Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2022-03-09

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Mar 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
1,736 head
240 vs last sale 1,976 2,031 vs year ago 3,767 · 53.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the only comparable weights of steers were 600 to 700 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher. The only weights of heifers were the 650 to 700 lbs. that were steady from last week. Todays offering consisted of small lots with a couple of load lots.. Buyer demand was good for todays offering especially the lighter weight steers and heifers. Most feeders were n light to moderate flesh condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.96/cwt on 747 head.
Average price
$155.96
747 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.42
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1659156.731,032706
Medium and Large 1-2539142.7176941
One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $264 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 sale747 hd
155.96
ND average3 barns · 3,394 hd
158.39
−2.42
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy765141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,0829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2593175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,03820
SteersMedium and Large 1706168.21/cwt162.25–171.001,18881
SteersMedium and Large 1757164.80/cwt164.50–165.001,24865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434205.18/cwt204.00–210.0089019
SteersMedium and Large 1674178.92/cwt162.00–184.501,206185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571147.00/cwt147.00–147.008396
BullsMedium and Large 1597166.00/cwt166.00–166.009916
BullsMedium and Large 1719149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0719
HeifersMedium and Large 1390186.00/cwt186.00–186.007256
HeifersMedium and Large 1419179.12/cwt165.00–186.0075113
HeifersMedium and Large 1515179.90/cwt175.00–183.0092620
HeifersMedium and Large 1745146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,09077
SteersMedium and Large 1540200.61/cwt199.50–204.001,08382
SteersMedium and Large 1623185.20/cwt175.00–197.501,154101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533141.98/cwt140.00–146.0075735
SteersMedium and Large 1467219.19/cwt215.00–226.001,02435
SteersMedium and Large 1577189.48/cwt182.00–198.501,09376
HeifersMedium and Large 1824136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,12564
HeifersMedium and Large 1629160.51/cwt152.00–170.001,010291
HeifersMedium and Large 1672156.71/cwt151.00–161.001,053106
HeifersMedium and Large 1481174.52/cwt171.00–187.5083954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2496195.00/cwt195.00–195.009677
SteersMedium and Large 1815154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,25936
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement736149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,10224
HeifersMedium and Large 1763142.68/cwt138.00–143.501,08951

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.