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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 7

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

2,937 head

▼ 1,676 vs last sale 4,613▼ 236 vs year ago 3,173 · −7.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, except 500-550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 600-650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 650-700 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold with steady to lower undertones. Feeder heifers mostly steady except 500-550 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Very uneven demand this week as the futures contracts continue their colossal retreat. There is still optimism amongst the backgrounders as they still need to buy light cattle to make yearlings of, and there is hope of better markets to come yet for that class of cattle. Cattle bound for feedyards were met with mixed demand. The market was very active on the light cattle as there is a lot of competition for those little cattle, but the feedyard bound cattle are harder to sell as cattle feeders have watched their prospects of selling fats at 200.00 vanish, according to what the CME Live Cattle contracts are predicting. There were quite a few weaned calves in the offering, depending on how heavy their flesh was, sure was a factor in what price they would achieve.

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 $278.57/cwt on 1,551 head.

Average price

$278.57

1,551 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$665

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

$94.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.87

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	449	290.72	1,307	52
Medium and Large 1	573	282.16	1,617	1,423
Medium 1-2	498	245.00	1,220	9thin
Medium 1	695	209.00	1,453	7thin
Large 1	1,006	196.00	1,972	60

One grade step is worth $94.72/cwt here — about −$665 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 sale1,551 hd

278.57

—

ND average3 barns · 3,869 hd

269.70

+8.87

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	315.45/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,022	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	367.45/cwt	355.00–382.00	1,349	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,304	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	341.28/cwt	324.00–344.75	1,447	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	307.94/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,309	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	316.04/cwt	294.00–330.50	1,473	354
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	498	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,220	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,302	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	524	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,457	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	288.43/cwt	279.00–304.50	1,517	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	279.18/cwt	263.50–289.00	1,597	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,427	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	263.06/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,623	269
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	243.60/cwt	226.00–252.75	1,654	127
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	695	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,453	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	233.09/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,643	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,669	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,588	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	948	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,796	62
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,006	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,972	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	932	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	958	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	286.55/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,077	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,236	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	280.90/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,205	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,097	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	265.23/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,260	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,225	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	251.54/cwt	245.00–260.50	1,293	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	531	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,293	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	248.64/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,427	279
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,290	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	231.66/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,427	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,326	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,426	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,836	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,855	7

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Receipts 2,937Last week 4,613Year ago 3,173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	243.50	243.50
15	—	694	191.00	191.00
70	—	798	178.75	178.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	475	257.50–285.00	265.23
7	—	1,039	178.50	178.50
81	—	514	245.00–260.50	251.54
49	—	429	271.00–292.00	280.90
6	—	918	200.00	200.00
23	—	376	280.00–294.00	286.55
106	—	616	229.00–235.00	231.66
7	—	346	277.00	277.00
279	—	574	241.00–256.00	248.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	339	275.00	275.00
32	—	576	224.00	224.00
8	—	496	247.00	247.00
8	—	437	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	422	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	367	355.00–382.00	367.45
127	—	679	226.00–252.75	243.60
269	—	617	251.00–270.00	263.06
156	—	572	263.50–289.00	279.18
14	—	762	219.00	219.00
129	—	526	279.00–304.50	288.43
354	—	466	294.00–330.50	316.04
110	—	424	324.00–344.75	341.28
53	—	705	225.00–246.00	233.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	602	237.00	237.00
6	—	394	331.00	331.00
7	—	499	261.00	261.00
18	—	425	287.00–316.00	307.94
10	—	324	310.00–321.00	315.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	948	189.50	189.50
64	—	870	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	498	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,006	196.00	196.00

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.