Sale reports / North Dakota / Stockmen's Livestock Exchange / 2023-01-05

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 5
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099
Receipts
3,316 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 3,181▲ 3,316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; over 800 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances to 7.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate for the feeder cattle sale, with good demand for heavier cattle, especially those sold in full loads. The next feeder cattle sale will be January 12, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $197.77/cwt on 1,874 head.
Average price
$197.77
1,874 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$19.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.84
vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1643200.451,2881,608
Medium and Large 1-2626182.011,139142
Large 1806181.141,460124
One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale1,874 hd
197.77
—
ND average3 barns · 5,335 hd
194.93
+2.84
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

51 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320238.53/cwt231.00–241.0076313
Steers—Medium and Large 1380237.91/cwt230.00–255.0090445
Steers—Medium and Large 1405245.08/cwt223.00–249.5099312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439209.58/cwt208.00–210.009209
Steers—Medium and Large 1479221.10/cwt211.00–226.501,059164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488198.02/cwt191.00–205.0096619
Steers—Medium and Large 1519223.45/cwt214.00–232.001,160225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530200.34/cwt192.00–202.001,06214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580184.99/cwt181.00–193.001,07326
Steers—Medium and Large 1582204.88/cwt196.00–213.501,192242
Steers—Medium and Large 1625199.93/cwt191.00–210.001,25062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627182.78/cwt175.00–186.001,14620
Steers—Large 1629189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,18920
Steers—Medium and Large 1671193.11/cwt180.50–206.001,296337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,15617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,16915
Steers—Medium and Large 1726187.37/cwt180.00–194.001,36085
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy737177.45/cwt176.00–178.251,30850
Steers—Large 1773182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,40733
Steers—Medium and Large 1775188.56/cwt184.50–188.751,46164
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy786177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,39364
Steers—Medium and Large 1815180.18/cwt177.75–183.001,468157
Steers—Large 1Fleshy830176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833162.47/cwt159.50–165.001,35322
Steers—Large 1875178.75/cwt178.75–178.751,56465
Steers—Medium and Large 1893178.10/cwt178.10–178.101,59059
Steers—Medium and Large 1936171.37/cwt164.00–177.251,60429
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318179.00/cwt179.00–179.0056915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375197.25/cwt197.25–197.2574061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405182.00/cwt182.00–182.007377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405172.81/cwt170.00–173.0070016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462174.51/cwt171.00–177.0080634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485191.45/cwt181.00–194.00929126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522170.22/cwt162.00–175.0088934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529180.97/cwt176.00–190.00957117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562163.13/cwt162.00–164.0091718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580181.62/cwt175.00–185.501,053131
Heifers—Large 1581168.50/cwt168.50–168.509798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620159.99/cwt159.00–162.0099212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629176.10/cwt171.00–181.501,108238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678167.35/cwt164.00–173.001,13574
Heifers—Large 1692164.96/cwt162.50–166.001,14237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723170.21/cwt167.00–176.001,23126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781164.78/cwt159.50–166.751,28733
Heifers—Large 1812165.99/cwt162.50–166.251,34871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2874145.42/cwt145.00–147.001,27114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1909166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5097
Heifers—Large 11,123153.39/cwt150.00–156.501,72311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1907145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3153
Bulls—Large 1Fleshy1,020114.45/cwt109.00–115.001,16711
Bulls—Large 11,031141.14/cwt139.00–141.501,4557

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.