Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were higher with 450 to 600 lbs. 5.00 to 7.00 higher; 600 to 650 lbs. were 5.00 higher; 650 to 700 lbs. were steady and 700 to 750 lbs. were 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mixed with 450 to 550 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher; 550 to 600 lbs. were steady and 600 to 650 lbs. were 5.00 lower. Many nice strings of heavier calves in todays offering with a few load lots. Very few yearlings in todays offering. Good demand for todays offering with several buyers in attendance. Next feeder sale will be next Wednesday with an additional feeder sale on Saturday December 4th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.41/cwt on 2,296 head.

Average price

$168.41

2,296 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	168.45	1,049	2,269
Medium and Large 1-2	488	165.15	807	27

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about $243 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 sale2,296 hd

168.41

—

ND average1 barns · 2,296 hd

168.41

+0.00

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	—	337	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	590	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	882	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	166.66/cwt	163.00–171.00	707	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.63/cwt	132.50–145.25	932	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.80/cwt	137.00–149.00	814	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	171.56/cwt	162.00–178.50	992	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	160.71/cwt	143.00–167.75	1,165	503
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	192.90/cwt	180.00–204.00	910	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	179.46/cwt	162.00–188.50	940	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	162.78/cwt	153.50–170.50	1,019	549
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.38/cwt	153.25–163.50	1,066	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	149.58/cwt	143.00–160.00	802	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	138.47/cwt	132.50–146.00	871	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.02/cwt	131.50–135.50	958	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	897	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	155.33/cwt	154.75–155.75	1,191	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	157.46/cwt	153.00–164.00	759	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	7

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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