Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 lower, 450-600 lbs 25.00 to 35.00 lower, instances of 45.00 to 50.00 lower, over 600 lbs 15.00 to 25.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs 60.00 to 80.00 lower, over 400 lbs 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Another very large offering of high quality, spring born steer and heifer calves this week, but the market has been under extreme pressure across the nation due to the horrible losses seen in the cattle futures complex since last Friday. Cattle buyers were much more reserved in their approach to buying cattle, as those losses in the futures contracts shook cattle feeders confidence in the market. There is plenty of interest in buying these good calves, but buyers were determined to back them up as much as they could. Most times bids rolled along in 1.00 to 2.50 increments, compared to the usual 5.00, but the competition was strong and bids went along way from their starting points. The market got more active as the sale progressed and stayed that way til the end. CME Live and Feeder Cattle contracts closed pretty much unchanged, but Oct Live Cattle went off the board gaining 4.10, helping to support the cash fed cattle market this week that had yet to fully establish. Next reported sale will be Nov. 6, 2025 expecting 4,500 feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.01/cwt on 1,357 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −39.38 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$455.01

1,357 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$44.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs ND average

+25.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	458.42	2,498	1,254
Medium and Large 1-2	542	413.56	2,243	103

One grade step is worth $44.86/cwt here — about $255 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 sale1,357 hd

455.01

—

ND average2 barns · 2,009 hd

450.91

+4.10

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+25.29

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−39.38

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

31 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 1Fleshy	450–500	463	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	407.52/cwt	403.00–412.00	2,514	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	549	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,273	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	457.45/cwt	430.00–482.50	1,944	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	433.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,091	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	422.56/cwt	388.00–445.00	2,202	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	391.01/cwt	366.00–417.00	2,252	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	473.83/cwt	440.00–489.00	2,464	658
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	512.43/cwt	482.00–570.00	2,234	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	592.05/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,416	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	373.24/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,310	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	453.43/cwt	432.00–475.00	1,732	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	416.30/cwt	395.00–439.00	2,148	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	577.44/cwt	535.00–620.00	1,917	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	433.61/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,016	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	523.22/cwt	472.50–550.00	1,706	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	402.84/cwt	388.00–415.00	2,739	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	379.54/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,752	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,432	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	573.18/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,207	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	438.97/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,730	473
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	486.61/cwt	442.00–515.00	2,321	502
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	441.92/cwt	415.00–464.00	2,532	585
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	460.24/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,546	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	529.25/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	404.68/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,732	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	407.72/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,605	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,767	70

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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