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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 18

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

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Receipts

517 head

▼ 1,929 vs last sale 2,446▲ 517 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Expecting 1000 plus feeders today but due to last minute cancellations due to storm conditions overnight there were fewer feeders in the offering today. No comparisons for feeders today compared to last week due to low numbers today. The feeders in today's offering were a few of nice strings and buyer demand was good for all classes.

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 $417.40/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +20.26 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$417.40

55 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

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

$44.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.39

vs ND average

−11.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	424.72	2,404	46
Medium and Large 1-2	503	380.00	1,911	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.72/cwt here — about $492 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale55 hd

417.40

—

ND average3 barns · 891 hd

446.80

−29.39

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−11.77

This barn, trailing median6 sales

397.14

+20.26

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

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,214	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	470.56/cwt	457.00–497.50	2,729	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	448.36/cwt	442.50–462.00	2,793	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,874	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	378.28/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,966	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,026	5
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,353	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	464.96/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,241	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,911	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	423.61/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,440	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	405.40/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,530	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,529	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	386.04/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,745	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	731	382.81/cwt	377.00–386.00	2,798	71
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	769	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,788	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	325.27/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,638	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,940	14
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,262	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,940	9

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 18, 2026

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

Receipts 517Last week 2,446Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	482	460.00–472.50	464.96
8	500–550	518	430.00	430.00
38	550–600	576	410.00–440.00	423.61
43	600–650	624	382.50–410.00	405.40
6	650–700	657	385.00	385.00
23	700–750	711	370.00–392.00	386.04
10	800–850	811	320.00–327.50	325.27
14	900–950	929	316.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1250–1300	1,262	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
71	700–750	731	377.00–386.00	382.81
5	750–800	769	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	580	457.00–497.50	470.56
13	600–650	623	442.50–462.00	448.36
23	650–700	696	413.00	413.00
39	750–800	784	370.00–380.00	378.28
5	850–900	890	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	521	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,016	330.00	330.00

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.