Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers over 550lbs steady to 5.00 lower with instances up to 9.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 500-700lbs steady to 5.00 lower up to 9.00 lower. Not all weights well tested in heifers. Quality replacement heifers in today's offerings. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.30/cwt on 860 head.

Average price

$155.30

860 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$18.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	156.01	1,052	827
Medium and Large 1-2	726	137.52	998	33

One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $54 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 sale860 hd

155.30

—

ND average4 barns · 5,699 hd

152.60

+2.70

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

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	753	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	831	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,006	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	147.73/cwt	146.25–150.50	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	125.06/cwt	122.00–127.00	953	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	125.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	918	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	181.99/cwt	178.00–185.50	919	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	187.12/cwt	175.00–190.00	816	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	127.02/cwt	124.50–127.25	1,153	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,080	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.86/cwt	139.75–152.75	1,091	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.62/cwt	167.25–176.25	990	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	156.30/cwt	143.75–157.50	1,046	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.33/cwt	134.50–144.50	884	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,004	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	131.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,081	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	160.48/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,006	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,136	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.83/cwt	145.00–148.00	828	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.99/cwt	130.00–141.75	916	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.69/cwt	141.50–157.00	784	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.27/cwt	127.00–131.50	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	146.16/cwt	144.00–148.50	564	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	745	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,054	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	772	134.37/cwt	125.00–141.50	1,037	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	817	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	989	29

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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