Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 450 to 500 lbs. were 6.00 higher; 500 to 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower and 600 to 650 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers 400 to 450 lbs. and 500 to 550 lbs. were steady from last week. Many nice strings of spring calves in today's offering. Buyer demand was very good for today's offering especially the lighter weight calves. Most calves were in light to moderate flesh condition. Not many yearlings left in today's offering. Expecting another large sale next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.98/cwt on 1,007 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −170.39 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$315.98

1,007 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs ND average

+10.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	316.80	1,764	972
Medium and Large 1-2	552	293.11	1,618	35

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.10, low $456.32, median $486.37 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,007 hd

315.98

—

ND average3 barns · 2,285 hd

310.96

+5.02

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+10.54

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−170.39

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

35 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	550–600	555	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	362.59/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,055	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	278.09/cwt	261.00–287.75	1,582	383
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	349.55/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,304	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	295.74/cwt	274.00–299.50	1,514	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,560	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,665	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	318.13/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,537	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	342.65/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,648	511
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	419.19/cwt	405.00–427.00	1,379	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	311.64/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,798	628
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	272.82/cwt	257.50–278.00	1,852	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	327.75/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,698	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	273.21/cwt	267.00–275.50	1,749	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,411	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	408.65/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,058	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	399.45/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,514	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	364.55/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,560	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,635	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	299.71/cwt	280.00–311.50	1,867	515
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	306.81/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,494	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	240.65/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,918	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	258.45/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,380	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,620	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	326.87/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,409	336
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,308	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	286.70/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,405	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	223.55/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,835	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	256.70/cwt	253.50–263.50	1,617	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,486	5

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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