Cattle Market Stockmen's Livestock Exchange Market Report
Dickinson, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays
Sale of Thursday, May 21, 20261,787 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (155)
No new report since May 21, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,787 | 3,688 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,787 | 3,688 | 0 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: there is great competition to get feeder cattle bought
- ▲ Feeder heifers: heifers sold with steady to higher undertones
- → Feeder steers: Feeder steers unevenly steady
New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓
Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | 345 | 3 | 585.00 | $585.00 | $2,018 | — |
| 352–353 | 352 | 8 | 582.50–610.00 | $592.83 | $2,087 | — |
| 436–448 | 444 | 24 | 550.00–576.00 | $565.62 | $2,511 | -19.38 |
| 472 | 472 | 8 | 565.00 | $565.00 | $2,667 | +5.00 |
| 515–549 | 526 | 79 | 496.00–550.00 | $523.44 | $2,753 | +13.68 |
| 553–598 | 570 | 54 | 481.00–517.50 | $502.40 | $2,864 | +5.74 |
| 600–646 | 620 | 89 | 434.00–475.00 | $457.43 | $2,836 | -42.57 |
| 669 | 669 | 4 | 434.00 | $434.00 | $2,903 | -17.21 |
| 701–731 | 712 | 129 | 387.00–430.00 | $417.25 | $2,971 | -17.68 |
| 756–767 | 759 | 10 | 371.00–385.00 | $380.76 | $2,890 | -23.22 |
| 822 | 822 | 5 | 362.00 | $362.00 | $2,976 | -32.08 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1022 | 1022 | 6 | 325.00 | $325.00 | $3,322 | — |
| 1054 | 1054 | 5 | 317.00 | $317.00 | $3,341 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556 | 556 | 8 | 465.00 | $465.00 | $2,585 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | 373 | 6 | 537.50 | $537.50 | $2,005 | — |
| 420 | 420 | 3 | 515.00 | $515.00 | $2,163 | — |
| 453 | 453 | 34 | 521.00 | $521.00 | $2,360 | — |
| 450–481 | 473 | 39 | 491.00–520.00 | $509.10 | $2,408 | — |
| 501–549 | 520 | 69 | 440.00–487.50 | $467.33 | $2,430 | +19.84 |
| 565 | 565 | 66 | 463.00 | $463.00 | $2,616 | +20.18 |
| 569–589 | 584 | 24 | 428.00–432.50 | $430.74 | $2,516 | -12.08 |
| 602–643 | 628 | 131 | 410.00–446.00 | $422.68 | $2,654 | +4.63 |
| 659–696 | 665 | 40 | 382.00–402.00 | $397.37 | $2,643 | +7.99 |
| 678–691 | 680 | 46 | 396.00–430.00 | $423.99 | $2,883 | +34.61 |
| 702–745 | 718 | 95 | 367.00–379.00 | $376.13 | $2,701 | +6.76 |
| 717–748 | 728 | 54 | 372.00–400.00 | $392.97 | $2,861 | +23.60 |
| 797 | 797 | 10 | 370.00 | $370.00 | $2,949 | -27.00 |
| 812 | 812 | 6 | 346.00 | $346.00 | $2,810 | +6.00 |
| 870 | 870 | 9 | 320.00 | $320.00 | $2,784 | — |
| 986 | 986 | 6 | 319.00 | $319.00 | $3,145 | — |
Price trend
550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.
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Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady, heifers sold with steady to higher undertones. Very good demand for this offering of attractive, light fleshed steers and heifers. The market was very active, most notably on the light cattle and heifers to make cows out of. As turnout time has arrived there were plenty of buyers still wanting light cattle to run on grass as yearlings. With cash fed cattle making new all-time highs at 265.00 last week, there is great competition to get feeder cattle bought. Sharp losses seen in the futures complex today creating concern amongst cattle feeders. This is the last reported feeder cattle sale until the late summer/early fall marketing season begins.