Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2020-10-28

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Oct 28
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
3,810 head
309 vs last sale 3,501 1,348 vs year ago 5,158 · 26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded mixed with 500 to 550 lbs 2.00 lower; 550 to 650 lbs. were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and 650 to 750 lb. .steers were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 to 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher compared to last week . Other weights of steers and heifers did not have the numbers for a comparison from last week. Buyer demand was good this week with new buyers in attendance this week. Lighter weight steers and heifers were not in demand like the heavier weight calves this week. Most buyers want calves with shots and bid higher on these lots. A smaller run of yearlings this week. Most spring calves coming to the sale are off the cow and not weaned.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.37/cwt on 1,922 head.
Average price
$144.37
1,922 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624144.949041,842
Large 11,000132.001,32034
Medium and Large 1-2617130.3680446
One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $101 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 sale1,922 hd
144.37
ND average2 barns · 3,941 hd
144.13
+0.24
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

39 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11,108113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2527
HeifersLarge 11,011119.99/cwt116.00–122.751,21353
SteersLarge 11,000132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,32034
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy465174.25/cwt174.25–174.2581020
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy540164.50/cwt164.50–164.5088861
HeifersMedium and Large 1934123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,1538
HeifersMedium and Large 1996122.78/cwt120.50–124.501,22321
SteersMedium and Large 1574146.83/cwt140.00–160.00843324
HeifersMedium and Large 1439144.44/cwt140.00–146.0063433
SteersMedium and Large 1980124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2157
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750126.50/cwt126.50–126.509496
HeifersMedium and Large 1636121.51/cwt115.00–130.0077384
HeifersMedium and Large 1714121.60/cwt121.50–122.0086830
HeifersMedium and Large 1678117.42/cwt116.00–119.5079643
HeifersMedium and Large 1771124.01/cwt123.00–124.7595645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585113.09/cwt108.00–115.0066233
HeifersMedium and Large 1580130.05/cwt123.50–137.50754390
SteersMedium and Large 1865132.66/cwt128.50–134.001,14846
SteersMedium and Large 1672140.47/cwt135.50–146.50944256
SteersMedium and Large 1732134.75/cwt131.00–143.50986186
HeifersMedium and Large 1878122.66/cwt119.50–123.501,07729
SteersMedium and Large 1922131.75/cwt131.75–131.751,21540
SteersMedium and Large 1764133.15/cwt127.00–137.001,01726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432120.77/cwt118.00–122.0052227
HeifersMedium and Large 1483129.56/cwt123.50–136.00626156
HeifersMedium and Large 1384137.99/cwt134.00–149.0053032
HeifersMedium and Large 1348134.00/cwt134.00–134.0046621
HeifersMedium and Large 1822120.75/cwt120.75–120.7599312
HeifersMedium and Large 1530133.89/cwt121.50–139.00710188
SteersMedium and Large 1529147.08/cwt141.00–155.00778191
SteersMedium and Large 1473153.11/cwt143.00–162.7572484
SteersMedium and Large 1626145.70/cwt136.00–152.75912556
SteersMedium and Large 1378157.00/cwt157.00–157.005936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729119.00/cwt119.00–119.008685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543135.00/cwt135.00–135.0073312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640129.50/cwt129.50–129.5082925
SteersMedium and Large 1421166.78/cwt163.00–168.0070233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633111.00/cwt111.00–111.007037

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.