Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 550 to 600 lbs. were 11.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs. were 17.00 higher, 700 to 750 lbs. were 12.00 higher and 800 to 850 lbs. were 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers did not have the numbers for a comparison but all weights were higher than last week. Buyers were aggressive in filling orders and new buyers in attendance this week. Flesh condition was light to moderate plus with the majority of this weeks offering weaned and with at least two rounds of shots. This week there is to be below zero temps with 30 to 40 below wind chills through the next week or so. There were concerns about trucks getting out of state with cattle with the blizzard and road conditions south and east of the state.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $266.85/cwt on 1,965 head.

Average price

$266.85

1,965 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$17.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	677	268.77	1,820	1,752
Medium and Large 1-2	645	251.08	1,620	213

One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,965 hd

266.85

—

ND average3 barns · 4,503 hd

267.07

−0.22

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

45 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	—	654	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,515	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	265.09/cwt	263.50–267.50	1,620	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,068	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	251.64/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,490	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,953	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	247.36/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,595	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	244.10/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,862	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	269.29/cwt	264.00–275.50	1,702	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	302.01/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,746	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	318.64/cwt	308.00–326.00	1,517	61
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,860	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,204	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,680	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,060	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,574	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	291.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,783	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	253.90/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,442	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	223.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,633	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	282.27/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,459	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	299.58/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,576	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	218.09/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,507	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	289.35/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,519	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,442	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,877	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	677	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,642	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	263.58/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,365	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	283.58/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,409	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	235.96/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,583	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	251.79/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,846	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	247.74/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,707	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	229.18/cwt	227.00–230.50	1,976	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	206.63/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,616	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	247.21/cwt	238.50–255.00	1,560	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	274.62/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,576	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	267.21/cwt	252.00–276.50	1,806	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	229.80/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,852	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	307.11/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,628	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	259.00/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,287	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	298.66/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,422	42

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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