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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Apr 23May 7May 21 →

Receipts

3,688 head

▲ 1,259 vs last sale 2,429▲ 3,181 vs year ago 507 · +627.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers too lightly tested last sale for a comparison but a sharply higher undertone seen throughout the sale with instances of 15.00 to 20.00 higher in spots. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with exception of 600-650 lb. heifers bringing 6.00 lower. Sale demand was very solid on mostly all classes especially so on replacement quality heifers. The active bidding didn't take any breaks on the continuous offering of attractive to very attractive strings and loads of cattle that entered the ring. The active market was even more so impressive as the CME feeder cattle futures dipped over $6.00 at the close. Cash trade saw $258-$260 in the north adding to the optimism. Next special feeder cattle sale will be May 21st.

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 $497.32/cwt on 135 head, down $11.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +10.20 against this barn's trailing median of $487.12.

Average price

$497.32

▼ 11.66 vs prior sale

135 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$11.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.90

vs ND average

+9.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	499.72	2,840	107
Medium and Large 1-2	541	488.16	2,643	28

One grade step is worth $11.56/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale135 hd

497.32

—

ND average2 barns · 213 hd

512.22

−14.90

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+9.77

This barn, trailing median13 sales

487.12

+10.20

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

33 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,469	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,638	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	509.76/cwt	502.50–540.00	2,635	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	492.84/cwt	489.00–495.00	2,592	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	496.66/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,900	82
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,817	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,060	99
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,858	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	451.21/cwt	420.00–472.50	3,032	404
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,801	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	434.93/cwt	394.00–444.00	3,175	126
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,898	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	403.98/cwt	400.00–409.00	3,127	83
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	394.08/cwt	370.00–400.00	3,200	196
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	376.50/cwt	367.50–380.00	3,238	236
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	3,186	39
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	3,307	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,987	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	447.49/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,372	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,278	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	442.82/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,462	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	418.05/cwt	402.00–427.50	2,604	291
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	389.38/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,621	138
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	369.37/cwt	354.00–381.00	2,715	241
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	357.92/cwt	347.00–364.50	2,742	174
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	769	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	3,053	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,802	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	827	378.45/cwt	357.00–409.00	3,130	68
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	924	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,419	51
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,014	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	6

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 May 7, 2026

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

Receipts 3,688Last week 2,429Year ago 507

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	585.00	585.00
22	450–500	471	560.00	560.00
25	500–550	517	502.50–540.00	509.76
82	550–600	584	480.00–502.00	496.66
99	600–650	612	500.00	500.00
404	650–700	672	420.00–472.50	451.21
126	700–750	730	394.00–444.00	434.93
83	750–800	774	400.00–409.00	403.98
196	800–850	812	370.00–400.00	394.08
236	850–900	860	367.50–380.00	376.50
39	900–950	922	345.50	345.50
62	950–1000	962	343.75	343.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	526	489.00–495.00	492.84
6	550–600	598	471.00	471.00
10	600–650	648	441.00	441.00
26	650–700	690	406.00	406.00
24	700–750	747	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	530	435.00–460.00	447.49
19	550–600	556	435.00–450.00	442.82
291	600–650	623	402.00–427.50	418.05
138	650–700	673	382.50–410.00	389.38
241	700–750	735	354.00–381.00	369.37
174	750–800	766	347.00–364.50	357.92
4	800–850	824	340.00	340.00
14	900–950	936	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	460.00	460.00
14	500–550	536	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
50	750–800	769	397.00	397.00
68	800–850	827	357.00–409.00	378.45
51	900–950	924	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	835	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
10	750–800	772	320.00	320.00

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.