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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 25 →

Receipts

2,800 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2,791▲ 1,116 vs year ago 1,684 · +66.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-800 lbs steady to 1.00 higher; 800-850 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand seen on todays offering of feeder steers and heifers. Feeders where in light to moderate flesh. Next sale is scheduled for March 25, 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 $144.07/cwt on 1,545 head.

Average price

$144.07

1,545 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$5.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

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	144.28	1,072	1,491
Medium and Large 1-2	715	138.31	988	54

One grade step is worth $5.97/cwt here — about $84 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 sale1,545 hd

144.07

—

ND average3 barns · 6,312 hd

145.96

−1.88

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

Every lot

22 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	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	172.80/cwt	162.00–183.00	893	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	165.78/cwt	164.00–170.00	927	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	158.33/cwt	145.00–162.00	972	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	149.40/cwt	143.00–155.25	1,014	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	144.98/cwt	142.25–146.00	1,045	603
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,002	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	140.60/cwt	140.60–140.60	1,116	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	137.34/cwt	127.25–139.75	1,118	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,154	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	127.55/cwt	126.75–128.00	1,152	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	123.60/cwt	123.60–123.60	1,234	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	705	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	154.73/cwt	147.00–160.00	820	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	141.16/cwt	138.50–147.00	823	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	142.98/cwt	136.00–145.00	892	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	134.18/cwt	131.00–136.00	904	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	127.81/cwt	122.25–129.75	929	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	930	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	121.11/cwt	119.50–121.75	976	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,007	47

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Receipts 2,800Last week 2,791Year ago 1,684

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	442	159.50	159.50
25	—	806	119.50–121.75	121.11
41	—	764	121.75	121.75
47	—	857	117.50	117.50
66	—	530	147.00–160.00	154.73
84	—	583	138.50–147.00	141.16
85	—	674	131.00–136.00	134.18
119	—	727	122.25–129.75	127.81
131	—	624	136.00–145.00	142.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	881	130.00–132.00

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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 25 →

Receipts

2,800 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2,791▲ 1,116 vs year ago 1,684 · +66.3%

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 $144.07/cwt on 1,545 head.

Average price

$144.07

1,545 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$5.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

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	144.28	1,072	1,491
Medium and Large 1-2	715	138.31	988	54

One grade step is worth $5.97/cwt here — about $84 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 sale1,545 hd

144.07

—

ND average3 barns · 6,312 hd

145.96

−1.88

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

Every lot

22 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	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	172.80/cwt	162.00–183.00	893	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	165.78/cwt	164.00–170.00	927	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	158.33/cwt	145.00–162.00	972	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	149.40/cwt	143.00–155.25	1,014	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	144.98/cwt	142.25–146.00	1,045	603
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,002	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	140.60/cwt	140.60–140.60	1,116	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	137.34/cwt	127.25–139.75	1,118	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,154	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	127.55/cwt	126.75–128.00	1,152	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	123.60/cwt	123.60–123.60	1,234	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	705	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	154.73/cwt	147.00–160.00	820	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	141.16/cwt	138.50–147.00	823	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	142.98/cwt	136.00–145.00	892	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	134.18/cwt	131.00–136.00	904	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	127.81/cwt	122.25–129.75	929	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	930	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	121.11/cwt	119.50–121.75	976	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,007	47

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Receipts 2,800Last week 2,791Year ago 1,684

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	442	159.50	159.50
25	—	806	119.50–121.75	121.11
41	—	764	121.75	121.75
47	—	857	117.50	117.50
66	—	530	147.00–160.00	154.73
84	—	583	138.50–147.00	141.16
85	—	674	131.00–136.00	134.18
119	—	727	122.25–129.75	127.81
131	—	624	136.00–145.00	142.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	881	130.00–132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	690	139.00	139.00
37	—	726	138.00	138.00