Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Nov 4
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
3,009 head
801 vs last sale 3,810 591 vs year ago 2,418 · +24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 500-700lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 14.00 higher, 700-750lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-700lbs steady to 5.00 higher with instances up to 9.00 higher. Mostly spring calves in todays offering with good buyer demand on full loads. Preconditioned calves with vaccinations bringing a higher price range since most calves are still not weaned. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.93/cwt on 1,609 head.
Average price
$150.93
1,609 head · 627 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$28.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1626151.829501,494
Medium and Large 1-2624140.13875110
Large 11,039123.001,2785thin
One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale1,609 hd
150.93
ND average3 barns · 4,917 hd
150.66
+0.26
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

38 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1788125.94/cwt122.00–131.5099222
HeifersLarge 11,004123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2357
SteersLarge 11,039123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2785
HeifersLarge 11,066122.25/cwt121.50–123.001,30316
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,05685
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy611164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,00794
BullsMedium and Large 1820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008459
SteersMedium and Large 1427161.25/cwt158.00–175.0068924
HeifersMedium and Large 1931124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,15440
HeifersMedium and Large 1438128.22/cwt127.50–128.5056231
SteersMedium and Large 1526152.81/cwt143.50–158.00804167
SteersMedium and Large 1773139.42/cwt137.00–144.501,07874
SteersMedium and Large 1706150.23/cwt146.25–153.501,061144
SteersMedium and Large 1629148.73/cwt142.50–157.00936254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627109.00/cwt109.00–109.006837
HeifersMedium and Large 1667122.09/cwt114.00–124.2581492
SteersMedium and Large 1668146.85/cwt138.50–149.00981312
SteersMedium and Large 1457170.55/cwt170.00–185.0077930
SteersMedium and Large 1869134.45/cwt131.00–136.501,16836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548137.00/cwt137.00–137.007516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2749134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,00713
HeifersMedium and Large 1727129.50/cwt129.50–129.509419
SteersMedium and Large 1569154.25/cwt144.50–159.50878250
SteersMedium and Large 1370178.00/cwt178.00–178.0065924
HeifersMedium and Large 1621132.70/cwt124.00–135.50824222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008906
HeifersMedium and Large 1836124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486160.52/cwt156.00–165.0078016
HeifersMedium and Large 1534135.84/cwt127.00–141.00725114
HeifersMedium and Large 1576129.48/cwt123.00–137.75746134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640117.00/cwt117.00–117.0074913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634137.71/cwt133.00–141.0087369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492125.30/cwt123.00–134.0061638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583114.36/cwt114.00–115.0066717
HeifersMedium and Large 1876119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,04212
HeifersMedium and Large 1481132.01/cwt126.00–140.5063569
BullsMedium and Large 1603130.00/cwt130.00–130.0078416
HeifersMedium and Large 1372135.81/cwt128.00–138.0050540

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.