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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange · Thu, Jan 21

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Receipts

3,059 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 3,283▼ 168 vs year ago 3,227 · −5.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-600 lbs 6.00 higher; 600-650 lbs 11.00 higher; 650-800 lbs 4.00 higher; 800-850 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-600 lbs 1.00- 3.00 lower; 600-650 lbs 10.00 higher; 650-700 lbs 7.00 higher; 700-750 lbs 5.00 higher;750-800 lbs 3.00 higher. Demand was good on all classes today. Nearly all of the offering was weaned, fully vaccinated and carried light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for January 28, 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 $150.43/cwt on 1,472 head.

Average price

$150.43

1,472 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	158.92	829	26
Medium and Large 1	684	150.27	1,027	1,446

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale1,472 hd

150.43

—

ND average3 barns · 6,211 hd

147.98

+2.44

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	202.44/cwt	192.50–214.00	751	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	789	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	192.62/cwt	184.00–195.50	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	171.57/cwt	162.00–178.00	909	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	167.98/cwt	160.50–175.00	968	274
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	860	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	158.08/cwt	145.00–162.50	990	222
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	146.71/cwt	141.00–153.50	1,001	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	141.76/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,029	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	139.04/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,061	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	131.94/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,103	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,126	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,139	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	656	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	151.51/cwt	144.00–159.00	662	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	152.91/cwt	152.00–154.00	745	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	146.83/cwt	137.50–150.50	790	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	138.49/cwt	132.00–146.00	803	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.26/cwt	134.50–146.25	883	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	134.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	909	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	131.18/cwt	125.50–135.75	926	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	123.56/cwt	119.50–128.00

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Receipts 3,059Last week 3,283Year ago 3,227

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	308	181.00	181.00
11	—	919	114.00	114.00
13	—	487	152.00–154.00	152.91
14	—	373	176.00	176.00
21	—	842	112.00–118.00	115.45
24	—	437	144.00–159.00	151.51
40	—	769	119.50–128.00	123.56
87	—	580	132.00–146.00

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Receipts

3,059 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 3,283▼ 168 vs year ago 3,227 · −5.2%

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 $150.43/cwt on 1,472 head.

Average price

$150.43

1,472 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	158.92	829	26
Medium and Large 1	684	150.27	1,027	1,446

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale1,472 hd

150.43

—

ND average3 barns · 6,211 hd

147.98

+2.44

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	202.44/cwt	192.50–214.00	751	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	789	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	192.62/cwt	184.00–195.50	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	171.57/cwt	162.00–178.00	909	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	167.98/cwt	160.50–175.00	968	274
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	860	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	158.08/cwt	145.00–162.50	990	222
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	146.71/cwt	141.00–153.50	1,001	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	141.76/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,029	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	139.04/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,061	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	131.94/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,103	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,126	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,139	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	656	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	151.51/cwt	144.00–159.00	662	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	152.91/cwt	152.00–154.00	745	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	146.83/cwt	137.50–150.50	790	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	138.49/cwt	132.00–146.00	803	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.26/cwt	134.50–146.25	883	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	134.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	909	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	131.18/cwt	125.50–135.75	926	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	123.56/cwt	119.50–128.00

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Receipts 3,059Last week 3,283Year ago 3,227

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	308	181.00	181.00
11	—	919	114.00	114.00
13	—	487	152.00–154.00	152.91
14	—	373	176.00	176.00
21	—	842	112.00–118.00	115.45
24	—	437	144.00–159.00	151.51
40	—	769	119.50–128.00	123.56
87	—	580	132.00–146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	876	128.50	128.50
222	—	626	145.00–162.50	158.08
142	—	763	132.00–142.00	139.04
145	—	836	126.50–135.00	131.94
274	—	576	160.50–175.00	167.98
283	—	682	141.00–153.50	146.71
7	—	926	123.00	123.00
267	—	726	134.00–148.00	141.76
17	—	467	184.00–195.50	192.62
17	—	530	162.00–178.00	171.57
22	—	371	192.50–214.00	202.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	146.00	146.00
14	—	464	170.00	170.00