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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 3

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

4,211 head

▼ 909 vs last sale 5,120▲ 295 vs year ago 3,916 · +7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 400-450lbs 6.00 lower, 450-500 lbs 10.00 higher; 500-750 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 December 10, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.10/cwt on 2,181 head.

Average price

$157.10

2,181 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	159.02	956	1,911
Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.52	890	270

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $66 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 sale2,181 hd

157.10

—

ND average3 barns · 6,714 hd

156.14

+0.96

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

Every lot

29 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	—	Medium and Large 1	387	194.56/cwt	184.00–213.00	753	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	170.57/cwt	170.00–172.00	662	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	179.09/cwt	170.00–186.50	777	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	186.08/cwt	173.00–190.50	875	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	164.45/cwt	164.00–164.50	816	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	171.17/cwt	161.00–179.00	911	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	146.77/cwt	146.50–147.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	160.30/cwt	150.00–167.50	917	421
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	151.71/cwt	142.00–159.50	939	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	147.87/cwt	141.50–155.00	1,003	354
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	138.04/cwt	134.50–139.00	944	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	143.50/cwt	137.50–149.25	1,039	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	131.89/cwt	131.50–132.25	969	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,137	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	125.29/cwt	124.50–125.75	1,022	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	159.38/cwt	152.00–163.00	593	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	156.35/cwt	154.00–160.50	675	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	147.06/cwt	141.00–152.00	704	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	148.59/cwt	139.50–153.25	785	266
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	137.49/cwt	129.75–139.50	799	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	138.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	868	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	796	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.04/cwt	128.50–137.75	911	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Receipts 4,211Last week 5,120Year ago 3,916

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
331	—	619	142.00–159.50	151.71
177	—	724	137.50–149.25	143.50
354	—	678	141.50–155.00	147.87
40	—	387	184.00–213.00	194.56
59	—	763	149.00	149.00
421	—	572	150.00–167.50	160.30
177	—	470	173.00–190.50	186.08
226	—	532	161.00–179.00	171.17
43	—	816	124.50–125.75	125.29
83	—	434	170.00–186.50	179.09

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 3

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

4,211 head

▼ 909 vs last sale 5,120▲ 295 vs year ago 3,916 · +7.5%

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 $157.10/cwt on 2,181 head.

Average price

$157.10

2,181 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	159.02	956	1,911
Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.52	890	270

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $66 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 sale2,181 hd

157.10

—

ND average3 barns · 6,714 hd

156.14

+0.96

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

Every lot

29 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	—	Medium and Large 1	387	194.56/cwt	184.00–213.00	753	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	170.57/cwt	170.00–172.00	662	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	179.09/cwt	170.00–186.50	777	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	186.08/cwt	173.00–190.50	875	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	164.45/cwt	164.00–164.50	816	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	171.17/cwt	161.00–179.00	911	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	146.77/cwt	146.50–147.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	160.30/cwt	150.00–167.50	917	421
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	151.71/cwt	142.00–159.50	939	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	147.87/cwt	141.50–155.00	1,003	354
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	138.04/cwt	134.50–139.00	944	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	143.50/cwt	137.50–149.25	1,039	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	131.89/cwt	131.50–132.25	969	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,137	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	125.29/cwt	124.50–125.75	1,022	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	159.38/cwt	152.00–163.00	593	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	156.35/cwt	154.00–160.50	675	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	147.06/cwt	141.00–152.00	704	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	148.59/cwt	139.50–153.25	785	266
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	137.49/cwt	129.75–139.50	799	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	138.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	868	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	796	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.04/cwt	128.50–137.75	911	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Receipts 4,211Last week 5,120Year ago 3,916

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
331	—	619	142.00–159.50	151.71
177	—	724	137.50–149.25	143.50
354	—	678	141.50–155.00	147.87
40	—	387	184.00–213.00	194.56
59	—	763	149.00	149.00
421	—	572	150.00–167.50	160.30
177	—	470	173.00–190.50	186.08
226	—	532	161.00–179.00	171.17
43	—	816	124.50–125.75	125.29
83	—	434	170.00–186.50	179.09

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

57	—	537	145.00	145.00
5	—	437	164.00	164.00
65	—	735	131.50–132.25	131.89
9	—	571	146.50–147.00	146.77
14	—	388	170.00–172.00	170.57
31	—	496	164.00–164.50	164.45
89	—	684	134.50–139.00	138.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	751	123.50	123.50
28	—	372	152.00–163.00	159.38
30	—	479	141.00–152.00	147.06
76	—	432	154.00–160.50	156.35
102	—	712	136.00–137.50	136.77
137	—	581	129.75–139.50	137.49
148	—	670	128.50–137.75	136.04
204	—	626	134.00–142.00	138.61
266	—	528	139.50–153.25	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	125.00	125.00
8	—	454	133.50	133.50
12	—	696	120.00	120.00