Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling feeder steers were not of similar weight to last sale, no comparisons able to be made. Feeder heifers sold with steady to lower undertones compared to last sale's large offering. A lighter offering of yearlings, as the supply gets tighter across the region, the market was active as demand is good for these grass cattle. Very good demand for this first sizable offering of spring born calves. The market was very active throughout the sale, regardless of fall shot status, there were plenty of buyers on the seats, and on the internet, ready to battle it out to buy these good light green calves when they are offered. The quality was top notch, as was the flesh condition. The drought has caused these calves to be in a very light flesh condition, which is highly desirable as they will have plenty of compensatory gain once they start eating from a bunk. Next week, Oct. 1 will be a yearling and calf special sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.24/cwt on 172 head, down $71.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −55.49 against this barn's trailing median of $495.72.

Average price

$440.24

▼ 71.83 vs prior sale

172 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$38.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs ND average

+34.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	449.00	2,439	133
Medium and Large 1-2	578	410.37	2,371	39

One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $69 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $518.31, low $440.24, median $495.72 across 14 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 sale172 hd

440.24

—

ND average2 barns · 192 hd

435.52

+4.71

National average171 barns · 11,845 hd

405.79

+34.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.72

−55.49

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

49 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
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,949	6
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	368	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,482	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	522.24/cwt	496.00–535.00	2,204	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	291.69/cwt	289.00–294.00	2,832	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	323.16/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,705	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	380.36/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,780	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	424.85/cwt	415.50–433.00	2,451	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	308.21/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,725	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	333.29/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,606	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	301.33/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,763	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	1,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	499.05/cwt	482.00–519.50	2,365	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	515.36/cwt	502.00–520.00	2,113	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,072	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	409.44/cwt	398.00–412.50	2,481	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	453.57/cwt	445.00–456.00	2,200	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	462.63/cwt	448.00–470.00	2,031	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	540.79/cwt	502.50–563.00	2,136	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	355.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	3,075	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,244	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	479.28/cwt	470.00–483.00	2,401	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	404.01/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,380	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	417.22/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	475.32/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,797	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	419.98/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,184	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,673	15
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	445	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,132	18
Heifers	Medium 1Spayed	800–850	823	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,609	9
Heifers	Medium 1Spayed	950–1000	953	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,730	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	513.07/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,996	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	429.10/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,085	19
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,972	5
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	3,011	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,016	10
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	281.71/cwt	278.00–284.00	2,871	13

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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