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Kist Livestock Auction

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

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

← Nov 4Nov 11latest

Receipts

3,103 head

▲ 1,574 vs last sale 1,529▼ 2,246 vs year ago 5,349 · −42.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was higher for both steers and heifers. Feeder steers 450 to 500 lbs. were 42.00 higher, 500 ro 600 lbs. were 18.00 to 21.00 higher and 600 to 650 lbs. were 15.00 higher. There were not enough numbers of heifers last week for a good comparison this week. More feeders to sale this week from weather cancellations last week. Buyer demand was very good this week with new buyers in attendance. Most calves coming to market with one to two rounds of shots and more weaned calves showing up this week. Flesh conditions was light to moderate. Expecting more feeders next week as it will be the last sale for the month.

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 $429.81/cwt on 771 head, up $7.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −6.36 against this barn's trailing median of $436.17.

Average price

$429.81

▲ 7.38 vs prior sale

771 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$70.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs ND average

+17.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	430.26	2,390	766
Medium and Large 1-2	525	360.00	1,890	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.26/cwt here — about $500 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 sale771 hd

429.81

—

ND average3 barns · 2,338 hd

424.26

+5.55

National average94 barns · 10,230 hd

412.28

+17.53

This barn, trailing median7 sales

436.17

−6.36

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 $436.17 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

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,155	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	543.68/cwt	522.50–560.00	2,050	26
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,985	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	531.94/cwt	495.00–560.00	2,282	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	493.82/cwt	440.00–525.00	2,272	137
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	447.04/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,342	262
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	421.54/cwt	387.50–445.00	2,411	504
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	395.41/cwt	367.50–406.00	2,479	306
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	377.84/cwt	342.50–393.00	2,516	333
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,271	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,880	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	488.93/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,785	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,622	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	439.07/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,884	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	422.11/cwt	390.00–432.50	1,959	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	386.37/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,878	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	389.97/cwt	350.00–418.00	2,032	338
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	359.59/cwt	330.00–377.50	2,082	216
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	360.73/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,233	123
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	335.48/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,228	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	323.38/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,509	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	335.39/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,901	48
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,955	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	303.99/cwt	295.00–312.00	3,070	22
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	3,019	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	6
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,042	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,511	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	506	234.94/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,189	15

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 3,103Last week 1,529Year ago 5,349

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	365	485.00–490.00	488.93
68	400–450	429	420.00–470.00	439.07
45	450–500	464	390.00–432.50	422.11
338	500–550	521	350.00–418.00	389.97
216	550–600	579	330.00–377.50	359.59
123	600–650	619	340.00–367.50	360.73
31	650–700	664	335.00–336.00	335.48
51	750–800	776	310.00–328.00	323.38
48	850–900	865	329.00–338.00	335.39
5	950–1000	961	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	397.50	397.50
11	450–500	486	385.00–387.50	386.37
6	500–550	519	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1000–1050	1,010	295.00–312.00	303.99
12	1050–1100	1,050	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	349	617.50	617.50
26	350–400	377	522.50–560.00	543.68
64	400–450	429	495.00–560.00	531.94
137	450–500	460	440.00–525.00	493.82
262	500–550	524	410.00–467.50	447.04
504	550–600	572	387.50–445.00	421.54
306	600–650	627	367.50–406.00	395.41
333	650–700	666	342.50–393.00	377.84
8	800–850	815	335.00	335.00
38	850–900	865	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	505.00	505.00
5	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
13	650–700	668	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	506	220.00–245.00	234.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	225.00	225.00
6	1000–1050	1,042	145.00	145.00

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.