768	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	293.88/cwt	286.50–297.50	2,413	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	339.31/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,944	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,855	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	704	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,049	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	338.27/cwt	319.00–345.25	2,266	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	309.36/cwt	303.00–313.00	2,029	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	276.40/cwt	275.75–277.00	2,559	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	310.28/cwt	299.50–319.00	1,949	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	286.71/cwt	286.50–288.00	2,084	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	289.50/cwt	279.00–291.50	2,200	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	402.83/cwt	398.00–403.50	2,062	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	353.15/cwt	337.00–364.00	2,214	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	329.10/cwt	324.00–334.00	2,373	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	407.23/cwt	407.00–407.50	1,938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	437.56/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,873	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	343.17/cwt	328.00–357.00	2,035	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	356.03/cwt	344.00–368.00	1,858	28

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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