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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Jan 7

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

2,756 head

▼ 1,249 vs last sale 4,005▼ 2,469 vs year ago 5,225 · −47.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago feeder steers 600 lbs. to 700 lbs. were 14.00 to 31.00 higher today. Feeder heifers 550 to 600 lbs. were 2.00 lower. Other weights not well tested for a comparison. Several load lots of 600 to 750 lbs. steers in today's offering. Not as many lighter weight steers and heifers in today's offering. Buyers in attendance were actively bidding to fill orders and the load lots were bringing the highest prices today.

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 $482.35/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +38.48 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$482.35

148 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+16.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	484.94	2,642	137
Medium and Large 1-2	525	450.13	2,363	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $279 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 sale148 hd

482.35

—

ND average1 barns · 148 hd

482.35

+0.00

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+16.02

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

+38.48

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

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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	558.84/cwt	545.00–567.50	2,135	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,490	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	503.22/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,390	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	520.77/cwt	475.00–535.00	2,672	69
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	450.13/cwt	440.00–456.00	2,363	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	448.58/cwt	412.00–471.00	2,588	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,486	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	445.53/cwt	410.00–466.00	2,767	522
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,531	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	424.80/cwt	392.50–438.00	2,880	265
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	408.37/cwt	393.50–422.00	2,969	435
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	394.36/cwt	371.00–405.00	3,044	207
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	337.16/cwt	327.50–349.00	2,761	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,046	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,323	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,150	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,934	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	469.37/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,305	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	431.06/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,285	96
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	416.21/cwt	382.50–429.00	2,402	132
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	390.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,406	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	379.89/cwt	363.00–390.00	2,557	67
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	691	368.74/cwt	358.00–377.50	2,548	83
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,403	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	310.86/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,885	12
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,016	11
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,103	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,592	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,374	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,401	19

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Receipts 2,756Last week 4,005Year ago 5,225

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	552	430.00	430.00
19	700–750	701	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1050–1100	1,087	277.50	277.50
8	1100–1150	1,103	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	595.00	595.00
73	450–500	491	455.00–490.00	469.37
96	500–550	530	410.00–450.00	431.06
132	550–600	577	382.50–429.00	416.21
79	600–650	616	370.00–400.00	390.61
67	650–700	673	363.00–390.00	379.89
7	750–800	757	317.50	317.50
12	900–950	928	297.50–317.50	310.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
83	650–700	691	358.00–377.50	368.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	547	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	440.00–456.00	450.13
6	600–650	620	401.00	401.00
23	650–700	659	384.00	384.00
5	900–950	948	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	382	545.00–567.50	558.84
6	400–450	415	600.00	600.00
22	450–500	475	500.00–505.00	503.22
69	500–550	513	475.00–535.00	520.77
68	550–600	577	412.00–471.00	448.58
522	600–650	621	410.00–466.00	445.53
265	650–700	678	392.50–438.00	424.80
435	700–750	727	393.50–422.00	408.37
207	750–800	772	371.00–405.00	394.36
16	800–850	819	327.50–349.00	337.16
26	850–900	883	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,050	300.00	300.00

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.