Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 650 to 700 lbs. were 3.00 higher and 700 to 750 lbs. were 1.00 lower. Other weights of steers did not have the numbers for a good comparison. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 4.00 lower ; 600 to 650 lbs. were 1.00 higher and 650 to 800 lbs. were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Good buyer demand for todays offering. There was a trend for the lighter weight calves that will go to grass this summer by most buyers today. Feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.10/cwt on 1,053 head.

Average price

$138.10

1,053 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	138.21	940	1,044
Medium and Large 1-2	672	125.00	840	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $100 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 sale1,053 hd

138.10

—

ND average3 barns · 3,537 hd

138.31

−0.21

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

26 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.85/cwt	149.00–155.00	725	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.15/cwt	140.50–151.00	843	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	124.29/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,075	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	125.30/cwt	124.50–126.25	1,049	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	148.37/cwt	140.00–156.50	792	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	139.12/cwt	131.00–145.25	945	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	150.44/cwt	145.50–154.75	1,006	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.83/cwt	139.00–145.00	897	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.30/cwt	169.50–177.00	906	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.37/cwt	149.00–160.50	963	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	132.93/cwt	126.50–142.50	969	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	136.82/cwt	135.50–138.50	1,074	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	180.01/cwt	175.50–186.00	884	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.75/cwt	158.00–170.50	954	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.23/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,045	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	132.61/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,016	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	840	9

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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