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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Oct 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Receipts

2,499 head

▲ 247 vs last sale 2,252▼ 1,543 vs year ago 4,042 · −38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded mixed with 500 to 550 lbs. 14.00 higher and 550 to 600 lbs.20.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 11.00 lower today. Other weights off steers and heifers not well tested from last weeks offering for a comparison. There were several drafts of steers that had two or three rounds of shots that topped the market and are listed as value added. Buyers were more interested in the black hided calves than the colored calves today and paid more them. The market is being affected by the large dips in feeder prices on the last two Fridays and this in causing the buyers to be more hesitant in buying. Most feeders are coming in light to moderate 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 $442.37/cwt on 652 head. That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits −1.50 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$442.37

652 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$11.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.99

vs ND average

+12.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	444.11	2,488	554
Medium and Large 1-2	538	432.56	2,327	98

One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale652 hd

442.37

—

ND average3 barns · 1,860 hd

468.36

−25.99

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+12.65

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

−1.50

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

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	507.86/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,615	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	492.62/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,867	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	455.77/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,887	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	490.59/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,080	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	447.53/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,081	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	487.51/cwt	477.50–495.00	2,282	69
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	479.85/cwt	450.00–489.00	2,476	158
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	432.56/cwt	411.00–450.00	2,327	98
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,512	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	428.72/cwt	403.00–439.00	2,482	376
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	435.67/cwt	426.00–440.00	2,636	199
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	360.28/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,209	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,532	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	403.49/cwt	372.50–422.50	2,498	215
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,640	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	348.85/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,526	12
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,159	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,604	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	462.89/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,514	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	461.07/cwt	457.50–465.00	1,701	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,548	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	418.54/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,787	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,879	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	402.19/cwt	382.50–412.50	1,931	129
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	401.92/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,126	266
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	356.47/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,914	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	352.17/cwt	336.50–370.00	2,018	75
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,960	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,107	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,519	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,690	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,826	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,506	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,472	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	321.16/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,826	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	329.68/cwt	315.00–332.00	3,076	33
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	303.97/cwt	298.00–313.00	2,997	76
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,067	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,041	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,208	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Receipts 2,499Last week 2,252Year ago 4,042

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,067	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	850–900	875	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	440.00–480.00	462.89
16	350–400	369	457.50–465.00	461.07
66	400–450	427	400.00–450.00	418.54
129	450–500	480	382.50–412.50	402.19
266	500–550	529	375.00–417.00	401.92
75	550–600	573	336.50–370.00	352.17
16	600–650	629	335.00	335.00
9	750–800	789	341.00	341.00
5	800–850	841	336.00	336.00
14	850–900	880	320.00–322.00	321.16
33	900–950	933	315.00–332.00	329.68
76	950–1000	986	298.00–313.00	303.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	392	395.00	395.00
64	500–550	537	345.00–365.00	356.47
10	550–600	594	330.00	330.00
9	750–800	752	335.00	335.00
5	850–900	864	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1150–1200	1,159	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	616	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	414	440.00–465.00	455.77
54	450–500	465	435.00–455.00	447.53
98	500–550	538	411.00–450.00	432.56
44	600–650	613	350.00–370.00	360.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	495.00–520.00	507.86
16	350–400	379	485.00–495.00	492.62
18	400–450	424	480.00–505.00	490.59
69	450–500	468	477.50–495.00	487.51
158	500–550	516	450.00–489.00	479.85
376	550–600	579	403.00–439.00	428.72
215	600–650	619	372.50–422.50	403.49
10	650–700	656	402.50	402.50
12	700–750	724	340.00–355.00	348.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	557	451.00	451.00
199	600–650	605	426.00–440.00	435.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	395.00	395.00

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.