Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was steady to higher on most weights. The only weight class for a comparison were steers 800 to 850 lbs. which were steady from last week. Todays offering consisted of nice strings of yearlings along with the increase in spring calves. Good demand for all classes of feeders today with buyers bidding to fill orders. Most spring calves are coming to market not weaned. Most calves were in light to moderate flesh condition. Buyers are looking for spring calves with spring and fall shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.35/cwt on 1,542 head.

Average price

$192.35

1,542 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$33.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	192.88	1,258	1,518
Medium and Large 1-2	636	159.17	1,012	24

One grade step is worth $33.71/cwt here — about $246 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 sale1,542 hd

192.35

—

ND average2 barns · 2,261 hd

194.31

−1.95

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

28 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	919	131.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	166.69/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,028	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	228.27/cwt	215.00–241.00	959	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	185.36/cwt	184.25–189.00	1,225	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	186.69/cwt	176.00–187.75	1,572	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	190.73/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,196	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	224.73/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,040	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	172.90/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,338	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	190.35/cwt	180.00–199.00	798	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	187.37/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,347	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	213.90/cwt	212.50–215.00	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	201.32/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,067	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	190.36/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,089	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	186.78/cwt	176.00–193.00	898	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	181.50/cwt	175.00–182.75	1,612	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,173	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,505	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	181.02/cwt	167.00–186.50	941	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	178.74/cwt	164.00–184.00	1,042	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	173.93/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,437	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,104	11

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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