Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: A lighter offering compared to the very large sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold with steady to lower undertones. The market was still pretty active, especially on a heifer to go back to the country with. The market on the light cattle was not as sparky as last sale as the quality was not near as attractive. There were more small consignments of the tail end of last year's spring calves that have just been hay fed and been through some weather. The cash fat cattle market as slipped back to 244.00-246.00, from it's spike to 250.00 last week, and has moved under the spot month of the Live Cattle futures, which sure stopped the advance of the feeder market. Next feeder cattle special sale will be May 7, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $447.04/cwt on 284 head, down $19.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −0.49 against this barn's trailing median of $447.52.

Average price

$447.04

▼ 19.49 vs prior sale

284 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs ND average

+24.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	447.35	2,439	280
Medium and Large 1-2	530	425.00	2,253	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.52, low $402.51, median $447.52 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 sale284 hd

447.04

—

ND average2 barns · 325 hd

450.25

−3.21

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+24.87

This barn, trailing median16 sales

447.52

−0.49

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
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	697	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	432.35/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,482	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	341.36/cwt	336.00–341.75	2,775	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	313.91/cwt	309.00–317.00	2,747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	351.55/cwt	341.50–360.00	2,703	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	426.17/cwt	412.00–463.00	2,834	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	526.82/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,776	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	431.90/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,708	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	555.21/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,615	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	486.83/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,838	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	904	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,001	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	831	336.58/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,797	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,985	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	3,017	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	596.29/cwt	593.00–600.00	2,564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	478.15/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,319	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	411.71/cwt	402.00–423.00	2,952	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	390.39/cwt	387.00–391.50	2,979	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	361.15/cwt	352.00–376.00	2,586	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	401	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	3,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	374.72/cwt	363.00–402.00	2,559	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	424.75/cwt	401.00–439.00	2,680	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	457.35/cwt	430.00–474.00	2,406	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	778	366.48/cwt	358.00–378.00	2,851	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	534.31/cwt	513.50–545.00	2,324	21

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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