Cattle Market Pulse

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange Market Report, Dickinson, ND

Dickinson, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2026

4,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $436.43/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,505/hd at 574 lb · 735 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $486.19/cwt -21.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,343/hd at 482 lb · 387 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $408.99/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,147/hd at 525 lb · 359 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,447 3,862 4,795
Feeder cattle 4,447 3,862 4,795

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 400-550 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 550-650 lbs unevenly steady, 650-700 lbs 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 500-550 lbs steady to firm, over 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for this large offering of very high quality, eye appealing, light fleshed steer and heifer calves. The market was very active as there were plenty of long strings of these good calves offered, and the cattle futures complex continues to make gains. Ample smaller packages to get loads put together and filled out as well. Yearling operators are competing heavily to get these good, light fleshed, light weight calves bought while they are available. Cattle feeders are willing to battle it out as well as the outlook has brightened from where it was just a few weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–341 333 28 612.50–650.00 $626.68 $2,087 +61.77
354–399 390 66 552.50–610.00 $574.28 $2,240 +46.78
407 thin fleshed 407 23 586.00 $586.00 $2,385 -1.00
411–447 415 127 530.00–576.50 $561.62 $2,331 +16.64
454–495 482 387 460.00–524.00 $486.19 $2,343 -15.81
505–549 521 328 446.00–493.50 $470.07 $2,449 +13.57
550–599 574 735 401.00–458.00 $436.43 $2,505 -1.43
605–646 634 188 389.00–427.00 $410.74 $2,604 -0.71
650–687 671 305 396.00–411.00 $402.88 $2,703 +26.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 590.00 $590.00 $2,030 —
375 375 8 545.00 $545.00 $2,044 —
428–433 430 26 505.00–529.00 $521.56 $2,243 —
454–484 464 31 458.00–481.00 $473.26 $2,196 —
519–544 539 21 439.00–441.00 $440.63 $2,375 —
627 627 14 380.00 $380.00 $2,383 —
751 751 7 351.00 $351.00 $2,636 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 12 465.00 $465.00 $1,655 +35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–338 330 14 545.00–555.00 $549.55 $1,814 +27.57
365–395 374 58 465.00–520.00 $497.28 $1,860 +13.62
413–448 433 134 437.00–483.00 $461.22 $1,997 -17.64
456–497 478 212 421.00–452.50 $437.70 $2,092 -12.41
502–548 525 359 395.50–434.00 $408.99 $2,147 +2.07
563–576 568 176 377.00–411.00 $390.32 $2,217 +7.31
605–639 621 146 364.00–373.00 $366.24 $2,274 +13.47
667 667 44 368.00 $368.00 $2,455 +18.00
692 692 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,422 ±0.00
783 783 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,662 —
809–839 819 29 329.00–342.00 $337.41 $2,763 —
859–888 866 38 314.00–326.00 $323.09 $2,798 —
927–946 939 22 299.00–309.00 $302.59 $2,841 +9.59
983 983 5 294.00 $294.00 $2,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 12 495.00 $495.00 $1,450 —
387–388 388 21 465.00–475.00 $470.24 $1,825 +20.24
444–447 447 30 430.00–441.00 $439.54 $1,965 —
452 452 19 422.00 $422.00 $1,907 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 5 283.00 $283.00 $2,904 +12.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,173 —

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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.