Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2021-03-03

Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Mar 3

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Receipts

4,348 head

▼ 2,388 vs last sale 6,736▲ 1,593 vs year ago 2,755 · +57.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all weights of feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 550 to 600 lbs. were 5.00 lower; 650 to 750 lbs. were 1.00 to 4.00 higher and 750 to 800 weight heifers were 3.00 lower. Todays offering consisted of a few load lots of steers and nice strings of heifers and steers. There were many smaller lots of feeders in todays offering. Feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition. Buyer demand was moderate today for todays offering.

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 $146.08/cwt on 2,317 head.

Average price

$146.08

2,317 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	146.62	1,067	2,218
Medium and Large 1-2	589	142.91	841	44
Large 1	1,001	126.50	1,266	55

One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale2,317 hd

146.08

—

ND average3 barns · 6,753 hd

150.52

−4.44

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	183.43/cwt	177.50–188.00	767	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	680	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	180.04/cwt	176.00–186.50	870	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	176.76/cwt	166.00–186.50	926	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	165.60/cwt	155.00–171.00	949	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	790	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	902	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	159.80/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,015	302
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	151.18/cwt	142.00–157.75	999	385
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	142.67/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,033	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	137.55/cwt	129.00–142.75	1,061	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	134.55/cwt	129.50–135.50	1,113	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	130.70/cwt	118.00–133.25	1,123	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	127.47/cwt	122.00–129.70	1,185	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,207	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,001	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,266	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	585	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	157.12/cwt	150.00–165.00	751	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.15/cwt	142.50–158.00	806	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	748	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	145.71/cwt	135.00–153.50	836	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	765	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	141.12/cwt	132.00–146.00	886	243
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	135.88/cwt	133.00–139.50	906	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	132.36/cwt	125.50–136.50	946	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	124.55/cwt	117.00–130.00	952	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	122.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,010	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	118.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,017	34
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	697	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	906	8

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Receipts 4,348Last week 6,736Year ago 2,755

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,001	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	962	125.50	125.50
24	—	418	177.50–188.00	183.43
36	—	483	176.00–186.50	180.04
385	—	661	142.00–157.75	151.18
244	—	827	129.50–135.50	134.55
302	—	635	153.00–164.00	159.80
231	—	771	129.00–142.75	137.55
102	—	573	155.00–171.00	165.60
220	—	930	122.00–129.70	127.47
169	—	524	166.00–186.50	176.76
217	—	859	118.00–133.25	130.70
230	—	724	132.00–146.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	142.00	142.00
7	—	577	137.00	137.00
25	—	631	143.00	143.00
5	—	548	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	697	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	170.00	170.00
34	—	859	118.00–120.00	118.35
40	—	530	142.50–158.00	152.15
41	—	478	150.00–165.00	157.12
193	—	764	117.00–130.00	124.55
172	—	667	133.00–139.50	135.88
156	—	715	125.50–136.50	132.36
82	—	827	117.00–124.00	122.07
168	—	574	135.00–153.50	145.71
243	—	628	132.00–146.00	141.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	144.00	144.00
12	—	412	142.00	142.00
14	—	586	130.50	130.50
7	—	534	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	783	126.00	126.00

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.