Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 7
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
3,875 head
1,199 vs last sale 5,074 201 vs year ago 3,674 · +5.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week both steers and heifers traded mixed. Feeder steers 450 to 550 lbs. were 2.00 to 14.00 higher, 550 to 600 lbs. were 1.00 lower, 600 to 650 lbs. were 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs. were 10.00 lower and 700 to 750 lbs. were 5.00 higher. The only weights for comparison in the heifers were 400 to 450 lbs. steady, 550 to 600 lbs. were 8.00 higher and 600 to 700 lbs. were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Most feeders did not look as attractive and carrying a lot of tag today. Most were brought out of muddy corrals to market and buyers were worried about getting them to their clients due to the muddy conditions. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition. Buyer demand not as aggressive as last week but this should change as weather conditions improve.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $299.10/cwt on 2,074 head.
Average price
$299.10
2,074 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.79
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1608299.911,8242,013
Medium and Large 1-2568272.461,54761
One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $277 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 sale2,074 hd
299.10
ND average3 barns · 7,214 hd
290.31
+8.79
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

33 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1822210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7268
HeifersMedium and Large 1907215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,95016
HeifersMedium and Large 1786205.64/cwt204.00–210.001,61618
HeifersMedium and Large 1742230.43/cwt227.00–233.001,71029
HeifersMedium and Large 1521293.50/cwt285.00–304.001,52936
HeifersMedium and Large 1379336.45/cwt327.50–345.001,27574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674248.38/cwt246.50–251.001,67412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4466
SteersMedium and Large 1717265.75/cwt253.00–275.501,905396
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571254.24/cwt252.50–257.501,45214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2507292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,48320
SteersMedium and Large 1520332.96/cwt317.50–341.501,731290
SteersMedium and Large 1846234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,98017
SteersMedium and Large 1769250.64/cwt246.00–253.501,92768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2683255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7428
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement715253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,80914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572267.20/cwt266.00–270.001,52838
SteersMedium and Large 1620295.46/cwt279.00–304.251,832277
SteersMedium and Large 1584306.74/cwt294.00–321.001,791280
SteersMedium and Large 1342383.98/cwt380.00–387.501,31323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472277.34/cwt275.00–280.001,30919
HeifersMedium and Large 1562289.12/cwt277.50–301.501,625121
HeifersMedium and Large 1466310.61/cwt290.00–318.001,447146
SteersMedium and Large 1411372.66/cwt350.00–381.001,53270
SteersMedium and Large 1380383.39/cwt375.00–390.001,45738
SteersMedium and Large 1879231.46/cwt228.00–233.002,03550
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605238.07/cwt235.00–240.001,44013
HeifersMedium and Large 1665251.30/cwt245.00–255.001,671170
HeifersMedium and Large 1439318.15/cwt302.50–327.501,397156
HeifersMedium and Large 1633260.32/cwt247.00–273.001,648278
SteersMedium and Large 1480333.14/cwt307.50–342.501,599245
SteersMedium and Large 1675272.14/cwt257.00–280.001,837259

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.