Stockmen's Livestock Exchange cattle prices

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange in Dickinson, North Dakota runs a Thursday feeder cattle sale. On Thu, Nov 5, 2026 it reported 4,818 head. The sale before, on Thu, Oct 29, 2026, had 5,205 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

USDA's market reporter wrote: “Compared to last week: Steer calves sold mostly 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Yearling steers 15.00 to 20.00 lower.”

Prices by weight, Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	29 hd @ $600.23	96 hd @ $499.94	$602.80
400–499 lb	594 hd @ $492.83	403 hd @ $416.98	$515.68
500–599 lb	1,065 hd @ $430.19	527 hd @ $369.43	$452.37
600–699 lb	520 hd @ $392.40	101 hd @ $341.84	$410.61

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 687 steers averaging about 575 lb sold at $423.33 per cwt. That is about $2,434 a head (575 ÷ 100 × 423.33).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=2099&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=ND&date=2026-11-05&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in North Dakota that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: North Dakota cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.