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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 14

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Receipts

2,660 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 2,937▼ 513 vs year ago 3,173 · −16.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Steers and Heifers sold higher with good demand. Feeder Steers under 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder Steers 550-700 lbs traded 10.00-13.00 higher on a strong run of 600-700lb calves. Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher on heifers less then 450 lbs, while 450-550 lbs were mostly 5.00-7.00 higher and a larger run of 550-650 lb heifers traded 7.00-10.00 higher.

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 $284.14/cwt on 1,509 head.

Average price

$284.14

1,509 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	285.89	1,628	1,328
Medium and Large 1-2	508	271.32	1,377	181

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $251 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 sale1,509 hd

284.14

—

ND average3 barns · 4,452 hd

279.96

+4.18

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,320	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	286.54/cwt	253.00–300.00	1,006	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	284.09/cwt	260.00–321.00	1,182	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	343.35/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,432	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	307.68/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,486	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	307.21/cwt	297.00–326.50	1,493	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	303.77/cwt	279.50–310.00	1,589	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	244.75/cwt	231.00–274.00	1,300	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	283.80/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,603	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	261.71/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,500	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	589	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,384	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	243.56/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,527	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	260.68/cwt	242.00–275.50	1,650	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	256.77/cwt	239.00–263.75	1,731	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	240.89/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,725	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,502	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	781	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,117	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,073	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	299.08/cwt	284.00–326.00	1,280	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	282.27/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,341	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,171	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	236.03/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,225	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	270.70/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,413	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	257.23/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,368	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	246.87/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,457	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,372	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,413	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	240.53/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,532	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	669	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	221.99/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,496	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,651	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,750	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,845	8

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 14, 2023

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

Receipts 2,660Last week 2,937Year 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
5	—	669	212.00	212.00
17	—	621	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	851	194.00	194.00
8	—	810	197.50	197.50
8	—	1,008	183.00	183.00
43	—	475	264.00–287.00	282.27
87	—	637	237.00–248.00	240.53
114	—	532	248.00–267.00	257.23
23	—	674	219.00–225.00	221.99
21	—	926	189.00	189.00
32	—	349	320.00	320.00
33	—	428	284.00–326.00	299.08
66	—	590	241.00–255.00	246.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	522	270.00–272.00	270.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	519	232.00–238.00	236.03
13	—	625	226.00	226.00
8	—	324	241.00	241.00
15	—	424	253.00	253.00
9	—	350	250.00	250.00
9	—	486	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
248	—	523	279.50–310.00	303.77
218	—	633	242.00–275.50	260.68
27	—	341	387.00	387.00
252	—	674	239.00–263.75	256.77
48	—	716	233.00–251.00	240.89
234	—	565	278.00–289.00	283.80
5	—	868	173.00	173.00
93	—	417	325.00–352.00	343.35
192	—	486	297.00–326.50	307.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	710	210.00	210.00
32	—	531	231.00–274.00	244.75
21	—	351	253.00–300.00	286.54
20	—	573	258.00–266.00	261.71
29	—	627	231.00–250.00	243.56
44	—	483	307.00–315.00	307.68
28	—	416	260.00–321.00	284.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	235.00	235.00

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.