Sale reports / North Dakota / Stockmen's Livestock Exchange / 2020-10-29

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Oct 29

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Receipts

4,058 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 3,828▲ 286 vs year ago 3,772 · +7.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 7.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Very good demand this week for this large offering of high quality calves, right off the cows, offered in light to moderate flesh. The market was active as buyers were feeling better about the market as the CME Live Cattle contracts posted a healthy rally. The poor weather, due to the early winter storm that moved throughout the greater region, last week was replaced by sunshine and more seasonal weather making it much easier on calves and their caretakers. More cattle feeders were in the market this week and ready to receive cattle and were willing to give more to get these Western North Dakota calves bought. Large run of feeder cattle expected again next week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.90/cwt on 2,178 head.

Average price

$151.90

2,178 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$3.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	151.95	928	2,144
Medium and Large 1-2	494	148.69	735	34

One grade step is worth $3.26/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,178 hd

151.90

—

ND average3 barns · 5,230 hd

148.27

+3.63

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	642	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	154.34/cwt	152.00–155.00	631	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	176.83/cwt	164.00–182.00	767	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	169.57/cwt	160.00–178.25	809	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	161.94/cwt	154.00–173.50	855	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	153.31/cwt	143.50–162.00	871	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	836	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	141.32/cwt	139.50–144.00	859	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	848	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	148.05/cwt	139.50–154.75	921	531
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	146.44/cwt	140.50–154.00	988	669
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	145.58/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,054	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,088	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	154.55/cwt	153.00–155.00	564	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	138.07/cwt	137.00–138.50	516	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	152.25/cwt	141.00–155.75	650	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	701	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	140.68/cwt	132.00–146.00	687	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	139.82/cwt	133.50–142.50	740	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	575	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	832	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	131.72/cwt	121.50–137.00	763	295
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	700	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	127.75/cwt	116.00–131.25	788	289
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	121.39/cwt	118.50–123.50	801	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	834	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	911	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,005	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	446	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	735	6

This sale against other markets

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 Oct 29, 2020

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

Receipts 4,058Last week 3,828Year ago 3,772

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	116.00	116.00
126	—	488	132.00–146.00	140.68
289	—	617	116.00–131.25	127.75
7	—	707	118.00	118.00
14	—	365	153.00–155.00	154.55
75	—	427	141.00–155.75	152.25
295	—	579	121.50–137.00	131.72
178	—	529	133.50–142.50	139.82
18	—	774	117.75	117.75
29	—	660	118.50–123.50	121.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	137.00–138.50	138.07
9	—	588	119.00	119.00
3	—	498	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	575	144.75	144.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	137.00	137.00
12	—	591	141.50	141.50
6	—	475	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	434	164.00–182.00	176.83
29	—	827	131.50	131.50
531	—	622	139.50–154.75	148.05
669	—	675	140.50–154.00	146.44
86	—	724	140.00–148.50	145.58
218	—	528	154.00–173.50	161.94
293	—	568	143.50–162.00	153.31
225	—	477	160.00–178.25	169.57
27	—	770	135.00	135.00
13	—	369	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	409	152.00–155.00	154.34
5	—	392	155.00	155.00
15	—	608	139.50–144.00	141.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	152.00	152.00
6	—	462	159.00	159.00

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.