Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Only good comparison of yearling feeder steers were those 850-900 lbs 7.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers 800-900 lbs unevenly steady, over 900 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Steer calves 450-550 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, other weights not well compared. Too few heifer calves to offer a good comparison. Good demand for this nice offering of yearlings, one consignment of 1,100 head, with many full load lots and multiple load lots. The market was active on the yearlings, but there was pressure on the market as the cash fat cattle trade remains sluggish and the futures contracts aren't adding support. Good demand for calves but the market was not as active as last week. Very muddy yard conditions in cattle feeding country, and now farmer feeders turning their attention to harvest, took a little enthusiasm out of the market to buy a bawling calf. Next reported sale will be Oct. 8, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.00/cwt on 12 head, up $7.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −29.66 against this barn's trailing median of $448.66.

Average price

$419.00

▲ 7.24 vs prior sale

12 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.48

vs ND average

+66.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	419.00	2,208	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.52, low $411.76, median $448.66 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 sale12 hd

419.00

—

ND average2 barns · 23 hd

396.52

+22.48

National average179 barns · 12,503 hd

352.96

+66.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

448.66

−29.66

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

36 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	1100–1150	1,122	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,968	3
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	272.19/cwt	270.50–273.50	2,931	23
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	280.25/cwt	274.50–283.00	2,867	54
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	324.62/cwt	322.00–339.00	2,564	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,410	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	285.64/cwt	279.50–287.50	2,785	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,015	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	458.05/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,153	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	352.45/cwt	341.50–353.50	2,601	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	306.25/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,658	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	314.45/cwt	311.25–327.50	2,629	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,077	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	507.79/cwt	493.00–519.00	2,153	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	1,912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	596.26/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	453.42/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,385	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	488.97/cwt	470.00–501.50	2,381	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,646	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	344.79/cwt	329.00–353.00	3,003	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	354.30/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,919	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	360.41/cwt	349.00–362.00	2,721	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,208	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	295.58/cwt	294.00–297.00	2,705	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	498.02/cwt	491.00–507.50	2,072	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	494.43/cwt	487.50–505.00	1,820	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,585	8

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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