Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves under 550 lbs 15.00 to 30.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 10.00 to 30.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to firm. Very good demand for this nice offering of high quality, light to moderate fleshed steer and heifer calves. The market was very active on those light weight, yearling making kind of steer and heifers, as well as for those bigger, replacement type heifers. The market was active on the heavier weights that will go into finishing yards, but with the more abundant supplies of those kinds buyers don't have to battle nearly as hard as those yearling operators have to in order to get cattle bought. The CME Feeder Cattle contracts have gained around 30.00 since the last sale which has helped greatly to give a little confidence to buyers. Next reported auction will be Dec. 11, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.36/cwt on 622 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −53.03 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$441.36

622 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.95

vs ND average

+12.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	441.36	2,496	622

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 sale622 hd

441.36

—

ND average3 barns · 1,836 hd

442.32

−0.95

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+12.21

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−53.03

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

27 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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	711	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,313	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	368.03/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,263	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	380.63/cwt	369.00–386.00	2,227	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	390.86/cwt	374.00–407.50	2,064	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,751	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	403.28/cwt	385.50–417.50	2,549	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	375.46/cwt	369.00–382.00	2,572	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	414.45/cwt	385.00–439.00	2,014	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	368.25/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,666	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	682	355.71/cwt	355.00–358.00	2,426	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	580.87/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,445	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	433.96/cwt	396.00–449.00	2,504	497
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	520.52/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,457	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	470.80/cwt	444.00–489.00	2,448	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	329.68/cwt	329.50–330.00	2,733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	342.31/cwt	324.00–356.00	2,317	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	465.15/cwt	451.00–475.00	1,972	38

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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