Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 500 to 550 lbs. were 9.00 higher; 550 to 600 lbs. were 3.00 higher; 600 to 650 lbs. were 5.00 higher and 700 to 750 lbs. were 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 8.00 higher. Other weights not well tested for a comparison. Buyer demand very good for today's offering. Several load lots of steers and heifers as well as many nice strings of calves in today's offering. Most calves came to market in light to moderate flesh condition. More calves coming in weaned and two rounds of shots than in previous sales. Next feeder sale will be Wednesday December 4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.31/cwt on 818 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −154.06 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$332.31

818 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+8.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	333.92	1,836	769
Medium and Large 1-2	539	307.09	1,655	49

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale818 hd

332.31

—

ND average1 barns · 818 hd

332.31

+0.00

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

+8.53

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−154.06

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
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,244	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,189	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,509	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	240.54/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,848	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	241.18/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,122	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	281.88/cwt	263.00–291.00	1,770	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,732	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	437.89/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,590	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	253.96/cwt	247.00–256.00	2,067	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	438.24/cwt	432.50–447.50	1,402	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	253.17/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,696	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	281.99/cwt	275.00–284.00	2,030	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	323.67/cwt	309.00–344.00	1,877	366
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	288.00/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,967	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	313.44/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,918	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	263.33/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,993	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	382.55/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,679	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	366.60/cwt	349.00–378.00	1,752	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	332.11/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,302	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	314.25/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,672	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.63/cwt	316.00–350.00	1,384	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	363.88/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,415	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	417.88/cwt	412.00–422.50	1,772	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,789	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	313.22/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,651	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	342.83/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,793	390
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	388.57/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,317	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	230.12/cwt	227.00–237.00	2,244	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	328.19/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,569	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	278.55/cwt	274.00–286.50	1,618	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	304.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,465	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	282.48/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,463	57

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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