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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Oct 23

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Receipts

4,795 head

▲ 1,134 vs last sale 3,661▲ 1,029 vs year ago 3,766 · +27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's red hot sale: Steers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower and limited comparable sales from last week and no yearling sales to compare to. Bidding much more active on steers than heifers overall today. Demand started softly and picked up in the afternoon as larger loads appeared more consistently making for wider than normal price ranges. A majority of the offering consisted of smaller packages and lots of home raised and very uniform cattle with Spring and Fall shots. Flesh condition was noticeably light and attractive. CME complex ended the day mixed with feeder cattle futures continuing its decline. The futures closings complemented the less than active bidding seen at times even though quality remained consistent throughout the sale. Next feeder sale Oct 30, 2025.

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 $483.41/cwt on 1,105 head. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −3.71 against this barn's trailing median of $487.12.

Average price

$483.41

1,105 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$54.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs ND average

+25.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	485.23	2,694	1,068
Medium and Large 1-2	579	430.99	2,494	37

One grade step is worth $54.23/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,105 hd

483.41

—

ND average3 barns · 1,724 hd

478.98

+4.43

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+25.27

This barn, trailing median13 sales

487.12

−3.71

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

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,274	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	581.65/cwt	565.00–605.00	2,187	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	402	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,452	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	535.43/cwt	496.00–577.50	2,297	141
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,701	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	523.72/cwt	483.00–559.00	2,514	364
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	509.86/cwt	476.00–542.00	2,656	409
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,525	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	516.48/cwt	515.00–524.00	2,928	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	467.64/cwt	437.50–488.75	2,698	628
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	417.07/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,473	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	396.04/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,432	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	452.81/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,789	279
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	427.14/cwt	402.50–439.00	2,887	138
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	389.99/cwt	378.00–403.00	2,644	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	405.92/cwt	377.50–427.00	2,931	189
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	3,106	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,678	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,989	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,695	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	519.01/cwt	495.00–557.50	2,003	101
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	488.21/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,119	170
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	460.22/cwt	430.00–482.50	2,168	293
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,042	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	437.12/cwt	416.00–457.50	2,299	294
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	386.14/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,104	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	408.47/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,365	241
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	393.72/cwt	389.00–410.00	2,476	150
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	388.13/cwt	372.50–401.00	2,608	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,380	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,828	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	338.36/cwt	336.00–339.50	3,086	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,920	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,956	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,950	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,079	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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Receipts 4,795Last week 3,661Year ago 3,766

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,002	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	565.00	565.00
3	300–350	343	580.00	580.00
101	350–400	386	495.00–557.50	519.01
170	400–450	434	480.00–505.00	488.21
293	450–500	471	430.00–482.50	460.22
294	500–550	526	416.00–457.50	437.12
241	550–600	579	395.00–435.00	408.47
150	600–650	629	389.00–410.00	393.72
105	650–700	672	372.50–401.00	388.13
14	800–850	827	342.00	342.00
32	900–950	912	336.00–339.50	338.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	381	445.00	445.00
10	450–500	498	410.00	410.00
26	500–550	545	385.00–390.00	386.14
6	650–700	688	346.00	346.00
4	900–950	914	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	487.50	487.50
8	500–550	501	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	685.00	685.00
60	350–400	376	565.00–605.00	581.65
141	400–450	429	496.00–577.50	535.43
364	450–500	480	483.00–559.00	523.72
409	500–550	521	476.00–542.00	509.86
628	550–600	577	437.50–488.75	467.64
279	600–650	616	430.00–470.00	452.81
138	650–700	676	402.50–439.00	427.14
189	700–750	722	377.50–427.00	405.92
10	900–950	907	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	402	610.00	610.00
18	450–500	476	567.50	567.50
31	550–600	567	515.00–524.00	516.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
12	500–550	549	460.00	460.00
25	550–600	593	400.00–427.50	417.07
11	600–650	614	380.00–410.00	396.04
45	650–700	678	378.00–403.00	389.99

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.