Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale was very active with buyers bidding to get feeders. Very good demand for today's offering. Compared to last week feeder steers traded higher with 450 to 500 lbs. 2.00 higher; 500 to 600 lbs. were 4.00 higher; 600 to 650 lbs. were 5.00 higher; 650 to 700 lbs. were 3.00 higher; 700 to 750 lbs were 6.00 higher and 750 to 800 lbs. were 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mixed with 450 to 500 lbs. 3.00 lower; 500 to 600 lbs.were steady; 600 to 650 lbs. were 4.00 lower and 650 to 700 lb.were 2.00 higher. Next week will be the last feeder sale until after the new year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.33/cwt on 2,467 head.

Average price

$155.33

2,467 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	155.60	960	2,437
Medium and Large 1-2	664	133.80	888	30

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,467 hd

155.33

—

ND average3 barns · 6,482 hd

153.73

+1.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Kist Livestock Auction - Mandan, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	978	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	663	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	132.37/cwt	122.50–135.25	939	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.05/cwt	149.00–166.50	660	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	138.17/cwt	132.00–145.00	677	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.93/cwt	146.50–160.00	912	556
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	178.27/cwt	177.00–179.00	681	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	181.24/cwt	173.50–184.50	774	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	171.82/cwt	161.50–178.50	832	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.41/cwt	143.50–159.25	959	656
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	143.47/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,115	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	163.08/cwt	155.00–170.50	863	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.89/cwt	135.00–154.75	999	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.73/cwt	135.50–155.75	1,080	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	117.34/cwt	116.00–119.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.14/cwt	119.00–135.50	865	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.94/cwt	123.00–136.75	810	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.71/cwt	127.50–137.50	794	357
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.96/cwt	133.50–144.25	725	464

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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