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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

3,658 head

▼ 492 vs last sale 4,150▲ 721 vs year ago 2,937 · +24.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Steers 400-500 lbs. 10-15 higher, Steers 500-600 5-10 higher, Steers over 600 lbs. 5 higher. Heifers 400-500 5-10 lower, Heifers 500-600 lbs. 5-10 higher. Steers under 400 lbs. steady to 5 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs. 5-8 lower. The order buyers demand was very good. The local feeders were few in attendance, most of the light weight feeders went to the order buyers. The market activity was active from start to finish. The quality of the feeder cattle continues to be very attractive. The flesh condition is moderate. This sale had a good number of weaned calves carrying a fleshy condition. The next USDA reported sale at Stockmen's is December, 12.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.04/cwt on 588 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −147.08 against this barn's trailing median of $487.12.

Average price

$340.04

588 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.73

vs ND average

+14.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	340.04	1,861	588

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale588 hd

340.04

—

ND average3 barns · 2,789 hd

337.31

+2.73

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+14.67

This barn, trailing median13 sales

487.12

−147.08

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $518.31, low $440.24, median $487.12 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

29 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	486.06/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,667	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	437.74/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,725	71
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	404.87/cwt	397.00–411.00	1,741	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	393.61/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,842	60
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	375.49/cwt	362.00–402.00	1,799	143
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	351.72/cwt	336.00–368.00	1,822	281
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,905	110
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	322.28/cwt	304.00–333.00	1,882	197
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	315.15/cwt	301.50–320.00	1,967	364
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	297.90/cwt	291.50–305.75	1,996	202
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	275.63/cwt	265.50–281.00	1,990	72
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,080	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,056	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	831	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,069	70
Steers	950–1000	Large 1Fleshy	963	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,335	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,173	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	348.89/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,329	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	334.81/cwt	327.00–348.00	1,456	95
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	331.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,562	102
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	325.91/cwt	324.00–328.50	1,695	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	312.67/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,657	143
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	300.55/cwt	281.00–309.00	1,698	132
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	282.63/cwt	279.00–283.75	1,713	146
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	630	304.75/cwt	304.75–304.75	1,920	87
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	246.00/cwt	238.00–249.50	1,749	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	244.39/cwt	243.00–250.50	1,870	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,025	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,106	17

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 5, 2024

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

Receipts 3,658Last week 4,150Year ago 2,937

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	950–1000	963	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	468	391.00–395.00	393.61
110	550–600	557	342.00	342.00
70	800–850	831	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	480.00–490.00	486.06
71	350–400	394	435.00–450.00	437.74
42	400–450	430	397.00–411.00	404.87
143	450–500	479	362.00–402.00	375.49
281	500–550	518	336.00–368.00	351.72
197	550–600	584	304.00–333.00	322.28
364	600–650	624	301.50–320.00	315.15
202	650–700	670	291.50–305.75	297.90
72	700–750	722	265.50–281.00	275.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	735	283.00	283.00
30	750–800	770	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
56	500–550	520	324.00–328.50	325.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	349.00	349.00
44	350–400	381	341.00–360.00	348.89
95	400–450	435	327.00–348.00	334.81
102	450–500	471	320.00–340.00	331.63
143	500–550	530	306.00–319.00	312.67
132	550–600	565	281.00–309.00	300.55
146	600–650	606	279.00–283.75	282.63
23	700–750	711	238.00–249.50	246.00
81	750–800	765	243.00–250.50	244.39
17	850–900	874	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	630	304.75	304.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	835	242.50	242.50

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.