Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was overall much lower. Feeder steers 450 to 500 lbs. were 5.00 higher,500 to 550 lbs. were 23.00 lower, 550 to 600 lbs. were 5.00 lower and 600 to 700 lbs. were 20.00 to 22.00 lower. The only weights for comparison on heifers were the 500 to 550 lbs. which were 18.00 lower this week. The nicer strings of black calves and those that had shots and weaned were the ones sought after by the buyers in attendance. Overall buyer demand was only moderate for todays offering. Most calves are coming in with light to moderate flesh conditions. Very few yearlings coming to market this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.11/cwt on 1,747 head.

Average price

$269.11

1,747 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$15.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	270.46	1,482	1,597
Medium and Large 1-2	479	254.69	1,220	150

One grade step is worth $15.77/cwt here — about $262 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 sale1,747 hd

269.11

—

ND average1 barns · 1,747 hd

269.11

+0.00

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	248.61/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,183	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	258.23/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,002	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	220.50/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,389	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	245.79/cwt	234.00–262.00	1,278	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	229.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,328	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	304.98/cwt	262.00–314.00	1,436	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,643	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	237.52/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,271	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	269.54/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,264	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	267.23/cwt	258.00–279.50	1,542	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	309.38/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,306	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	246.76/cwt	230.00–256.50	1,525	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	228.11/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,122	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	232.37/cwt	215.00–239.50	1,559	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	259.71/cwt	242.00–277.50	1,363	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,150	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	216.66/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,270	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	316.30/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,085	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	325.58/cwt	302.50–329.00	1,240	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	263.15/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,108	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	221.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,151	53

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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