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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange · Thu, Jan 7

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

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

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

3,429 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 3,770▲ 201 vs year ago 3,228 · +6.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First feeder cattle sale in three weeks so an accurate trend can not be established. Good to very good demand for today's offering of mostly weaned steers and heifers. Flesh varied but mostly moderate plus overall. Next sale is scheduled for January 14, 2021.

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 $143.88/cwt on 1,566 head.

Average price

$143.88

1,566 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	144.11	1,070	1,526
Medium and Large 1-2	675	134.91	911	40

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $160 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 sale1,566 hd

143.88

—

ND average3 barns · 5,826 hd

143.72

+0.16

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	173.52/cwt	168.00–177.50	829	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	174.97/cwt	170.00–181.00	926	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	161.45/cwt	152.00–170.75	943	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	158.43/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,006	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	147.97/cwt	142.75–159.25	984	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	135.72/cwt	131.75–140.25	928	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	142.15/cwt	134.00–146.25	1,014	269
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	969	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	140.25/cwt	135.75–147.50	1,094	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	986	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	136.03/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,121	311
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	128.46/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,136	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	130.31/cwt	128.75–131.25	1,186	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,322	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	148.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	703	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	777	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	138.81/cwt	134.00–146.50	806	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.63/cwt	126.00–136.50	831	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	133.44/cwt	129.00–136.25	923	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	126.74/cwt	125.00–129.25	939	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	128.02/cwt	124.50–130.00	999	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	126.36/cwt	125.50–126.50	1,025	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Receipts 3,429Last week 3,770Year ago 3,228

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	692	129.00–136.25	133.44
26	—	473	142.00–153.00	148.57
18	—	423	152.00	152.00
11	—	909	121.50	121.50
43	—	811	125.50–126.50	126.36
190	—	622	126.00–136.50	133.63
133	—	741	125.00–129.25	126.74
99	—	525	140.00–154.00	148.03
66	—	851	125.50	125.50
63	—	581	134.00–146.50	138.81
62	—	780	124.50–130.00	128.02

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

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

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

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

3,429 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 3,770▲ 201 vs year ago 3,228 · +6.2%

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 $143.88/cwt on 1,566 head.

Average price

$143.88

1,566 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	144.11	1,070	1,526
Medium and Large 1-2	675	134.91	911	40

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $160 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 sale1,566 hd

143.88

—

ND average3 barns · 5,826 hd

143.72

+0.16

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	173.52/cwt	168.00–177.50	829	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	174.97/cwt	170.00–181.00	926	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	161.45/cwt	152.00–170.75	943	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	158.43/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,006	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	147.97/cwt	142.75–159.25	984	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	135.72/cwt	131.75–140.25	928	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	142.15/cwt	134.00–146.25	1,014	269
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	969	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	140.25/cwt	135.75–147.50	1,094	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	986	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	136.03/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,121	311
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	128.46/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,136	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	130.31/cwt	128.75–131.25	1,186	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,322	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	148.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	703	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	777	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	138.81/cwt	134.00–146.50	806	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.63/cwt	126.00–136.50	831	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	133.44/cwt	129.00–136.25	923	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	126.74/cwt	125.00–129.25	939	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	128.02/cwt	124.50–130.00	999	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	126.36/cwt	125.50–126.50	1,025	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Receipts 3,429Last week 3,770Year ago 3,228

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	692	129.00–136.25	133.44
26	—	473	142.00–153.00	148.57
18	—	423	152.00	152.00
11	—	909	121.50	121.50
43	—	811	125.50–126.50	126.36
190	—	622	126.00–136.50	133.63
133	—	741	125.00–129.25	126.74
99	—	525	140.00–154.00	148.03
66	—	851	125.50	125.50
63	—	581	134.00–146.50	138.81
62	—	780	124.50–130.00	128.02

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

12	—	775	123.00–127.00	124.99
7	—	476	149.50	149.50
21	—	684	131.75–140.25	135.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	478	168.00–177.50	173.52
40	—	529	170.00–181.00	174.97
311	—	824	134.50–137.00	136.03
181	—	635	150.00–162.50	158.43
179	—	910	128.75–131.25	130.31
198	—	665	142.75–159.25	147.97
58	—	780	135.75–147.50	140.25
56	—	1,043	126.75	126.75
269	—	713	134.00–146.25	142.15
133	—	584	152.00–170.75	161.45
39	—	884	127.50–133.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	798	123.50	123.50