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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 26

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Receipts

1,735 head

▼ 3,278 vs last sale 5,013▲ 1,735 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers over 550lbs steady to 5.00 lower with instances up to 9.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 500-700lbs steady to 5.00 lower up to 9.00 lower. Not all weights well tested in heifers. Quality replacement heifers in today's offerings. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.30/cwt on 860 head.

Average price

$155.30

860 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$18.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	156.01	1,052	827
Medium and Large 1-2	726	137.52	998	33

One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $54 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 sale860 hd

155.30

—

ND average4 barns · 5,699 hd

152.60

+2.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

31 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	187.12/cwt	175.00–190.00	816	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	884	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	181.99/cwt	178.00–185.50	919	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	173.62/cwt	167.25–176.25	990	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	160.48/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,006	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	156.30/cwt	143.75–157.50	1,046	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	150.86/cwt	139.75–152.75	1,091	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,004	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,080	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	131.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,081	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,136	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	127.02/cwt	124.50–127.25	1,153	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	146.16/cwt	144.00–148.50	564	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	147.73/cwt	146.25–150.50	683	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.69/cwt	141.50–157.00	784	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	146.83/cwt	145.00–148.00	828	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	130.27/cwt	127.00–131.50	744	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.33/cwt	134.50–144.50	884	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	136.99/cwt	130.00–141.75	916	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	125.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	918	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	745	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,054	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	753	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,111	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	125.06/cwt	122.00–127.00	953	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	772	134.37/cwt	125.00–141.50	1,037	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	817	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	989	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	831	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,006	7

This sale against other markets

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.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kist Livestock Auction - Mandan, ND

Wed Feb 26, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

Receipts 1,735Last week 5,013Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	141.00	141.00
27	—	734	136.75	136.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	180.50	180.50
15	—	505	178.00–185.50	181.99
48	—	436	175.00–190.00	187.12
48	—	908	124.50–127.25	127.02
52	—	791	136.00–138.00	136.49
95	—	723	139.75–152.75	150.86
166	—	570	167.25–176.25	173.62
207	—	669	143.75–157.50	156.30
83	—	824	126.00–134.00	131.19
84	—	627	155.00–166.50	160.48
19	—	886	128.25	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	462	146.25–150.50	147.73
18	—	762	122.00–127.00	125.06
32	—	733	122.00–128.00	125.24
24	—	815	120.00	120.00
91	—	621	134.50–144.50	142.33
39	—	564	145.00–148.00	146.83
40	—	669	130.00–141.75	136.99
87	—	527	141.50–157.00	148.69
19	—	386	144.00–148.50	146.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	137.00	137.00
22	—	571	127.00–131.50	130.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	745	141.50	141.50
52	—	772	125.00–141.50	134.37
29	—	817	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	831	121.00	121.00
8	—	766	123.00	123.00
18	—	727	125.00	125.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.