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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Sep 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

2,406 head

▼ 790 vs last sale 3,196▲ 806 vs year ago 1,600 · +50.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling feeder steers were not of similar weight to last sale, no comparisons able to be made. Feeder heifers sold with steady to lower undertones compared to last sale's large offering. A lighter offering of yearlings, as the supply gets tighter across the region, the market was active as demand is good for these grass cattle. Very good demand for this first sizable offering of spring born calves. The market was very active throughout the sale, regardless of fall shot status, there were plenty of buyers on the seats, and on the internet, ready to battle it out to buy these good light green calves when they are offered. The quality was top notch, as was the flesh condition. The drought has caused these calves to be in a very light flesh condition, which is highly desirable as they will have plenty of compensatory gain once they start eating from a bunk. Next week, Oct. 1 will be a yearling and calf special sale.

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 $440.24/cwt on 172 head, down $71.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −46.88 against this barn's trailing median of $487.12.

Average price

$440.24

▼ 71.83 vs prior sale

172 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$38.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs ND average

+34.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	449.00	2,439	133
Medium and Large 1-2	578	410.37	2,371	39

One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale172 hd

440.24

—

ND average2 barns · 192 hd

435.52

+4.71

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

+34.83

This barn, trailing median13 sales

487.12

−46.88

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

49 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	1,769	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	368	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,840	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	540.79/cwt	502.50–563.00	2,136	74
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,244	109
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	515.36/cwt	502.00–520.00	2,113	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,105	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	445	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,132	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	499.05/cwt	482.00–519.50	2,365	362
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	479.28/cwt	470.00–483.00	2,401	59
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,323	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	424.85/cwt	415.50–433.00	2,451	74
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	404.01/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,380	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	409.44/cwt	398.00–412.50	2,481	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	380.36/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,780	69
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	355.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	3,075	88
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,072	17
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,017	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,949	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,526	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	475.32/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,797	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	522.24/cwt	496.00–535.00	2,204	124
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	462.63/cwt	448.00–470.00	2,031	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	417.22/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,015	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	453.57/cwt	445.00–456.00	2,200	60
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	419.98/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,184	61
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,209	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,482	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,418	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	333.29/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,606	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1Spayed	823	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,609	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	323.16/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,705	77
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	308.21/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,725	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,619	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,673	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	301.33/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,763	44
Heifers	950–1000	Medium 1Spayed	953	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,730	60
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	291.69/cwt	289.00–294.00	2,832	36
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,789	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	281.71/cwt	278.00–284.00	2,871	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	3,011	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,130	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,972	5
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,016	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,902	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	513.07/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,996	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	429.10/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,085	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,180	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	5

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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Receipts 2,406Last week 3,196Year ago 1,600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,019	278.00–284.00	281.71
5	1050–1100	1,087	277.00	277.00
5	1100–1150	1,130	263.00	263.00
10	1150–1200	1,160	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
124	400–450	422	496.00–535.00	522.24
60	450–500	485	445.00–456.00	453.57
61	500–550	520	416.00–428.00	419.98
12	550–600	597	370.00	370.00
16	700–750	709	350.00	350.00
32	750–800	782	330.00–352.00	333.29
77	800–850	837	316.00–325.00	323.16
68	850–900	884	305.00–319.00	308.21
44	900–950	917	295.00–306.00	301.33
36	950–1000	971	289.00–294.00	291.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
7	300–350	339	450.00	450.00
14	350–400	378	465.00–485.00	475.32
33	400–450	439	448.00–470.00	462.63
12	450–500	483	410.00–427.50	417.22
6	700–750	744	325.00	325.00
5	850–900	897	292.00	292.00
15	900–950	900	297.00	297.00
10	950–1000	975	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	823	317.00	317.00
60	950–1000	953	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,017	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	500.00	500.00
18	400–450	445	479.00	479.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	597.50	597.50
74	350–400	395	502.50–563.00	540.79
32	400–450	410	502.00–520.00	515.36
362	450–500	474	482.00–519.50	499.05
59	500–550	501	470.00–483.00	479.28
74	550–600	577	415.50–433.00	424.85
49	600–650	606	398.00–412.50	409.44
69	700–750	731	380.00–382.50	380.36
88	850–900	864	345.00–360.00	355.95
17	950–1000	966	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	475.00	475.00
7	400–450	435	484.00	484.00
8	500–550	534	435.00	435.00
31	550–600	589	400.00–412.50	404.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	400–450	408	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	600.00	600.00
14	350–400	389	495.00–520.00	513.07
19	450–500	486	420.00–450.00	429.10
7	500–550	519	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	575	400.00	400.00

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.