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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Jan 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

1,539 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 2,175▼ 1,830 vs year ago 3,369 · −54.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 650 to 750 lbs. were 15.00 higher and feeder heifers 550 to 650 lbs. were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Other weights not well tested for a comparison this week. A few load lots and many nice strings of feeders in today's offering, Very good buyer demand for today's offering. Most feeders in light to moderate plus flesh condition.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.38/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +36.24 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$433.38

197 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$61.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs ND average

−4.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	436.18	2,460	188
Medium and Large 1-2	590	375.00	2,213	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.18/cwt here — about $248 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 sale197 hd

433.38

—

ND average3 barns · 673 hd

427.47

+5.92

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−4.27

This barn, trailing median6 sales

397.14

+36.24

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $362.76, median $397.14 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

27 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,188	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	476.24/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,524	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	507.48/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,837	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,695	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	449.96/cwt	423.00–455.00	2,776	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	434.77/cwt	407.50–448.00	2,896	249
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	402.21/cwt	375.00–409.00	2,944	148
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,850	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,935	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	346.44/cwt	324.00–349.50	3,083	84
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	506.83/cwt	502.50–511.00	2,190	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,204	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	462.07/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,398	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	428.73/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,474	146
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	604	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,084	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,886	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	420.09/cwt	382.00–428.00	2,663	166
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,288	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	401.50/cwt	387.00–408.00	2,634	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,453	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	719	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,761	55
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	371.89/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,696	89
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	753	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,447	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,354	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,822	25
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,068	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,964	14

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 28, 2026

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

Receipts 1,539Last week 2,175Year ago 3,369

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	510.00	510.00
39	500–550	530	470.00–485.00	476.24
6	550–600	591	456.00	456.00
86	600–650	617	423.00–455.00	449.96
249	650–700	666	407.50–448.00	434.77
148	700–750	732	375.00–409.00	402.21
12	750–800	765	372.50	372.50
6	800–850	804	365.00	365.00
84	850–900	890	324.00–349.50	346.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	559	505.00–510.00	507.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,068	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	633	456.00	456.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	345.00	345.00
12	750–800	753	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	432	502.50–511.00	506.83
9	450–500	478	461.00	461.00
42	500–550	519	435.00–485.00	462.07
146	550–600	577	410.00–440.00	428.73
166	600–650	634	382.00–428.00	420.09
54	650–700	656	387.00–408.00	401.50
89	700–750	725	370.00–375.00	371.89
25	800–850	818	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	649	352.50	352.50
6	650–700	691	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	798	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
55	700–750	719	384.00	384.00

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.