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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Dickinson, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 29, 2025

1,534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.69/cwt +13.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 566 lb · 167 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.66/cwt +9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,017/hd at 538 lb · 160 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.73/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 614 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,534 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 472.50 $472.50 $1,682 —
427 427 14 431.00 $431.00 $1,840 —
455–462 unweaned 458 28 397.00–415.00 $405.43 $1,857 —
456–476 464 47 430.00–457.00 $445.80 $2,069 +4.80
510–530 520 33 414.00–440.00 $427.05 $2,221 +28.05
524 unweaned 524 6 367.50 $367.50 $1,926 —
555–571 559 80 401.00–423.50 $416.74 $2,330 +23.74
572 unweaned 572 45 360.00 $360.00 $2,059 —
603–618 612 76 384.50–402.00 $393.05 $2,405 —
630 unweaned 630 45 368.00 $368.00 $2,318 —
652–673 669 42 340.00–363.00 $358.12 $2,396 +11.12
723–742 733 10 332.00–340.00 $335.95 $2,463 -0.47
776 776 14 330.00 $330.00 $2,561 +14.51
810–828 823 75 306.00–316.00 $313.55 $2,581 —
889 889 41 292.50 $292.50 $2,600 —
906 906 60 293.00 $293.00 $2,655 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 58 277.75 $277.75 $2,797 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619–639 631 12 291.00–292.50 $291.89 $1,842 —
742 742 13 295.00 $295.00 $2,189 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,513 —
398 398 20 420.00 $420.00 $1,672 —
421–430 unweaned 426 12 385.00–406.00 $395.61 $1,685 —
449 449 54 399.00 $399.00 $1,792 -30.00
452–485 468 25 399.00–404.00 $401.51 $1,879 -10.99
511 unweaned 511 27 370.00 $370.00 $1,891 —
520–548 544 133 373.00–385.00 $375.61 $2,043 +10.61
563 unweaned 563 44 371.00 $371.00 $2,089 —
555–585 567 123 370.00–385.50 $381.44 $2,163 +16.15
609–623 614 137 333.00–351.00 $345.73 $2,123 +15.82
664–698 672 35 319.00–340.00 $332.28 $2,233 +27.39
706–730 725 24 298.00–320.00 $302.46 $2,193 +9.02
728 728 5 322.00 $322.00 $2,344 +28.56
788 788 34 279.50 $279.50 $2,202 -14.50
837 837 47 278.00 $278.00 $2,327 +11.06
867 867 10 271.00 $271.00 $2,350 +22.00
902 902 13 260.00 $260.00 $2,345 +10.50
971 971 38 264.00 $264.00 $2,563 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 7 338.00 $338.00 $1,967 —
632 632 17 307.00 $307.00 $1,940 —
762 762 16 267.00 $267.00 $2,035 —

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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.