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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Nov 5

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Receipts

4,115 head

▲ 1,616 vs last sale 2,499▼ 1,032 vs year ago 5,147 · −20.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 500 to 550 lbs. were 31.00 lower, 550 to 600 lbs. were 14.00 lower and 600 to 650 lbs. were 32.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 to 550 lbs. were 41.00 to 42.00 lower this week. These were the only weights of steers and heifers with number large enough for a comparison. Today's sale started out seeing low prices for the offering but it picked up around mid day. Several load lots of steers in today's offering as well as larger strings of spring calves. Buyer demand was good for today's offering especially for the lighter calves. Most calves came to market right off the cow and were 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 $424.77/cwt on 998 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −19.10 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$424.77

998 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$55.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.43

vs ND average

+5.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	429.12	2,370	920
Medium and Large 1-2	543	373.46	2,026	78

One grade step is worth $55.66/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale998 hd

424.77

—

ND average2 barns · 2,355 hd

442.20

−17.43

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

+5.67

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

−19.10

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	532.35/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,927	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	505.72/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,119	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	443.94/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,927	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	476.55/cwt	440.00–505.00	2,278	185
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	421.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,025	57
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	448.24/cwt	390.00–474.00	2,362	392
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	378.49/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,025	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	414.92/cwt	365.00–454.00	2,369	528
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	350.46/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,022	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	412.74/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,538	112
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	371.74/cwt	340.00–386.00	2,320	422
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	311.87/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,955	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	364.75/cwt	335.00–381.00	2,437	390
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,576	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,993	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,877	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,843	10
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,056	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,556	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	317.47/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,343	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	371.06/cwt	360.00–384.00	1,577	77
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	322.13/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,530	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	359.59/cwt	320.00–402.50	1,744	110
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	358.78/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,894	143
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	301.72/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,596	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	356.53/cwt	325.00–372.00	2,054	311
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,838	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	340.12/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,112	102
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	326.29/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,242	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,482	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,403	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,502	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,850	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,901	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,551	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,625	21

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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Receipts 4,115Last week 2,499Year ago 5,147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,002	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	600–650	615	410.00–417.50	412.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	434	435.00–450.00	443.94
57	450–500	480	400.00–440.00	421.88
64	500–550	535	360.00–400.00	378.49
14	550–600	577	345.00–357.50	350.46
19	600–650	627	310.00–312.50	311.87
12	700–750	745	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	362	525.00–540.00	532.35
16	400–450	419	500.00–512.50	505.72
185	450–500	478	440.00–505.00	476.55
392	500–550	527	390.00–474.00	448.24
528	550–600	571	365.00–454.00	414.92
422	600–650	624	340.00–386.00	371.74
390	650–700	668	335.00–381.00	364.75
41	700–750	736	350.00	350.00
14	800–850	834	345.00	345.00
10	900–950	917	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
21	600–650	602	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	527	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	389	400.00	400.00
77	400–450	425	360.00–384.00	371.06
110	450–500	485	320.00–402.50	359.59
143	500–550	528	330.00–380.00	358.78
311	550–600	576	325.00–372.00	356.53
102	600–650	621	330.00–342.50	340.12
28	650–700	687	320.00–327.00	326.29
22	750–800	752	330.00	330.00
18	800–850	848	295.00	295.00
5	850–900	888	321.00	321.00
11	900–950	942	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	317.47
35	450–500	475	300.00–340.00	322.13
46	500–550	529	290.00–320.00	301.72
12	550–600	593	310.00	310.00
6	800–850	843	285.00	285.00

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.