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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 11

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Receipts

2,446 head

▲ 577 vs last sale 1,869▲ 2,446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded mixed with 600 to 650 lbs.steers 21.00 higher; 650 to 700 lbs. 13.00 lower and 700 to 800 lbs 9.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 26.00 higher; 550 to 600 lbs.were 6.00 lower and 600 to 650 lbs. were 9.00 higher. Many nice strings and load lots of quality feeders in today's offering. Buyer demand was very good with more buyers in attendance today. All classes of feeders were in demand today. The nice weather conditions have allowed to feeders to put on added weight this last few weeks. Most feeders were in light to moderate flash 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 $501.70/cwt on 305 head. That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +57.83 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$501.70

305 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.05

vs ND average

+23.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	501.70	2,751	305

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale305 hd

501.70

—

ND average3 barns · 1,161 hd

501.75

−0.05

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+23.31

This barn, trailing median6 sales

443.87

+57.83

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

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,275	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	540.33/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,334	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	570.90/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,655	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	541.13/cwt	515.00–549.00	2,754	119
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,841	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	471.85/cwt	447.50–487.50	2,718	164
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	470.24/cwt	427.50–483.00	2,953	295
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	419.86/cwt	388.00–434.00	2,792	132
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	409.28/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,922	146
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,801	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	392.50/cwt	367.50–399.50	2,995	125
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	375.59/cwt	366.00–378.00	3,102	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,017	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,197	70
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,234	70
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,043	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,338	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	533.06/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,180	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	481.94/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,318	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	458.56/cwt	446.00–465.50	2,499	157
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,558	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,002	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	429.88/cwt	417.00–438.00	2,463	107
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	416.27/cwt	402.40–420.00	2,635	288
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,595	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	333.81/cwt	322.50–341.00	2,714	92
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,683	34

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 2,446Last week 1,869Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1000–1050	1,043	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	556	511.00	511.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	376	605.00	605.00
11	450–500	465	560.00–580.00	570.90
119	500–550	509	515.00–549.00	541.13
164	550–600	576	447.50–487.50	471.85
295	600–650	628	427.50–483.00	470.24
132	650–700	665	388.00–434.00	419.86
146	700–750	714	390.00–415.00	409.28
125	750–800	763	367.50–399.50	392.50
60	800–850	826	366.00–378.00	375.59
16	850–900	877	344.00	344.00
70	900–950	924	346.00	346.00
70	950–1000	954	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	432	530.00–560.00	540.33
5	700–750	747	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	553	462.50	462.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	409	530.00–540.00	533.06
62	450–500	481	460.00–520.00	481.94
157	500–550	545	446.00–465.50	458.56
107	550–600	573	417.00–438.00	429.88
288	600–650	633	402.40–420.00	416.27
10	650–700	662	392.00	392.00
92	800–850	813	322.50–341.00	333.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	556	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	540.00	540.00
34	500–550	521	515.00	515.00

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.