Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2020-12-16

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 16
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
4,083 head
596 vs last sale 3,487 1,140 vs year ago 5,223 · 21.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all weights of steers were higher with 450 to 800 lb. steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mixed with 450 to 500 lbs. 6.00 higher; 500 to 600 lb. were steady; 600 to 650 lbs. were 4.00 lower and 650 to 700 lbs. were steady compared to last week. Very good demand for todays offering. There is another warming trend in our area and buyers are making placements to take advantage of these good conditions. There is more weaned calves coming to market this week. Most calves were in light to moderate flesh condition. This will be the last feeder sale for the year. Next feeder sale will be January 6, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.89/cwt on 2,344 head.
Average price
$157.89
2,344 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$586
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$39.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.73
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447167.8075034
Medium and Large 1621157.849802,302
Large 11,040128.501,3368thin
One grade step is worth $39.30/cwt here — about −$586 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 sale2,344 hd
157.89
ND average3 barns · 6,031 hd
154.16
+3.73
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
HeifersLarge 11,134122.56/cwt122.00–123.001,3909
SteersLarge 11,040128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,3368
BullsMedium and Large 1570145.34/cwt140.00–148.0082812
BullsMedium and Large 1434183.00/cwt183.00–183.0079415
BullsMedium and Large 1769120.00/cwt120.00–120.0092317
BullsMedium and Large 1534155.24/cwt143.00–160.2582927
SteersMedium and Large 1436188.44/cwt175.00–204.0082274
HeifersMedium and Large 1338174.00/cwt174.00–174.0058812
SteersMedium and Large 1574162.96/cwt151.00–169.50935578
SteersMedium and Large 1619152.30/cwt142.00–160.25943400
SteersMedium and Large 1386213.85/cwt208.00–220.0082530
SteersMedium and Large 1727141.50/cwt133.00–147.501,029232
SteersMedium and Large 1477181.58/cwt171.00–185.50866131
HeifersMedium and Large 1432158.04/cwt156.50–159.5068310
HeifersMedium and Large 1616132.68/cwt126.00–140.00817188
HeifersMedium and Large 1992127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2607
HeifersMedium and Large 1776126.99/cwt123.50–129.5098512
SteersMedium and Large 1333201.85/cwt201.00–202.506729
HeifersMedium and Large 1668128.27/cwt122.00–134.00857202
SteersMedium and Large 1676146.78/cwt140.00–153.00992293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376175.00/cwt175.00–175.006586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480168.00/cwt168.00–168.008065
HeifersMedium and Large 1385170.35/cwt169.00–171.5065626
SteersMedium and Large 1833138.52/cwt130.00–139.751,15492
HeifersMedium and Large 1881128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,13215
HeifersMedium and Large 1905127.30/cwt127.00–127.501,15215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2547154.50/cwt154.50–154.508455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434169.03/cwt163.00–175.0073418
SteersMedium and Large 1531170.25/cwt165.00–180.00904279
SteersMedium and Large 1774143.83/cwt139.00–146.001,113134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498135.00/cwt135.00–135.006726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584127.47/cwt122.00–133.0074425
HeifersMedium and Large 1576139.80/cwt133.50–145.50805205
HeifersMedium and Large 1530146.63/cwt139.00–157.25777195
HeifersMedium and Large 1707127.37/cwt126.00–131.0090142
HeifersMedium and Large 1467154.97/cwt149.00–156.50724115
HeifersMedium and Large 1810128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0415
SteersMedium and Large 1912138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,26350

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.