Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week most classes of feeders were higher this week but numbers were low for a good comparison this week. Buyers were actively bidding for the offering this week. Demand was very good good. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.58/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$215.58

649 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$36.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	217.66	1,449	612
Medium and Large 1-2	623	181.27	1,129	37

One grade step is worth $36.39/cwt here — about $320 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 sale649 hd

215.58

—

ND average3 barns · 4,320 hd

210.65

+4.93

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

30 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,028	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	233.63/cwt	223.00–239.50	1,362	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,282	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	183.46/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,165	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	188.95/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,181	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	164.55/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,339	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	225.32/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,075	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	211.07/cwt	196.00–215.50	1,180	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	256.09/cwt	255.50–257.00	1,291	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	244.04/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,162	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	222.36/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,392	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	202.16/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,462	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	857	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	783	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,503	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	824	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,487	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	195.20/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,610	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	220.34/cwt	215.00–224.50	1,472	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,226	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	154.50/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,204	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,232	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	894	12

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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