Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2024-02-28

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 28
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
1,309 head
▼ 1,533 vs last sale 2,842▼ 2,481 vs year ago 3,790 · −65.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the only weights comparable were the 600 to 650 lbs. steers that were steady from last week. Most weights of steers and heifers trended steady to higher this week. A Storm went through the state yesterday causing less feeders to come to market today so most weights did not have numbers for a comparison. Buyer demand was still good for the feeders offered today. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition. The lighter weights to go to pasture this summer brought the most aggressive bidding today. Expecting a larger sale next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $291.01/cwt on 594 head.
Average price
$291.01
594 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.52
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1657292.021,918540
Medium and Large 1-2598280.991,68154
One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $237 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 sale594 hd
291.01
—
ND average3 barns · 3,774 hd
287.49
+3.52
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

27 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 1—464312.21/cwt310.00–317.501,44921
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418318.94/cwt311.00–335.001,33323
HeifersMedium and Large 1—711225.74/cwt225.00–227.501,60527
HeifersMedium and Large 1—823214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,76127
HeifersMedium and Large 1—517294.06/cwt284.00–297.001,52044
HeifersMedium and Large 1—757236.37/cwt236.00–241.001,78967
SteersMedium and Large 1—988213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,10411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—594283.74/cwt272.50–289.001,68547
SteersMedium and Large 1—762261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,99356
HeifersMedium and Large 1—672257.70/cwt253.50–266.001,73285
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572276.88/cwt272.50–286.501,58499
SteersMedium and Large 1—715261.69/cwt256.00–267.001,87171
SteersMedium and Large 1—475356.48/cwt350.00–364.001,69313
SteersMedium and Large 1—434375.40/cwt365.00–380.001,62923
SteersMedium and Large 1—873243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,12165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—642224.33/cwt221.00–226.001,44012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—434300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,30219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—478286.81/cwt280.00–295.001,37125
SteersMedium and Large 1—395404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,5965
SteersMedium and Large 1—626303.15/cwt288.00–313.501,898123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—627262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6467
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—368309.03/cwt307.50–310.001,13715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,58115
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617266.65/cwt248.00–275.001,64575
SteersMedium and Large 1—530323.07/cwt305.00–330.001,71289
SteersMedium and Large 1—674277.63/cwt270.00–282.001,87135
SteersMedium and Large 1—565311.84/cwt302.50–320.001,76249

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.