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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 2

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Feb 16Mar 2Mar 16 →

Receipts

2,073 head

▼ 637 vs last sale 2,710▲ 430 vs year ago 1,643 · +26.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500lbs are steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 500lbs to 650lbs are 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 650lbs to 750lbs are 5.00 to 10.00 higher and the 750lbs to 800lbs feeder steers are steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher and the over 600lbs Steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Flesh Quality was good for the good demand of cattle. Next sale is March 9Th

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.48/cwt on 1,120 head.

Average price

$198.48

1,120 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	198.64	1,257	1,109
Medium and Large 1-2	509	181.82	926	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $332 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 sale1,120 hd

198.48

—

ND average3 barns · 2,975 hd

197.80

+0.67

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,127	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	259.93/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,276	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	246.93/cwt	222.00–254.00	1,284	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	236.33/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,378	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	233.59/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,420	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	622	213.55/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,328	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	213.16/cwt	193.00–218.00	1,420	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	674	194.02/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,308	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,427	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	190.85/cwt	174.00–194.25	1,492	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,492	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	202.46/cwt	202.00–203.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	952	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	838	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	224.69/cwt	200.00–229.25	1,083	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	221.58/cwt	211.00–225.50	1,154	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	204.29/cwt	196.00–209.75	1,181	244
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	190.52/cwt	184.75–195.00	1,126	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,017	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	198.63/cwt	181.00–201.50	1,233	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	657	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,222	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	190.25/cwt	184.50–197.50	1,292	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	686	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,389	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	184.74/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,332	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	746	189.25/cwt	179.00–199.50	1,412	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	753	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,431	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	171.12/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,335	28

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Receipts 2,073Last week 2,710Year ago 1,643

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	657	186.00	186.00
24	—	591	184.75–195.00	190.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	415	229.50	229.50
28	—	780	165.00–175.50	171.12
170	—	679	184.50–197.50	190.25
9	—	380	202.00–203.00	202.46
174	—	721	174.00–191.00	184.74
37	—	521	211.00–225.50	221.58
112	—	482	200.00–229.25	224.69
117	—	621	181.00–201.50	198.63
244	—	578	196.00–209.75	204.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	686	202.50	202.50
78	—	746	179.00–199.50	189.25
24	—	753	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	190.00	190.00
5	—	591	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	820	182.00	182.00
60	—	728	196.00	196.00
74	—	491	252.50–262.50	259.93
91	—	782	174.00–194.25	190.85
127	—	666	193.00–218.00	213.16
36	—	520	222.00–254.00	246.93
246	—	583	226.00–250.00	236.33
15	—	419	269.00	269.00
24	—	608	223.00–240.00	233.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	674	185.00–205.00	194.02
26	—	622	195.00–218.00	213.55

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.