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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange · Thu, Nov 12

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Receipts

4,687 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 4,271▲ 138 vs year ago 4,549 · +3.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400-650 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, 650-700 lbs steady, 700-750 lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450 lbs 9.00 higher, 450-650 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good 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 November 19, 2020 expecting 5000 hd.

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 $156.62/cwt on 2,099 head.

Average price

$156.62

2,099 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	156.75	944	2,043
Medium and Large 1-2	545	152.00	829	56

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $115 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 sale2,099 hd

156.62

—

ND average3 barns · 5,612 hd

156.10

+0.53

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	201.86/cwt	188.00–210.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	185.60/cwt	183.00–187.00	705	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	187.70/cwt	177.00–194.25	809	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	178.51/cwt	167.00–185.00	843	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.08/cwt	150.00–158.50	806	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	168.14/cwt	160.00–177.00	883	402
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	156.28/cwt	147.50–167.00	900	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	154.01/cwt	144.00–159.00	952	634
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	913	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	146.88/cwt	137.25–150.50	981	365
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	139.28/cwt	132.00–144.50	997	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	137.25/cwt	135.50–138.75	1,039	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,207	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	543	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	160.41/cwt	156.00–162.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	154.59/cwt	149.00–160.00	632	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	149.52/cwt	137.00–153.50	709	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	479	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	759	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	144.65/cwt	136.00–148.00	764	275
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	860	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	137.77/cwt	128.00–142.50	794	356
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	132.88/cwt	127.50–135.25	840	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	119.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	742	10

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Receipts 4,687Last week 4,271Year ago 4,549

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	115.00	115.00
13	—	1,047	121.75	121.75
14	—	1,074	118.25–120.50	120.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	397	156.00–162.00	160.41
17	—	813	124.75	124.75
275	—	528	136.00–148.00	144.65
34	—	336	160.00–163.00	161.71
161	—	474	137.00–153.50	149.52
39	—	409	149.00–160.00	154.59

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Receipts

4,687 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 4,271▲ 138 vs year ago 4,549 · +3.0%

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 $156.62/cwt on 2,099 head.

Average price

$156.62

2,099 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	156.75	944	2,043
Medium and Large 1-2	545	152.00	829	56

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $115 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 sale2,099 hd

156.62

—

ND average3 barns · 5,612 hd

156.10

+0.53

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	201.86/cwt	188.00–210.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	185.60/cwt	183.00–187.00	705	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	187.70/cwt	177.00–194.25	809	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	178.51/cwt	167.00–185.00	843	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.08/cwt	150.00–158.50	806	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	168.14/cwt	160.00–177.00	883	402
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	156.28/cwt	147.50–167.00	900	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	154.01/cwt	144.00–159.00	952	634
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	913	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	146.88/cwt	137.25–150.50	981	365
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	139.28/cwt	132.00–144.50	997	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	137.25/cwt	135.50–138.75	1,039	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,207	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	543	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	160.41/cwt	156.00–162.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	154.59/cwt	149.00–160.00	632	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	149.52/cwt	137.00–153.50	709	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	479	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	759	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	144.65/cwt	136.00–148.00	764	275
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	860	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	137.77/cwt	128.00–142.50	794	356
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	132.88/cwt	127.50–135.25	840	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	119.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	742	10

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Receipts 4,687Last week 4,271Year ago 4,549

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	115.00	115.00
13	—	1,047	121.75	121.75
14	—	1,074	118.25–120.50	120.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	397	156.00–162.00	160.41
17	—	813	124.75	124.75
275	—	528	136.00–148.00	144.65
34	—	336	160.00–163.00	161.71
161	—	474	137.00–153.50	149.52
39	—	409	149.00–160.00	154.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	565	152.25	152.25
34	—	479	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	183.00–187.00	185.60
65	—	431	177.00–194.25	187.70
76	—	472	167.00–185.00	178.51
280	—	576	147.50–167.00	156.28
76	—	757	135.50–138.75	137.25
33	—	867	139.25	139.25
634	—	618	144.00–159.00	154.01
11	—	334	188.00–210.00	201.86
89	—	716	132.00–144.50	139.28
365	—	668	137.25–150.50	146.88
402	—	525	160.00–177.00	168.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	523	150.00–158.50	154.08
11	—	636	143.50	143.50