Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 450 to 500 lbs. were 5.00 higher and steers above 600 lbs. were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 bs. were 2.00 higher; 600 to 650 bs. were 7.00 lower and 700 to 750 lbs. were 2.00 lower. A smaller run of feeders this week due to extreme cold weather. Buyer demand was very good for the smaller offering. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition. The lighter weight steers and heifers were in good demand to be put out on grass this spring.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.73/cwt on 745 head.

Average price

$178.73

745 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$32.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	179.34	1,171	731
Medium and Large 1-2	706	147.00	1,038	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $133 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 sale745 hd

178.73

—

ND average3 barns · 4,135 hd

174.46

+4.27

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

21 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	Large 1	—	1,084	125.77/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,363	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	167.59/cwt	162.00–172.00	969	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	143.73/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,105	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	159.01/cwt	157.25–163.00	1,080	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.02/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,169	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	189.65/cwt	183.50–207.00	1,015	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	213.64/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,062	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	163.86/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,018	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.46/cwt	165.00–180.00	900	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	146.80/cwt	142.00–148.25	1,047	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	186.34/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,109	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	161.52/cwt	157.00–163.50	1,270	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	155.32/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,328	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	721	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,082	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	693	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,074	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	887	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	170.19/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,222	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	178.44/cwt	169.00–187.00	1,113	142

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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