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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Dickinson, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

1,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.93/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,968/hd at 919 lb · 257 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.70/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,833/hd at 829 lb · 140 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.39/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,880/hd at 869 lb · 82 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,198

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–382 373 5 470.00–510.00 $485.43 $1,811
466–479 473 14 445.00–490.00 $467.19 $2,210
556 556 8 445.00 $445.00 $2,474
604 604 9 412.00 $412.00 $2,488
652 652 29 412.00 $412.00 $2,686
700–710 701 54 382.00–398.50 $396.33 $2,778 -16.66
798 798 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,933 -20.32
813–837 834 73 358.00–381.00 $377.93 $3,152 -2.19
894 894 46 359.75 $359.75 $3,216 -7.95
925–934 928 77 345.25–351.75 $349.00 $3,239 -14.07
952 952 5 343.00 $343.00 $3,265 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 5 422.50 $422.50 $2,391
836 836 50 329.00 $329.00 $2,750 -38.72
852 852 9 331.00 $331.00 $2,820 -16.67
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 1009 10 299.00 $299.00 $3,017
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 7 313.00 $313.00 $3,258

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,566
380 380 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,710
405 405 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,904
476 476 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,071
503 503 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,125
605–617 615 27 422.00–422.50 $422.09 $2,596
653–697 666 29 365.00–386.00 $380.81 $2,536
750–775 763 31 352.00–363.00 $357.43 $2,727 -7.28
820–839 829 140 339.00–346.00 $341.70 $2,833 +2.04
861–891 869 82 322.00–336.00 $331.39 $2,880 -6.86
903–944 919 257 316.00–327.50 $322.93 $2,968 -1.56
950–997 965 66 320.00–325.00 $322.18 $3,109 -1.15
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1033 1025 35 310.00–321.00 $313.65 $3,215 -8.45
1059–1086 1072 38 305.00–317.00 $310.53 $3,329
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 17 364.00 $364.00 $2,388
775 775 34 347.00 $347.00 $2,689
907 907 9 302.50 $302.50 $2,744

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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.