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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Mar 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Mar 13Mar 20Apr 3 →

Receipts

2,120 head

▼ 342 vs last sale 2,462▲ 1,003 vs year ago 1,117 · +89.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the only weigh of steers with numbers for comparison were 650 to 700 lbs. that were 4.00 higher this week. The only weights of heifers for a comparison were 450 to 500 lbs. and 550 to 600 lbs. that were steady from last week. Other weights of steers and heifers did not have the numbers for a comparison this week. Todays offering consisted of small lots of steers and heifers and most were carrying a lot of tag. It appeared that todays offering was a coral clean out with an impeding storm coming in this week and to make room for new born calves. Buyers still pushing the market this week to get orders filled even though the quality of the offering this week was lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.67/cwt on 224 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −123.20 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$320.67

224 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$47.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs ND average

+2.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	340.19	1,859	131
Medium and Large 1-2	572	293.17	1,678	93

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $180 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale224 hd

320.67

—

ND average3 barns · 988 hd

331.04

−10.37

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+2.38

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

−123.20

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.84, low $395.00, median $443.87 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,411	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,254	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	375.17/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,542	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	356.03/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,673	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,525	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	346.66/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,834	77
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	298.01/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,618	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	330.97/cwt	328.00–334.50	1,890	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	291.93/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,693	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,686	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	305.22/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,947	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,105	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	291.87/cwt	283.00–304.00	1,985	112
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	268.60/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,955	115
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	268.06/cwt	254.00–277.00	2,080	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	258.73/cwt	251.00–271.00	2,132	86
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,026	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,162	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,085	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,014	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,299	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	328.61/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,397	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	314.65/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,507	106
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	271.10/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,312	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	305.64/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,620	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,514	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,451	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	287.53/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,645	109
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,736	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	271.63/cwt	262.00–281.50	1,719	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,525	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	260.17/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,738	93
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	243.28/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,720	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	745	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,781	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	239.94/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,852	80
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	223.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,747	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,860	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,043	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,846	20
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	178.90/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,039	25

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 20, 2024

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

Receipts 2,120Last week 2,462Year ago 1,117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	382	340.00	340.00
11	400–450	425	327.50–330.00	328.61
106	450–500	479	295.00–327.50	314.65
72	500–550	530	304.00–311.00	305.64
109	550–600	572	270.00–296.00	287.53
44	600–650	633	262.00–281.50	271.63
93	650–700	668	252.00–272.00	260.17
15	700–750	707	238.00–246.00	243.28
80	750–800	772	230.00–242.50	239.94
19	800–850	823	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	372	272.50	272.50
55	450–500	484	265.00–273.00	271.10
10	500–550	535	283.00	283.00
11	550–600	554	262.00	262.00
11	600–650	649	235.00	235.00
11	750–800	783	220.00–225.00	223.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1000–1050	1,043	177.00	177.00
25	1100–1150	1,140	168.00–185.00	178.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	605	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	700–750	745	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	650–700	679	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	398	315.00	315.00
52	450–500	484	310.00–320.00	315.14
19	500–550	543	293.00–305.00	298.01
74	550–600	580	280.00–296.00	291.93
9	600–650	613	275.00	275.00
14	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	364	387.50	387.50
21	400–450	411	370.00–381.00	375.17
58	450–500	470	330.00–375.00	356.03
77	500–550	529	325.00–358.00	346.66
54	550–600	571	328.00–334.50	330.97
68	600–650	638	295.00–320.00	305.22
112	650–700	680	283.00–304.00	291.87
115	700–750	728	257.50–275.00	268.60
62	750–800	776	254.00–277.00	268.06
86	800–850	824	251.00–271.00	258.73
5	850–900	877	231.00	231.00
8	900–950	916	236.00	236.00

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.