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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 4

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Receipts

1,869 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 1,539▼ 138 vs year ago 2,007 · −6.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 650 to 750 lbs. were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mixed with 550 to 600 lbs. 7.00 higher and 600 to 650 lbs. 13.00 lower. Other weights did not have the numbers for a comparison this week. Many nice strings of feeders in the offering this week with a few load lots. Most calves are coming to market weaned and shots. A few strings of calves right off the cow and prices were lower for these feeder. More feeders are carrying a lot of tag this week compared to previous offerings. This did not seem to hurt the prices paid by buyers. Very good demand for all classes of feeders today. The few bunches of heavier weight feeders brought much lower prices this week. Most feeders were in light to moderate plus flesh conditions this week.

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 $506.51/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +62.64 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$506.51

140 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$33.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.92

vs ND average

+23.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	508.17	2,787	133
Medium and Large 1-2	520	475.00	2,470	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about $317 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 sale140 hd

506.51

—

ND average3 barns · 730 hd

493.59

+12.92

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+23.48

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

+62.64

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 1-2	399	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,055	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	555.07/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,348	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,549	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,470	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	529.01/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,777	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	483.57/cwt	477.50–484.00	2,785	61
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	449.15/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,776	163
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	431.39/cwt	416.00–447.00	2,890	124
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	400.68/cwt	385.00–414.00	2,921	233
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	377.93/cwt	374.50–387.50	2,944	108
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,283	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,042	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,835	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,189	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,997	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	523.24/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,224	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,194	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,070	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	432.85/cwt	426.00–447.50	2,324	102
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	435.13/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,450	139
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	408.43/cwt	376.00–428.00	2,565	155
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,353	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,283	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	393.84/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,599	169
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,570	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	340.31/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,627	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,707	6

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 4, 2026

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

Receipts 1,869Last week 1,539Year ago 2,007

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
21	400–450	425	500.00–540.00	523.24
11	450–500	487	425.00	425.00
102	500–550	537	426.00–447.50	432.85
139	550–600	563	412.50–455.00	435.13
155	600–650	628	376.00–428.00	408.43
169	650–700	660	390.00–396.00	393.84
7	700–750	704	365.00	365.00
30	750–800	772	330.00–346.00	340.31
6	800–850	802	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	416	480.00	480.00
9	450–500	457	480.00	480.00
13	600–650	643	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	657	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	423	540.00–585.00	555.07
16	450–500	481	530.00	530.00
72	500–550	525	505.00–540.00	529.01
61	550–600	576	477.50–484.00	483.57
163	600–650	618	425.00–475.00	449.15
124	650–700	670	416.00–447.00	431.39
233	700–750	729	385.00–414.00	400.68
108	750–800	779	374.50–387.50	377.93
7	800–850	838	363.00	363.00
5	900–950	900	315.00	315.00
9	950–1000	952	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	515.00	515.00
7	500–550	520	475.00	475.00
7	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
5	750–800	782	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	605	375.00	375.00

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.