Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Jan 20
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
5,412 head
▼ 1,490 vs last sale 6,902▲ 1,442 vs year ago 3,970 · +36.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, instances to 5.00 lower, 650-800 lbs unevenly steady, over 800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher with instances to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for this large offering of attractive, weaned steers and heifers. Many long strings in the offering, many offered in full loads , along with numerous smaller consignments. The cattle were very eye appealing as they were long haired, bloomy, and clean. The very mild weather has allowed cattle to grow easily and stay clean. Flesh condition light to moderate. The market was active as there were plenty of buyers ringside actively bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.79/cwt on 3,262 head.
Average price
$143.79
3,262 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$24.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2599146.4987840
Medium and Large 1727143.821,0453,213
Large 11,008121.501,2259thin
One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about −$347 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 sale3,262 hd
143.79
—
ND average3 barns · 6,525 hd
144.14
−0.35
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
SteersLarge 1—1,008121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,2259
HeifersLarge 1—1,150114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,3175
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—655134.00/cwt134.00–134.0087814
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—812125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,01539
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—642143.01/cwt138.00–144.5091853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—627124.70/cwt124.50–125.0078215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573147.01/cwt134.00–150.00842308
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677131.50/cwt126.00–134.50890479
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—646143.50/cwt143.50–143.5092724
SteersMedium and Large 1—870129.62/cwt125.50–135.001,128222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620138.53/cwt130.50–140.25859200
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775119.17/cwt118.50–120.0092432
BullsMedium and Large 1—808114.00/cwt114.00–114.009219
SteersMedium and Large 1—687148.03/cwt139.00–153.001,017323
HeifersMedium and Large 1—531149.37/cwt141.00–152.50793111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—522134.00/cwt134.00–134.006995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—495162.00/cwt162.00–162.008025
SteersMedium and Large 1—727142.92/cwt135.00–148.501,039627
HeifersMedium and Large 1—737125.54/cwt121.00–128.00925260
SteersMedium and Large 1—767137.48/cwt129.50–144.501,054360
SteersMedium and Large 1—622156.78/cwt146.50–162.00975517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—626120.00/cwt120.00–120.007518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—577132.50/cwt132.50–132.5076528
HeifersMedium and Large 1—436165.57/cwt164.50–169.0072232
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478154.23/cwt151.00–161.5073741
SteersMedium and Large 1—477179.30/cwt167.00–186.0085576
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—579127.00/cwt127.00–127.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—488142.50/cwt142.50–142.506958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—432149.00/cwt149.00–149.006446
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—692136.00/cwt136.00–136.0094123
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—785127.00/cwt127.00–127.0099710
SteersMedium and Large 1—580163.37/cwt158.00–167.50948208
SteersMedium and Large 1—824132.84/cwt129.00–135.751,095660
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—444176.00/cwt176.00–176.007817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—758127.50/cwt127.50–127.5096611
SteersMedium and Large 1—528165.64/cwt160.00–171.0087532
SteersMedium and Large 1—918127.08/cwt125.00–127.751,16772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—569151.00/cwt151.00–151.008599

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.