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Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Mar 22

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Receipts

1,117 head

▼ 2,132 vs last sale 3,249▼ 781 vs year ago 1,898 · −41.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week most classes of feeders were higher this week but numbers were low for a good comparison this week. Buyers were actively bidding for the offering this week. Demand was very good good. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh condition today.

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 $215.58/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$215.58

649 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$36.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	217.66	1,449	612
Medium and Large 1-2	623	181.27	1,129	37

One grade step is worth $36.39/cwt here — about $320 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 sale649 hd

215.58

—

ND average3 barns · 4,320 hd

210.65

+4.93

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	855	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	244.04/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,162	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	256.09/cwt	255.50–257.00	1,291	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,282	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,121	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	233.63/cwt	223.00–239.50	1,362	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	222.36/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,392	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	220.34/cwt	215.00–224.50	1,472	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	202.16/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,462	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	183.46/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,405	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,226	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	824	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,487	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	195.20/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,610	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,682	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	894	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	225.32/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,075	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,028	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,165	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	211.07/cwt	196.00–215.50	1,180	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	188.95/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,181	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,232	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,188	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00

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 22, 2023

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

Receipts 1,117Last week 3,249Year ago 1,898

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	494	208.00	208.00
13	—	779	152.00–156.00	154.50
5	—	699	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	547	213.00	213.00
20	—	625	184.00–192.00	188.95
32	—	814	163.00–165.00	164.55
53	—	477	218.00–230.00	225.32
58	—	559	196.00–215.50	211.07
5	—	703	190.00	190.00
8	—	348	225.00	225.00

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Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Mar 22

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Receipts

1,117 head

▼ 2,132 vs last sale 3,249▼ 781 vs year ago 1,898 · −41.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $215.58/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$215.58

649 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$36.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	217.66	1,449	612
Medium and Large 1-2	623	181.27	1,129	37

One grade step is worth $36.39/cwt here — about $320 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 sale649 hd

215.58

—

ND average3 barns · 4,320 hd

210.65

+4.93

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	855	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	244.04/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,162	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	256.09/cwt	255.50–257.00	1,291	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,282	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,121	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	233.63/cwt	223.00–239.50	1,362	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	222.36/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,392	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	220.34/cwt	215.00–224.50	1,472	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	202.16/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,462	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	183.46/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,405	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,226	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	824	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,487	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	195.20/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,610	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,682	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	894	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	225.32/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,075	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,028	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,165	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	211.07/cwt	196.00–215.50	1,180	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	188.95/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,181	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,232	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,188	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00

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 22, 2023

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

Receipts 1,117Last week 3,249Year ago 1,898

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	494	208.00	208.00
13	—	779	152.00–156.00	154.50
5	—	699	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	547	213.00	213.00
20	—	625	184.00–192.00	188.95
32	—	814	163.00–165.00	164.55
53	—	477	218.00–230.00	225.32
58	—	559	196.00–215.50	211.07
5	—	703	190.00	190.00
8	—	348	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	857	177.00	177.00
30	—	783	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	179.00	179.00
121	—	583	223.00–239.50	233.63
8	—	961	175.00	175.00
10	—	517	248.00	248.00
15	—	766	179.00–187.00	183.46
37	—	476	237.50–246.00	244.04
96	—	626	218.00–227.00	222.36
92	—	723	190.00–211.00	202.16
91	—	825	188.00–196.50	195.20
96	—	668	215.00–224.50	220.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	504	255.50–257.00	256.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	393	217.50	217.50
6	—	890	130.00	130.00
9	—	581	193.00	193.00
10	—	776	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	824	180.50	180.50