Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were not the numbers of steers and heifers this week for a good comparison from last week. Todays offering consisted of small lots and a couple of loads of heifers. Buyer demand was good for the better quality feeders offered to day especially the lighter weight steers and heifers below 650 lbs. Many of the lots of feeders carried much tag thus reducing their quality and looks. Flesh condition was light to moderate on todays offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.33/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$152.33

570 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$46.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	152.83	1,028	538
Medium and Large 1-2	515	150.92	777	27
Large 1	1,126	106.00	1,194	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.83/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 sale570 hd

152.33

—

ND average2 barns · 1,241 hd

159.89

−7.56

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,183	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.40/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,069	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	142.69/cwt	139.50–143.75	1,122	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.58/cwt	168.00–177.00	882	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	139.27/cwt	136.50–139.50	1,244	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	160.63/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,094	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,143	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	839	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	165.02/cwt	157.00–169.00	939	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	158.85/cwt	157.25–160.75	1,147	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.57/cwt	147.50–151.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	143.29/cwt	139.00–149.50	974	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	154.93/cwt	140.50–162.00	965	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	182.83/cwt	182.00–184.00	781	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.41/cwt	164.00–171.00	792	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,126	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,008	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,225	5

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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