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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Feb 5Feb 26Mar 5 →

Receipts

4,446 head

▲ 2,439 vs last sale 2,007▲ 3,137 vs year ago 1,309 · +239.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago feeder steers 500 to 550 lbs. were 7.00 lower ; 550 to 600 lbs. were 6.00 higher; 650 to 700 lbs. were steady and 750 to 800 lbs. were 5.00 higher. There were not enough numbers three weeks ago for a comparison of heifers this week. Many nice load lots of steers and heifers in todays offering. Today was a special Hereford sale . Many nice strings of black and red calves in todays offering. Market was mixed today. Buyers still pushing the market to get orders filled. Most calves were in light to moderate plus flesh 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 $360.69/cwt on 658 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −83.18 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$360.69

658 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$46.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+12.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	375.24	2,033	453
Medium and Large 1-2	551	328.54	1,812	205

One grade step is worth $46.70/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale658 hd

360.69

—

ND average1 barns · 658 hd

360.69

+0.00

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+12.45

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

−83.18

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

35 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	424.93/cwt	405.00–436.00	1,823	69
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,638	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,870	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	385.65/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,986	240
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	334.14/cwt	315.00–369.00	1,771	98
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	323.42/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,847	107
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	363.51/cwt	335.00–379.00	2,079	213
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	334.10/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,081	128
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	319.05/cwt	299.00–327.00	2,147	388
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	301.43/cwt	295.00–307.00	2,140	191
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	295.98/cwt	280.00–306.00	2,312	231
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	284.82/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,341	161
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	270.29/cwt	269.00–270.50	2,365	51
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	250.02/cwt	246.50–252.25	2,550	137
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	361.95/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,488	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,405	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,475	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	350.93/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,720	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	334.52/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,746	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	319.02/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,806	194
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,640	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	634	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,035	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	299.32/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,904	119
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	298.91/cwt	283.00–303.50	1,958	131
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	676	298.92/cwt	296.00–309.00	2,021	229
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,548	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	280.89/cwt	269.00–286.00	2,003	119
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	732	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,137	103
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,989	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	255.73/cwt	255.50–255.75	2,148	78
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	241.35/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,078	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,677	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,922	16
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,077	13
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,141	15

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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Receipts 4,446Last week 2,007Year ago 1,309

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	300.00	300.00
16	800–850	801	240.00	240.00
13	850–900	869	239.00	239.00
15	900–950	923	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	688	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	411	352.50–375.00	361.95
18	450–500	490	339.00–363.00	350.93
67	500–550	522	327.00–343.00	334.52
194	550–600	566	306.00–329.00	319.02
119	600–650	636	285.00–311.00	299.32
131	650–700	655	283.00–303.50	298.91
119	700–750	713	269.00–286.00	280.89
14	750–800	774	257.00	257.00
78	800–850	840	255.50–255.75	255.73
14	850–900	861	240.00–243.00	241.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	634	321.00	321.00
229	650–700	676	296.00–309.00	298.92
103	700–750	732	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	439	320.00	320.00
9	450–500	461	320.00	320.00
25	550–600	591	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	400–450	429	405.00–436.00	424.93
240	500–550	515	370.00–395.00	385.65
213	550–600	572	335.00–379.00	363.51
128	600–650	623	320.00–337.50	334.10
388	650–700	673	299.00–327.00	319.05
191	700–750	710	295.00–307.00	301.43
231	750–800	781	280.00–306.00	295.98
161	800–850	822	280.00–287.00	284.82
51	850–900	875	269.00–270.50	270.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	431	380.00	380.00
17	450–500	492	380.00	380.00
98	500–550	530	315.00–369.00	334.14
107	550–600	571	310.00–337.00	323.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	1000–1050	1,020	246.50–252.25	250.02

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.