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Kist Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 11

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

3,660 head

▼ 1,025 vs last sale 4,685▼ 92 vs year ago 3,752 · −2.5%

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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 — 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 $346.89/cwt on 642 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −96.98 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

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

Price by quality 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale642 hd

346.89

—

ND average3 barns · 2,117 hd

343.04

+3.86

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+22.54

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

−96.98

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

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. 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	493.60/cwt	487.50–502.50	1,604	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	446.04/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,744	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,643	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	421.75/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,780	111
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	376.13/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,666	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	346.43/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,659	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	376.65/cwt	368.00–392.00	1,812	114
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	361.07/cwt	343.00–369.50	1,867	362
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,788	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	332.09/cwt	324.00–342.00	1,883	216
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	314.29/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,820	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	312.67/cwt	299.00–324.50	1,960	409
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	277.71/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,758	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	286.51/cwt	272.00–294.50	1,925	220
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	275.66/cwt	267.50–284.00	2,032	196
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	276.79/cwt	274.00–278.00	2,095	60
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,916	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	248.20/cwt	244.00–252.00	2,023	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	231.83/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,913	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,414	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	343.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,445	60
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	317.66/cwt	304.00–327.00	1,525	276
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	305.39/cwt	294.00–317.00	1,564	108
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	281.99/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,486	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	302.11/cwt	293.00–307.00	1,683	176
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	276.64/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,541	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	298.88/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,802	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	269.20/cwt	263.50–273.00	1,699	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	266.61/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,757	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,917	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,064	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,076	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	859	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,890	20
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,197	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,518	5

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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Receipts 3,660Last week 4,685Year ago 3,752

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	832	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	859	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	377	375.00	375.00
60	400–450	421	325.00–350.00	343.20
276	450–500	480	304.00–327.00	317.66
108	500–550	512	294.00–317.00	305.39
176	550–600	557	293.00–307.00	302.11
126	600–650	603	284.00–306.00	298.88
42	650–700	659	261.00–269.50	266.61
20	700–750	729	263.00	263.00
5	800–850	846	244.00	244.00
7	850–900	858	242.00	242.00
10	900–950	943	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	305.00	305.00
18	500–550	527	280.00–283.00	281.99
21	550–600	557	274.00–277.50	276.64
71	600–650	631	263.50–273.00	269.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	396	415.00	415.00
40	400–450	443	345.00–385.00	376.13
43	450–500	479	342.50–352.50	346.43
11	500–550	545	328.00	328.00
53	550–600	579	312.50–316.00	314.29
42	600–650	633	272.50–280.00	277.71
9	800–850	825	229.00–234.00	231.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	325	487.50–502.50	493.60
21	350–400	391	440.00–447.50	446.04
111	400–450	422	410.00–437.50	421.75
114	450–500	481	368.00–392.00	376.65
362	500–550	517	343.00–369.50	361.07
216	550–600	567	324.00–342.00	332.09
409	600–650	627	299.00–324.50	312.67
220	650–700	672	272.00–294.50	286.51
196	700–750	737	267.50–284.00	275.66
60	750–800	757	274.00–278.00	276.79
21	800–850	815	244.00–252.00	248.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	782	245.00	245.00

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.