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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Feb 12

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Receipts

3,129 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 2,959▲ 194 vs year ago 2,935 · +6.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 to 13.00 higher, feeder heifers 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Very good demand on all offerings. A majority of the heifer offering were replacement quality which saw excellent demand with very active bidding. A good majority of the offering consisted of uniform loads and lots of fully fed cattle with all the shots and boosters in peak condition ready to gain some more. The replacement quality heifers were very docile and quiet in the ring which added to the demand to take them home to breed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $458.97/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +20.40 against this barn's trailing median of $438.57.

Average price

$458.97

189 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.66

vs ND average

+35.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	459.75	2,511	183
Medium and Large 1-2	538	435.00	2,340	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $170 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale189 hd

458.97

—

ND average3 barns · 1,144 hd

448.31

+10.66

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

+35.02

This barn, trailing median14 sales

438.57

+20.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.52, low $401.23, median $438.57 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	553.32/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,562	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	510.35/cwt	497.00–527.50	2,690	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,606	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	481.66/cwt	471.00–495.00	2,808	113
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	462.99/cwt	432.00–474.00	2,815	99
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,713	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	436.55/cwt	409.00–444.00	2,986	153
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	406.30/cwt	389.00–418.00	2,942	264
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	379.15/cwt	368.00–388.50	2,957	234
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	365.18/cwt	363.00–366.50	3,009	109
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	358.10/cwt	354.00–364.00	3,101	115
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	349.44/cwt	341.00–350.00	3,173	48
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	349.17/cwt	346.75–352.00	3,356	122
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,034	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	3,397	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	522.46/cwt	518.00–525.00	2,456	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,145	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	533	452.28/cwt	447.00–467.50	2,411	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	465.31/cwt	449.00–485.00	2,485	98
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,340	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	456.45/cwt	421.00–463.00	2,570	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	569	451.12/cwt	441.00–464.00	2,567	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	618	429.84/cwt	418.00–438.00	2,656	154
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	426.84/cwt	399.00–440.00	2,646	248
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,363	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	404.38/cwt	383.00–410.00	2,681	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	679	417.45/cwt	409.00–439.00	2,834	166
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	717	408.54/cwt	383.00–429.00	2,929	278
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	369.93/cwt	366.50–379.50	2,719	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,899	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	767	397.26/cwt	364.00–415.00	3,047	184
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	337.78/cwt	334.00–347.00	2,750	31
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	832	371.67/cwt	369.00–372.50	3,092	76
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	317.85/cwt	305.00–320.00	3,077	21
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,054	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	3,167	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,452	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	4

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.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange - Dickinson, ND

Thu Feb 12, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

Receipts 3,129Last week 2,959Year ago 2,935

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	540.00	540.00
4	600–650	615	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,054	300.50	300.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	538	435.00	435.00
7	650–700	651	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	530.00	530.00
28	450–500	470	518.00–525.00	522.46
98	500–550	534	449.00–485.00	465.31
32	550–600	563	421.00–463.00	456.45
248	600–650	620	399.00–440.00	426.84
28	650–700	663	383.00–410.00	404.38
37	700–750	735	366.50–379.50	369.93
32	750–800	757	383.00	383.00
31	800–850	814	334.00–347.00	337.78
21	950–1000	968	305.00–320.00	317.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	533	447.00–467.50	452.28
37	550–600	569	441.00–464.00	451.12
154	600–650	618	418.00–438.00	429.84
166	650–700	679	409.00–439.00	417.45
278	700–750	717	383.00–429.00	408.54
184	750–800	767	364.00–415.00	397.26
76	800–850	832	369.00–372.50	371.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	463	540.00–560.00	553.32
40	500–550	527	497.00–527.50	510.35
113	550–600	583	471.00–495.00	481.66
99	600–650	608	432.00–474.00	462.99
153	650–700	684	409.00–444.00	436.55
264	700–750	724	389.00–418.00	406.30
234	750–800	780	368.00–388.50	379.15
109	800–850	824	363.00–366.50	365.18
115	850–900	866	354.00–364.00	358.10
48	900–950	908	341.00–350.00	349.44
122	950–1000	961	346.75–352.00	349.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	450.00	450.00
10	600–650	646	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	1000–1050	1,034	328.50	328.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.