Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2023-02-08

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 8
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
3,674 head
33 vs last sale 3,707 2,233 vs year ago 5,907 · 37.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago all weights of steers were higher with 550 to 650 lbs. 13.00 to 20.00 higher; 650 to 850 lbs. were 7.00 to 12.00 higher and 850 to 900 lbs. were 2.00 higher. All weights of heifers were also higher this week with 550 to 600 lbs. 6.00 higher as the only weight to compare from the last report. Very good demand for all classes of feeders this week. New buyers in attendance which seemed to push the prices this week. Buyers paying for feeders to fill orders. It appears that the projected lower numbers of feeders for the coming year is being realized in price increases this week. Most feeders are carrying above amounts tag as the melting in lots is responsible for this. Most feeders were in moderate to moderate plus flesh condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $204.25/cwt on 2,123 head.
Average price
$204.25
2,123 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$48.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.20
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1697204.501,4252,112
Medium and Large 1-2803156.181,25411thin
One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $171 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 sale2,123 hd
204.25
ND average3 barns · 3,369 hd
205.44
−1.20
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

31 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 1451221.00/cwt221.00–221.0099712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy629195.08/cwt195.00–195.501,22798
HeifersLarge 11,029132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3587
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement662191.03/cwt178.00–193.501,265128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,02410
HeifersMedium and Large 1573191.89/cwt175.00–199.001,100173
SteersMedium and Large 1934173.56/cwt172.00–174.001,621186
SteersMedium and Large 1441258.43/cwt245.00–267.501,14010
SteersMedium and Large 1872174.39/cwt164.00–177.001,521180
SteersMedium and Large 1816180.91/cwt173.00–184.001,476238
SteersMedium and Large 1722195.68/cwt179.00–199.001,413226
SteersMedium and Large 1613214.90/cwt190.00–231.751,317297
SteersMedium and Large 1583227.00/cwt210.00–233.001,323270
SteersMedium and Large 1386267.99/cwt248.00–275.001,03444
SteersMedium and Large 1676201.64/cwt184.00–214.001,363311
SteersMedium and Large 1467257.59/cwt230.00–267.001,203131
SteersMedium and Large 1759187.55/cwt181.50–190.501,424141
SteersMedium and Large 1955165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5768
SteersMedium and Large 1-2797168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3396
HeifersMedium and Large 1767166.71/cwt155.50–167.751,279121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1505
HeifersMedium and Large 1818163.67/cwt153.00–167.251,33928
HeifersMedium and Large 1670178.22/cwt170.00–184.001,194147
HeifersMedium and Large 1623181.61/cwt165.00–189.001,13181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement727177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,28733
HeifersMedium and Large 1717177.60/cwt175.75–178.501,273151
SteersMedium and Large 1519246.17/cwt225.00–251.001,27870
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1695
HeifersMedium and Large 1413219.17/cwt208.00–224.0090539
HeifersMedium and Large 1484208.45/cwt205.00–212.001,00982
HeifersMedium and Large 1525201.84/cwt190.00–207.001,06089

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.