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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Receipts

4,210 head

▼ 669 vs last sale 4,879▼ 910 vs year ago 5,120 · −17.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 350-500 lbs 5.00 -7.00 higher; 500-550 & 650-750 lbs 10.00-12.00 higher; 550-600 lbs. 3.00 higher; 600-650 lbs steady. Feeder heifers 350-400 lbs 6.00 higher; 400-500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; 500-650 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower; 650-700 lbs fully lower. Demand was good all classes today. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for December 2, 2021.

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 $173.03/cwt on 2,161 head.

Average price

$173.03

2,161 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$30.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.65

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	173.94	1,013	2,091
Medium and Large 1-2	659	146.58	966	56
Medium 1	612	143.00	875	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.94/cwt here — about $137 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 sale2,161 hd

173.03

—

ND average3 barns · 7,121 hd

167.38

+5.65

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

Every lot

25 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	305	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	705	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	212.50/cwt	201.00–220.00	799	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	202.38/cwt	195.00–210.00	842	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	194.43/cwt	180.00–205.50	922	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	836	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	184.48/cwt	172.00–190.00	961	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	979	356
Steers	—	Medium 1	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	165.34/cwt	155.00–170.50	1,023	584
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	162.62/cwt	155.50–167.25	1,093	299
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	159.79/cwt	151.50–164.85	1,139	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,007	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,123	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	171.42/cwt	162.50–180.00	638	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	160.57/cwt	153.00–166.00	671	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	644	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	156.56/cwt	152.00–168.25	758	337
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	152.74/cwt	149.00–157.00	799	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	144.63/cwt	140.00–151.25	833	398
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	130.83/cwt	130.00–131.00	775	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	142.17/cwt	132.00–144.50	908	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	132.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	893	49

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 Nov 18, 2021

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

Receipts 4,210Last week 4,879Year ago 5,120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	372	162.50–180.00	171.42
49	—	673	126.00–136.00	132.67
104	—	418	153.00–166.00	160.57
112	—	639	132.00–144.50	142.17
194	—	523	149.00–157.00	152.74
398	—	576	140.00–151.25	144.63
337	—	484	152.00–168.25	156.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	148.50	148.50
35	—	592	130.00–131.00	130.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	305	231.00	231.00
584	—	619	155.00–170.50	165.34
250	—	474	180.00–205.50	194.43
33	—	376	201.00–220.00	212.50
9	—	769	146.00	146.00
299	—	672	155.50–167.25	162.62
141	—	713	151.50–164.85	159.79
361	—	521	172.00–190.00	184.48
356	—	576	165.00–175.00	170.02
51	—	416	195.00–210.00	202.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	150.00	150.00
8	—	541	160.50	160.50
14	—	696	140.00	140.00
4	—	489	171.00	171.00
25	—	713	140.00–142.00	141.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	612	143.00	143.00

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.