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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

2,798 head

▲ 705 vs last sale 2,093▲ 2,798 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-600 & 850-900 lbs traded steady; 600-650 lbs fully lower; 700-750 & 800-850 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher; 750-800 lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate on today's offering of feeder steers and heifers. Quality was mostly attractive with feeders in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for April 30, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.40/cwt on 1,523 head.

Average price

$135.40

1,523 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$2.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	135.55	1,026	1,433
Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.07	895	90

One grade step is worth $2.48/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,523 hd

135.40

—

ND average2 barns · 2,426 hd

134.50

+0.90

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

Every lot

21 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	155.20/cwt	152.00–160.00	899	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	817	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	141.82/cwt	139.75–146.50	881	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	140.32/cwt	136.25–149.25	956	419
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	139.97/cwt	131.50–147.85	1,018	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	139.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,063	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	993	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	130.15/cwt	124.00–132.25	1,072	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	123.12/cwt	117.75–124.00	1,087	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,092	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,141	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	1,133	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	141.88/cwt	133.50–146.50	803	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	136.37/cwt	134.25–138.00	862	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	134.45/cwt	131.75–138.00	899	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	898	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	949	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,039	14

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 23, 2020

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

Receipts 2,798Last week 2,093Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	907	114.50	114.50
18	—	750	126.50	126.50
32	—	710	126.50	126.50
76	—	669	131.75–138.00	134.45
82	—	632	134.25–138.00	136.37
158	—	566	133.50–146.50	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

2,798 head

▲ 705 vs last sale 2,093▲ 2,798 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.40/cwt on 1,523 head.

Average price

$135.40

1,523 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$2.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	135.55	1,026	1,433
Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.07	895	90

One grade step is worth $2.48/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,523 hd

135.40

—

ND average2 barns · 2,426 hd

134.50

+0.90

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

Every lot

21 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	155.20/cwt	152.00–160.00	899	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	817	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	141.82/cwt	139.75–146.50	881	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	140.32/cwt	136.25–149.25	956	419
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	139.97/cwt	131.50–147.85	1,018	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	139.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,063	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	993	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	130.15/cwt	124.00–132.25	1,072	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	123.12/cwt	117.75–124.00	1,087	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,092	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,141	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	1,133	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	141.88/cwt	133.50–146.50	803	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	136.37/cwt	134.25–138.00	862	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	134.45/cwt	131.75–138.00	899	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	898	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	949	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,039	14

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 23, 2020

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

Receipts 2,798Last week 2,093Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	907	114.50	114.50
18	—	750	126.50	126.50
32	—	710	126.50	126.50
76	—	669	131.75–138.00	134.45
82	—	632	134.25–138.00	136.37
158	—	566	133.50–146.50	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

84	—	579	152.00–160.00	155.20
108	—	824	124.00–132.25	130.15
125	—	917	118.00–120.00	119.05
283	—	727	131.50–147.85	139.97
5	—	976	106.00	106.00
13	—	413	180.00	180.00
419	—	681	136.25–149.25	140.32
15	—	1,066	106.25	106.25
48	—	621	139.75–146.50	141.82
52	—	1,033	110.50	110.50
139	—	763	130.00–142.00	139.27
142	—	883	117.75–124.00	123.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	788	126.00	126.00
53	—	592	138.00	138.00