Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand for this large offering of high quality, home raised steers and replacement quality heifers. There were many strings of replacement type heifers that sold very easily, the market was extremely active as there were plenty of buyers wanting to get these heifers bought Fewer yearling making type steers and heifers, many more weighing 600 lbs plus that are suitable for feedyards. Flesh condition wasn't as light as it has been as cattle are weaned and on a growing ration and the weather has been extremely mild for January. Cattle futures continue to make good gains, helping to support the feeder cattle market. Next feeder cattle sale will be Jan 22, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $492.57/cwt on 304 head, up $11.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 16 comparable sales and sits −1.82 against this barn's trailing median of $494.40.

Average price

$492.57

▲ 11.15 vs prior sale

304 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.06

vs ND average

+20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	492.57	2,712	304

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 sale304 hd

492.57

—

ND average3 barns · 1,335 hd

487.51

+5.06

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+20.59

This barn, trailing median16 sales

494.40

−1.82

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

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	729	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,120	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	534.28/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	416.17/cwt	404.00–437.50	2,793	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	378.81/cwt	364.00–401.00	2,947	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	392.52/cwt	366.00–408.00	2,858	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	499.99/cwt	482.50–525.00	2,710	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	474.61/cwt	456.00–481.00	2,729	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	441.69/cwt	421.00–450.00	2,774	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	828	341.83/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,830	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	611	425.16/cwt	420.00–429.00	2,598	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	569.59/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,501	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	3,005	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	781	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,516	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	374.73/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,507	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	3,082	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	532.73/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,541	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	383.46/cwt	360.00–413.00	2,742	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	692	422.58/cwt	379.00–445.00	2,924	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	464.55/cwt	435.00–487.00	2,416	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	500.44/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,337	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	405.22/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,516	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	417.27/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,383	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	561.44/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	553.87/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,310	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	772	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	554	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,504	57

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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