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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

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

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Oct 28Nov 4latest

Receipts

1,529 head

▼ 2,077 vs last sale 3,606▼ 2,586 vs year ago 4,115 · −62.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders were considerably lower this week. Feeder steers 450 to 550 lbs. were 26.00 to 28.00 lower and 550 to 650 lbs. were 44.00 lower this week. There were not enough feeder heifers this week for a comparison but most weights were much lower. Due recent rains some producers canceled bringing their calves to market this week. Calves with two rounds of shots are bringing top prices in each weight class. Most feeders were in light to moderate flesh 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 $423.62/cwt on 440 head, down $26.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −14.49 against this barn's trailing median of $438.11.

Average price

$423.62

▼ 26.01 vs prior sale

440 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$53.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.51

vs ND average

+9.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	428.86	2,343	397
Medium and Large 1-2	557	375.27	2,089	43

One grade step is worth $53.59/cwt here — about $254 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 sale440 hd

423.62

—

ND average3 barns · 1,608 hd

444.12

−20.51

National average87 barns · 11,167 hd

414.07

+9.55

This barn, trailing median7 sales

438.11

−14.49

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.84, low $395.00, median $438.11 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

28 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	381	540.26/cwt	530.00–547.50	2,058	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	511.32/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,209	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	451.73/cwt	371.00–495.00	2,168	113
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,478	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	391.59/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,021	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	429.72/cwt	410.00–526.00	2,243	161
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,465	103
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	399.96/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,332	109
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	362.35/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,134	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	380.95/cwt	355.00–392.00	2,373	183
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	363.71/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,477	89
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,506	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,647	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	325.69/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,853	12
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,066	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,505	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,540	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,877	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,783	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	403.32/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,920	86
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	354.85/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,891	86
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.79/cwt	352.50–385.00	2,038	97
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	334.79/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,213	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,417	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	749	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,191	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	310.19/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,578	15
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,034	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,781	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,088	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,666	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 Nov 4, 2026

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

Receipts 1,529Last week 3,606Year ago 4,115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	350–400	381	530.00–547.50	540.26
14	400–450	432	500.00–525.00	511.32
113	450–500	480	371.00–495.00	451.73
161	500–550	522	410.00–526.00	429.72
109	550–600	583	370.00–410.00	399.96
183	600–650	623	355.00–392.00	380.95
89	650–700	681	340.00–373.00	363.71
6	700–750	701	357.50	357.50
22	800–850	802	330.00	330.00
12	850–900	876	323.00–327.00	325.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	625	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	516	390.00–392.50	391.59
24	550–600	589	352.50–367.50	362.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	511	485.00	485.00
103	550–600	554	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,066	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	472.50	472.50
17	350–400	393	477.50	477.50
6	400–450	422	422.50	422.50
86	450–500	476	390.00–435.00	403.32
86	500–550	533	337.50–380.00	354.85
97	550–600	565	352.50–385.00	360.79
36	650–700	661	319.00–340.00	334.79
28	700–750	711	340.00	340.00
15	800–850	831	305.00–312.00	310.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,034	269.00	269.00
6	1050–1100	1,088	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	749	292.50	292.50

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.