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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Mar 19Apr 9Apr 23 →

Receipts

4,600 head

▲ 935 vs last sale 3,665▲ 4,600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold on vastly higher undertones, all other weights of steers and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher. A very large offering of very attractive steers and heifers, quality was outstanding throughout the sale. Many long strings offered in full loads and multiple load lots, including many replacement quality heifers. Demand for all classes was very good and cattle were very easy to sell. The market was extremely active from the start to the finish as there is much optimism in the cattle industry currently. The cattle futures complex has risen substantially from where it was three weeks ago, the fat cattle market looks to achieve the 250.00 level, and the grazing season looks to have a good start with the recent moisture. Next special feeder cattle sale will be April 23, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $466.52/cwt on 428 head, up $15.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +29.66 against this barn's trailing median of $436.86.

Average price

$466.52

▲ 15.32 vs prior sale

428 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs ND average

+38.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	468.54	2,561	398
Medium and Large 1-2	566	439.80	2,489	30

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $72 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 sale428 hd

466.52

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ND average2 barns · 501 hd

466.85

−0.33

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+38.16

This barn, trailing median13 sales

436.86

+29.66

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.52, low $401.23, median $436.86 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

45 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	667.50/cwt	667.50–667.50	2,723	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	466	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,761	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	561.23/cwt	520.00–585.00	2,688	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	511	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,662	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	525.22/cwt	500.00–562.50	2,826	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	547	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,173	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	534.20/cwt	532.50–534.50	2,959	108
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	498.69/cwt	477.00–518.00	2,902	82
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	477.47/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,808	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	471.82/cwt	448.00–489.00	2,982	366
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,788	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	433.52/cwt	416.50–457.75	2,931	346
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,970	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	425.08/cwt	407.50–430.00	3,056	243
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	392.17/cwt	371.00–406.00	3,024	80
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	384.21/cwt	368.00–394.00	3,170	342
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	3,149	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	872	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,987	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,157	25
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,237	63
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	3,240	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,465	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	565.28/cwt	527.50–575.00	2,465	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	528.75/cwt	527.50–530.00	2,475	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,222	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	497	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,684	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,344	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,533	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	476.63/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,536	256
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	451.05/cwt	443.00–467.00	2,603	134
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	433.00/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,520	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	426.40/cwt	404.00–448.00	2,661	481
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	397.10/cwt	381.00–416.00	2,696	287
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	388.37/cwt	382.00–394.00	2,680	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	709	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,751	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	372.95/cwt	367.00–382.50	2,711	181
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	729	407.06/cwt	365.00–425.00	2,967	219
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	774	381.82/cwt	360.00–401.00	2,955	136
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	346.62/cwt	346.00–348.00	2,763	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	822	383.50/cwt	358.00–405.00	3,152	239
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	332.43/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,792	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	856	353.91/cwt	341.00–361.00	3,029	20
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	888	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,717	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	906	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,035	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,004	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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Receipts 4,600Last week 3,665Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	888	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	400–450	436	527.50–575.00	565.28
10	450–500	468	527.50–530.00	528.75
256	500–550	532	455.00–495.00	476.63
134	550–600	577	443.00–467.00	451.05
481	600–650	624	404.00–448.00	426.40
287	650–700	679	381.00–416.00	397.10
181	700–750	727	367.00–382.50	372.95
16	750–800	797	346.00–348.00	346.62
42	800–850	840	324.00–340.00	332.43
8	900–950	916	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	452.50	452.50
6	500–550	502	467.00	467.00
24	550–600	582	430.00–435.00	433.00
22	650–700	690	382.00–394.00	388.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	580.00	580.00
15	450–500	497	540.00	540.00
8	500–550	504	502.50	502.50
26	700–750	709	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
219	700–750	729	365.00–425.00	407.06
136	750–800	774	360.00–401.00	381.82
239	800–850	822	358.00–405.00	383.50
20	850–900	856	341.00–361.00	353.91
11	900–950	906	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	667.50	667.50
12	450–500	479	520.00–585.00	561.23
35	500–550	538	500.00–562.50	525.22
82	550–600	582	477.00–518.00	498.69
366	600–650	632	448.00–489.00	471.82
346	650–700	676	416.50–457.75	433.52
243	700–750	719	407.50–430.00	425.08
80	750–800	771	371.00–406.00	392.17
342	800–850	825	368.00–394.00	384.21
22	850–900	858	367.00	367.00
25	900–950	902	350.00	350.00
63	950–1000	952	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	588	472.50–490.00	477.47
23	600–650	641	435.00	435.00
15	650–700	694	428.00	428.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	466	592.50	592.50
5	500–550	547	580.00	580.00
108	550–600	554	532.50–534.50	534.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	872	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	1000–1050	1,011	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	511	521.00	521.00

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.