Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 15
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
4,933 head
1,976 vs last sale 2,957 850 vs year ago 4,083 · +20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 450 lbs. to 650 lbs. were steady to 1.00 higher ; 650 to 700 lbs. were 3.00 lower and 700 to 750 lbs. were 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 to 600 lbs. were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and 650 to 700 lbs. were 4.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for todays offering but buyer were not pushing the market like they did last week. Good strings of feeders that were weaned and had shots were bringing a premium over those that did not have shots or weaned. Most feeders were in moderate flesh condition this week. This is the last feeder sale for the year. Next feeder sale will be January 5th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.30/cwt on 2,172 head.
Average price
$180.30
2,172 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.69
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1611180.771,1052,120
Medium and Large 1-2582161.4393952
One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $166 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 sale2,172 hd
180.30
ND average3 barns · 5,514 hd
181.99
−1.69
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

33 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
BullsMedium and Large 1562155.00/cwt155.00–155.008715
BullsMedium and Large 1393221.00/cwt221.00–221.008696
HeifersMedium and Large 1880139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,2286
HeifersMedium and Large 1331190.00/cwt190.00–190.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 1779141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,09818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489140.00/cwt140.00–140.006857
SteersMedium and Large 1515194.11/cwt181.00–205.001,000117
SteersMedium and Large 1816156.23/cwt156.00–156.501,2759
SteersMedium and Large 1479209.58/cwt194.00–217.501,004143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518167.50/cwt167.50–167.5086810
SteersMedium and Large 1444207.14/cwt201.50–218.00920143
SteersMedium and Large 1664165.97/cwt155.00–175.501,102363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573162.41/cwt159.00–165.0093126
SteersMedium and Large 1885152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3455
SteersMedium and Large 1336232.00/cwt232.00–232.007807
HeifersMedium and Large 1473172.73/cwt158.00–181.00817205
HeifersMedium and Large 1531162.56/cwt153.00–169.50863319
HeifersMedium and Large 1572157.67/cwt144.00–163.50902398
SteersMedium and Large 1713168.10/cwt157.00–175.001,199149
SteersMedium and Large 1761167.95/cwt156.00–174.501,278271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636156.03/cwt153.00–157.0099216
HeifersMedium and Large 1802150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,20723
HeifersMedium and Large 1738143.29/cwt135.00–145.501,05728
HeifersMedium and Large 1384181.40/cwt178.00–185.0069740
SteersMedium and Large 1618176.14/cwt164.00–187.001,089388
SteersMedium and Large 1575185.56/cwt171.00–194.501,067485
SteersMedium and Large 1373209.00/cwt200.00–218.0078034
HeifersMedium and Large 1427179.96/cwt175.00–183.7576856
HeifersMedium and Large 1672148.44/cwt140.00–152.50998100
HeifersMedium and Large 1623154.61/cwt143.00–160.50963191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626135.00/cwt135.00–135.0084510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569136.00/cwt136.00–136.0077427
SteersMedium and Large 1Full763147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1226

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.