Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 500 to 600 lbs. were 9.00 to 16.00 higher; 600 to 650 lbs. were 11.00 higher and 650 to 700 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers 450 to 500 lbs. were 2.00 higher and 550 to 650 lbs. were 10.00 to 14.00 higher this week. Other weights of steers and heifers not well tested for a comparison. It was a very active market today with buyers aggressively bidding to fill orders. Many nice strings of calves coming to market weaned and two rounds of shots were bringing a premium today. A few load lots in today's offering. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh with few lots of heavier weight calves in fleshy condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.89/cwt on 642 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −139.48 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$346.89

642 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs ND average

+22.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	350.24	1,876	578
Medium and Large 1-2	573	316.65	1,815	64

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale642 hd

346.89

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ND average3 barns · 2,117 hd

343.04

+3.86

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+22.54

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−139.48

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

36 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	800–850	832	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	859	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,890	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	343.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,445	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	305.39/cwt	294.00–317.00	1,564	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	298.88/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,802	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	302.11/cwt	293.00–307.00	1,683	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	231.83/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	376.13/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,666	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	277.71/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,758	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	346.43/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,659	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	314.29/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,820	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	275.66/cwt	267.50–284.00	2,032	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	332.09/cwt	324.00–342.00	1,883	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	286.51/cwt	272.00–294.50	1,925	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	361.07/cwt	343.00–369.50	1,867	362
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	312.67/cwt	299.00–324.50	1,960	409
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	446.04/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	248.20/cwt	244.00–252.00	2,023	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	493.60/cwt	487.50–502.50	1,604	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	276.79/cwt	274.00–278.00	2,095	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	376.65/cwt	368.00–392.00	1,812	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	421.75/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,780	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,917	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	281.99/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,486	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	276.64/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,541	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	269.20/cwt	263.50–273.00	1,699	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	782	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,916	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,197	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,414	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	266.61/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,757	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	317.66/cwt	304.00–327.00	1,525	276

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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