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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Dec 18

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Receipts

3,708 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 3,660▼ 44 vs year ago 3,752 · −1.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale was mixed with feeder steers 400 to 450 lbs. 20.00 lower; 500 to 550 lbs. were 4.00 lower; 550 to 600 lbs. were 3.00 higher; 600 to 650 lbs. were 3.00 lower and 650 to 700 lbs. were 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 15.00 higher and 600 to 650 lbs. were 15.00 lower. Many strings of high quality calves in today's offering that were weaned and had shots that brought a premium over the lower quality strings of feeders with no shot records or not weaned. Good buyer demand for today's offering with new buyers in attendance. Most calves were in light to moderate flesh condition. This is the last feeder calf sale for this year. The next feeder calf sale will January 8, 2025.

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 $341.05/cwt on 643 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −102.82 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$341.05

643 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$30.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs ND average

+14.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	342.84	1,894	605
Medium and Large 1-2	552	312.60	1,725	38

One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale643 hd

341.05

—

ND average3 barns · 2,983 hd

344.16

−3.10

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+14.42

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

−102.82

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

44 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,142	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	471.63/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,613	31
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	411.65/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,581	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	401.07/cwt	375.00–418.00	1,713	115
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	369.01/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,576	56
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,360	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	382.71/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,806	69
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	357.79/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,850	208
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	315.31/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,703	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	335.01/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,913	397
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	307.95/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,761	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	309.12/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,926	123
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	282.43/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,785	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	294.25/cwt	274.00–297.75	1,992	267
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	699	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,713	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	281.27/cwt	273.00–283.00	2,025	94
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,807	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,091	55
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	254.97/cwt	246.00–257.00	2,121	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,131	5
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,035	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,391	14
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,120	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,509	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	26
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	368.63/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,382	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	338.70/cwt	321.00–357.00	1,463	135
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,420	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	321.33/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,510	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	305.24/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,508	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	320.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,688	206
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	290.83/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,541	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	281.27/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,648	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	283.61/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,756	148
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	247.61/cwt	227.50–300.00	1,533	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	263.32/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,751	120
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	234.52/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,792	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,803	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,020	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,806	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,216	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,301	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	273.64/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,735	31

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 18, 2024

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

Receipts 3,708Last week 3,660Year ago 3,752

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,018	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	850	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	448	317.00	317.00
23	450–500	494	300.00–307.50	305.24
71	500–550	530	285.00–301.00	290.83
35	600–650	619	227.50–300.00	247.61
6	800–850	805	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
12	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
23	350–400	375	360.00–380.00	368.63
135	400–450	432	321.00–357.00	338.70
68	450–500	470	312.50–330.00	321.33
206	500–550	527	315.00–330.00	320.39
86	550–600	586	279.00–285.00	281.27
148	600–650	619	272.00–288.00	283.61
120	650–700	665	250.00–271.00	263.32
12	750–800	764	230.00–241.00	234.52
5	800–850	826	244.50	244.50
14	850–900	890	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,035	231.00	231.00
17	1100–1150	1,120	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	699	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	272	420.00	420.00
56	400–450	427	360.00–377.50	369.01
44	450–500	469	290.00	290.00
24	500–550	540	312.50–320.00	315.31
14	550–600	572	305.00–311.00	307.95
27	600–650	632	277.50–287.00	282.43
6	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
12	700–750	720	251.00	251.00
17	800–850	820	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	342	465.00–472.50	471.63
38	350–400	384	405.00–415.00	411.65
115	400–450	427	375.00–418.00	401.07
69	450–500	472	367.50–390.00	382.71
208	500–550	517	340.00–367.00	357.79
397	550–600	571	320.00–343.00	335.01
123	600–650	623	290.00–314.00	309.12
267	650–700	677	274.00–297.75	294.25
94	700–750	720	273.00–283.00	281.27
55	750–800	755	277.00	277.00
27	800–850	832	246.00–257.00	254.97
5	850–900	856	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	634	270.00–277.00	273.64

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.